March 12, 2021 Historic Phoenix mine target of Gold Dawn’s airborne survey Golden Dawn Minerals has completed a helicopter-borne VTEM and magnetics survey over the old Phoenix copper mine at its Greenwood precious metals project in BC.
March 12, 2021 Gold Royalty closes $90m IPO Gold Royalty plans to use the proceeds to implement its growth and acquisition strategy and for general working capital.
March 12, 2021 First Majestic buys Nevada gold mine from Sprott First Majestic is paying $470 million in shares for the Jerritt Canyon mine, plus five million share purchase warrants.
March 11, 2021 Cobalt, nickel free electric car batteries are a runaway success Few months in, LFP Model 3 already commands 5% of global EV market, counts for 21% of Tesla battery capacity hitting roads–even before key patent expiry next year.
March 11, 2021 Rio Tinto inks deal to sell first batch of scandium alloy from North America The scandium oxide will be supplied from a new plant the global miner is building in Quebec.
March 11, 2021 Franco-Nevada posts record results, grows royalty portfolio The company closed out the year with no debt, $534.2 million of cash and equivalents and $1.9 billion in available capital.
March 11, 2021 7 Questions with Oxygen Capital’s Mark O’Dea The Oxygen group created Fronteer Gold, which was sold to Newmont for $2.3 billion in 2011.
March 11, 2021 Marathon infills Berry zone ahead of resource estimate The latest results include a drill hole assay that returned 22 metres of 6.57 g/t gold starting at 232 metres.
March 11, 2021 Nonferrous metals exploration budget down 11% in 2020 – report The global budget was $8.7 billion in 2020, down from the $9.8 billion registered in 2019, S&P found.
March 11, 2021 Ontario to develop first critical minerals strategy Recent proposed investments of almost C$6 billion in Ontario's auto sector could make the province a global hub for EV manufacturing.
US asks allies to step up measures on Chinese minerals Ending US reliance on the minerals has been a top priority for Washington since last year, when Beijing imposed export restrictions on rare earths. January 15, 2026 | 04:05 pm
