Updated MRE positions Canadian miner's Tetepisca graphite project among world's best

Canadian high-grade flake graphite developer Focus Graphite has published an upgraded mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the Lac Tétépisca project, in Québec, which places it among the largest... 

Australian graphite processor Renascor starts demo-scale processing of HF-free graphite

ASX-listed Renascor Resources has started processing graphite through its hydrofluoric acid- (HF-) free purification flowsheet using reagents at the Purified Spherical Graphite (PSG) demonstration... 

UK exploration company Richmond Hill identifies high-grade priority gold target at Martello project in Canada

Aim-listed Richmond Hill Resources has managed to consolidate historical exploration data on the Martello project, in Ontario, which, combined with its own maiden drilling and three-dimensional... 

Capstone inks three-year wage deal with unions at Mantos Blancos amid expansion plans

TSX- and ASX-listed Capstone Copper has signed a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with both unions at the Mantos Blancos copper and silver mine, in Chile. Following successful... 

Rock Tech expands Ontario lithium asset portfolio with Victory project

TSX-V-listed Rock Tech Lithium has entered into an option agreement with Bounty Gold Corporation and Last Resort Resources to acquire a 100% interest in the Victory project, in Ontario. Rock Tech... 

Empire expects signficant mineral resource updrade at Pitfield project

Aim-listed titanium explorer Empire Metals has confirmed the scale and continuity of high-grade weathered central core at the Thomas prospect, as part of the Pitfield project, in Western... 

Anglo Asian contracts Worley Europe for two copper feasibility studies in Azerbaijan

Aim-listed gold, copper and silver producer Anglo Asian Mining has appointed Worley Europe as its contractor to complete the Xarxar and Garadag feasibility studies, in Azerbaijan. The feasibility... 

Fortescue accelerates zero-emission iron-ore shipping

Iron-ore major Fortescue and maritime group CMB Tech have signed an agreement for the charter of up to 12 ammonia-capable vessels, which marks a big step towards decarbonising Fortescue's global... 

Perenti bags A$275m contract to develop Barrick's Fourmile underground mine

ASX-listed mining services provider Perenti's underground mining business Barminco has secured a contract to provide underground mining services for Barrick Mining Corporation at the Fourmile... 

Dynacor promotes Misiano to CEO, president

TSX-listed artisanal ore processor Dynacor Group has appointed COO Daniel Misiano as president and CEO of the group, succeeding long-serving CEO Jean Martineau who remains on the board as a... 

Grain SA mulls measures to appeal govt’s decision to keep wheat reference price unchanged

Industry body Grain SA strongly rejects the final outcome of the wheat tariff amendment investigation, following confirmation in the Government Gazette that the dollar-based reference price (DBRP)... 

Anfield finds positive economics in combined uranium operations PEA

TSX-V and Nasdaq-listed uranium developer Anfield Energy has filed an updated combined preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its planned US operations. The PEA incorporates the Utah-based... 

St Barbara submits IPD for planned 15-Mile Processing Hub after redesign

ASX-listed St Barbara has announced an initial project description (IPD) for its planned 15-Mile Processing Hub project, in Nova Scotia, which has been submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of... 

Regis finds viable alternative to develop McPhillamys project should court sustain heritage declaration

ASX-listed gold miner Regis Resources has managed to reinstate the reserves of the McPhillamys project, in New South Wales, after a prolonged period of legal uncertainty over a heritage declaration... 

Hudbay breaks ground at New Ingerbelle expansion for Copper Mountain mine

TSX- and NYSE-listed copper miner Hudbay Minerals has broken ground at the New Ingerbelle expansion project at the Copper Mountain mine, in British Columbia. This marks a significant milestone for... 

The Perth Mint adds new 1/10 oz platinum bullion coin to Australian Lunar range

The Perth Mint has added a new 1/10 oz platinum bullion coin design to its well-established Australian Lunar Series, sitting alongside the one ounce platinum bullion coin that has been part of the... 

Kingston Resources raises $12.9m to fund resource expansion, studies at Mineral Hill

ASX-listed Kingston Resources has received firm commitments for a placement to raise $4.4-million followed by an $8.5-million underwritten entitlement offer at $0.035 apiece. Kingston intends to... 

Brazil Potash secures second FEED contractor for mine shafts at Autezes

NYSE-listed Brazil Potash Corporation has awarded a second front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for mine shafts and underground development at the Autazes project to WSP, with Redpath... 

Viking Mines confident that tungsten ore sorting testwork will prove cost-beneficial

ASX-listed Viking Mines has achieved positive initial results from X-ray transmission ore sorting testwork in Wedel, Germany, from mineralised material from the Linka tungsten project, in Nevada.... 

Redstone acquires gold, lithium, base metal prospects in Western Australia

ASX-listed Redstone Resources has entered into an exclusive agreement to acquire 100% interest in a suite of highly prospective gold, lithium, copper and other base metal exploration projects in... 

Uranium explorer Foremost granted funding from Saskatchewan's TMEI programme

US- and Canada-listed Foremost Clean Energy has received a $50 000 grant from the government of Saskatchewan's Targeted Mineral Exploration Incentive Programme for uranium exploration in the... 

Rare earths recovery company Paladin Envirotech opens new US e-waste recycling sites

Rare earths recovery company Paladin Envirotech has announced a major expansion of its US operations to scale domestic processing capacity and strengthen critical materials recovery... 

Critical Metals starts drilling on Tanbreez rare earths project in Greenland

Having secured full ownership of the Tanbreez rare earths project in recent weeks, Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has started with a 10 000 m diamond drilling campaign on the... 

Updated feasibility study confirms Falco's Horne 5 gold project as substantial cashflow opportunity

TSX-V-listed gold developer Falco Resources finds in an updated feasibility study on the Horne 5 gold project, in Québec, a new base case after-tax net present value (NPV) of $3.35-billion for the... 

Victory Metals inaugurates rare earths pilot plant in Perth

Australia's federal Resources Minister Madeleine King has officiated the launch of ASX-listed rare earths developer Victory Metals' pilot plant, in Perth. The pilot plant paves the way for the... 

BHP outlines higher cost estimate, impairment charge for Jansen Stage 2 expansion

Australian miner BHP Group has reported an increased capital estimate for its potash production expansion project Jansen Stage 2, in Saskatchewan, Canada, to $6.9-billion from $4.9-billion... 

Agribusiness confidence slides further to two-year low

Following an 18-point decline in the first quarter, the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and Industrial Development Corporation’s Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) fell... 

Australian gold explorer Rokeby Resources appoints versed mining engineering as MD

ASX-listed precious and base metals explorer Rokeby Resources has appointed Richard Beazly MD and Tim Pallas nonexecutive chairperson, effective immediately. Current CEO Trevor Benson will... 

European Resources works to convert new exploration target to stronger MRE at Korsnäs

ASX-listed European Resources has defined an updated exploration target for the Korsnäs rare earths project, in Finland, of about 18-million tonnes to 32-million tonnes grading between 0.8% and 1%... 

Meridian Mining uncovers another VMS layer at Santa Helena in Brazil

London- and Toronto-listed Meridian Mining has intercepted a new volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) layer of strong precious and base metals mineralisation at the Santa Helena project, in Brazil.... 

AI-assisted mapping uncovers new compelling uranium target for Future Fuels in Canada

TSX-V-listed Future Fuels has identified multiple high-priority exploration targets across its Hornby Basin uranium project, in Nunavut, using an AI-assisted prospectivity mapping programme. The... 

Canadian miner Pure Tungsten targets first shipments from restarted South Korea mine soon

Canadian miner Pure Tungsten Global expects first tungsten shipments from its newly restarted Ssangjon mine, in South Korea, by late July and for the company's shares to list on the LSE during the... 

Stormlands finds 140% Mali gold project value uplift using dynamic modelling

Analytics platform Stormlands Mining finds in its latest case study that the net present value of the Kandiolé gold project, in Mali, can increase from $462-million to $1.1-billion using current... 

Cygnus completes 100% option acquisition of two lithium properties in Québec

ASX- and TSX-V-listed critical minerals developer Cygnus Metals has successfully completed the exercise of its options for acquiring 100% of the Sakami and Beryl Lake properties, in James Bay,... 

Bradda Head sampling demonstrates strong lithium prospectivity across multiple targets at Whistlejacket

Having secured an exploration and drilling permit at the end of May, Aim-listed Bradda Head Lithium says new surface sampling assay results at the Whistlejacket lithium project, in Arizona,... 

PMET Resources confirms value-added lithium processing viability on site in Québec

ASX-listed lithium explorer PMET Resources has confirmed in a concept study that the Shaakichiuwaanaan project, in Québec's Eeyou Istchee James Bay region, can viably produce a value-added lithium... 

Triple Flag acquires latest gold stream from Ravenswood mine in Australia

TSX-listed Triple Flag Precious Metals Corporation has entered into an agreement to have its subsidiary, Triple Flag International, acquire a gold stream on the producing Ravenswood gold mine, in... 

Australia's Nova Minerals lists as Alaskan antimony, gold explorer on NYSE

The NYSE will welcome on June 17 its newest gold and antimony producer, Nova Minerals Corporation. Nova's common stock and warrants have been approved for listing on the NYSE under the tickers... 

Silver Storm pours first silver bars from restarted La Parilla in Mexico

TSX-V-listed Silver Storm Mining has achieved the first silver/gold doré bar pour at its La Parrilla silver mine in Mexico. This milestone was reached less than three years after Silver Storm... 

Singer, citizens may well manage to get new coal projects banned in Alberta

A petition launched by award-winning musician and sixth-generation Albertan Corb Lund together with the “Water Not Coal” campaign has garnered the minimum required signatures under Alberta’s...