October 11, 2019 De Beers sends helicopter from Victor mine to rescue stranded hot air balloonists The balloonists were competing in the 23rd Annual America's Challenge Gas Balloon race headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico and were racing to Duluth, Minnesota.
October 11, 2019 Canada Cobalt signs LOI to buy Ontario processing facility, stock up 11% Friday's announcement propelled Canada Cobalt's stock up to an almost six-month high.
October 10, 2019 Power restored at First Cobalt’s Ontario refinery First Cobalt has already received financial backing from Swiss mining giant Glencore to study recommissioning the refinery.
October 10, 2019 Tri Origin inks second agreement with De Beers The new deal is for Tri Origin’s Nipissing Cobalt project.
October 10, 2019 StrikePoint drills 102 g/t Au, 356 g/t Ag at Willoughby StrikePoint only acquired the Willoughby property this spring and started exploration in July.
October 9, 2019 Go Metals finds multiple untested zones at Monster Go Metals is planning a rotary air blast and diamond drilling program for the sites.
October 9, 2019 Blue Star drills 31.1 g/t over 1.0 m at Hood River The company found gold intersections in four drill holes.
October 9, 2019 NexGen releases new assays from Arrow drilling The highest results were 33.78% uranium oxide over 12.0 metres and 32.88% over 8.0 metres.
October 9, 2019 Wallbridge hits more wide intersections at Fenelon The highest grade returned was 41.19 g/t gold over 0.5 metre in a core length of 6.0 metres that assayed 3.26 g/t.
October 9, 2019 Four industry pioneers named to Canadian Mining Hall of Fame These legends helped shape the industry in Canada.
Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori Island will mark the world's first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge. January 11, 2026 | 04:22 pm
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am