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... 

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... 

Canada's only copper smelter allowed leeway with air emission reductions, Glencore confirms

Copper producer Glencore Canada has welcomed the Québec government's passage of Bill 11, which establishes a stable regulatory framework for the Horne Smelter operations through to 2033. This... 

UraniumX raises $700k for Murphy Lake uranium drilling in Saskatchewan

Canadian uranium explorer UraniumX has successfully closed an oversubscribed non-brokered private placement, raising $700 000 that it will use for ongoing diamond drilling at the Murphy Lake... 

Anson to host South Korean lithium DLE plant at its brines in Utah

ASX-listed Anson Resources has signed a definitive demonstration plant agreement with South Korean steel and battery materials producer POSCO Holdings for the construction and operation of a direct... 

Lithium, rare earths developer Avalon opens offices in two Canadian regions and US

TSX-listed critical minerals developer Avalon Advanced Materials has opened three office locations to support the advancement of its Canadian and US operations, as well as its market connectivity.... 

Salt mine developer Atlas Salt raises C$15m for early works in Newfoundland

Canada's next salt mine developer Atlas Salt has closed a bought deal offering of common shares of the company, raising gross proceeds of C$15.1-million. The offering comprised 12.6-million common... 

Canadian explorer Inflection Resources secures Australian gov grants for exploration

Canadian miner Inflection Resources' wholly-owned Australian subsidiary has been awarded three exploration grants worth A$300 000 by the Northern Territory government's Geophysics and Drilling... 

Lithium Ionic advises of possible litigation effort by vague Emerita shareholder group

Canadian lithium developer Lithium Ionic Corporation says it has become aware of a group claiming to be "significant shareholders" of Emerita Resources Corporation which applied to the Ontario... 

Empire Metals confirms premium titanium dioxide, alumina production viability in Pitfield flowheet

Aim-listed Empire Metals has completed an integrated metallurgical processing flowsheet for the Pitfield titanium project, in Western Australia, capable of producing a premium 99% titanium dioxide... 

Greenland gold miner Amaroq achieves markedly higher recovery rates with new flotation circuit

Aim-listed gold miner Amaroq has successfully commissioned a flotation recovery circuit at the Nalunaq gold mine, in Iceland, which materially increases the plant's recovery rates. The process... 

Troilus hosts Québec officials at near-term copper mine

TSX-listed Troilus Mining Corporation this week hosted representatives of the Québec government on site at the Troilus copper/gold project to announce its allocation of 70 MW of hydroelectric power... 

Australian metal developers Larvotto, Hammer propose $54m merger to enlarge copper portfolio

ASX-listed antimony and gold developer Larvotto Resources has entered into a binding scheme implementation deed under which Larvotto will acquire 100% ownership of fellow-listed base metals... 

Gallium developer Nimy partners with Curtin University to champion local production

ASX-listed Nimy Resources and Western Australia's largest university, Curtin University, have announced a partnership to undertake a pioneering research programme into processing highly-in-demand... 

Rare Element Resources gains clear permit timeline, but hits delays with demo plant

Vancouver-headquartered rare earths developer Rare Element Resources expects to have all federal and State permitting and licensing requirements completed for the Bear Lodge rare earths project, in... 

Agnico steps closer to owning large Finland gold land package after Rupert Resources takeover

TSX-listed Rupert Resources says its shareholders approved the takeover of its full share capital by Canada's largest mining company Agnico Eagle Mines in a deal valued at C$2.9-billion, or... 

Canadian silica, gold explorer Argyle announces two offerings to raise $1.2m

Canada-listed silica, gold and silver explorer Argyle Resources Corporation has announced it will undertake a non-brokered private placement to raise up to $620 000 from the issue of 2.7-million... 

Canadian lithium developer E3 secures $36m fed funding for Clearwater demo plant, feasibility study

Canadian lithium developer E3 Lithium has met all the conditions required to receive Canadian federal government funding worth $36-million to advance Phase 3 of Clearwater project's demonstration... 

Fredonia on track to release PEA for Argentinian project in August

The preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on TSX-V-listed Fredonia Mining’s El Dorado Monserrat project, in Argentina, remains on track for completion in August. The study is evaluating a range of... 

Cornish reports progress on multiple South Crofty workstreams ahead of mid-2028 start

Aim-listed tin developer Cornish Metals is making swift progress toward starting commercial production at the South Crofty project in Cornwall, UK, by mid-2028. Cornish is actively refurbishing... 

Fulcrum inks mine waste gold recovery pilot plant build, operate contract

Aim-listed critical minerals recovery company Fulcrum Metals' subsidiary Fulcrum EnviroTech Corporation has signed a contract with laboratory and engineering services company Test Design Implement... 

Aclara garners enviro approval for Penco Module rare earths project in Chile

TSX-listed rare earths developer Aclara Resources has been granted an environmental qualification resoluton for its approval for its Penco Module ionic clay rare earth project, in Chile. Having... 

Australian vanadium miner Richmond to advance solutions with energy storage supplier

ASX-listed Richmond Vanadium Technology has signed a binding mine-to-battery collaboration and project development agreement with vanadium flow battery expert RKP Global. Hong Kong-based RKP also... 

Rio Tinto commits 30% more funds to Canadian communities

British-Australian multinational mining company Rio Tinto is increasing its yearly community investment commitment in Canada by 30% through the Rio Tinto Canada Fund (RTCF), bringing total yearly... 

Max Power Mining sells noncore lithium project to focus on natural hydrogen

Canadian natural hydrogen developer Max Power Mining has entered into a share purchase agreement with Homeland Critical Minerals Corporation to sell all of the issued and outstanding equity... 

Updated PEA on Mont Royal's Ashram project in Québec confirms significant economic potential

An updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) has confirmed a larger-scale production profile for the Ashram rare earths and fluorspar project, in Québec, Canada. ASX-listed Mont Royal... 

McEwen PFS on Grey Fox confirms 15-year mine life addition to Fox Complex

TSX- and NYSE-listed precious metals and copper developer McEwen has confirmed in a prefeasibility study (PFS) on the Grey Fox project its viability to become a major source of ore for the Fox...