MoU between Tyfast, Strategic Resources to advance heavy-duty Canadian electrification

Heavy-duty advanced battery materials developer Tyfast Energy Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Canadian critical minerals miner Strategic Resources to evaluate a... 

Critical Metals seeks full control of heavy rare earths Tanbreez project in $835m deal

Nasdaq-listed Critical Metals Corporation has signed a letter of intent to acquire all the outstanding shares of ASX-listed European Lithium in a deal valued at $835-million. The deal will afford... 

Vulcan starts building $3.9bn Lionheart lithium plant in Frankfurt

ASX-listed Vulcan Energy has started with construction at its central lithium chemical plant Infraserv Industrial Park Höchst, in Frankfurt, which one of the largest major chemical and energy... 

Fortescue confirms new $680m green energy initiative in Australia, record Q3 iron-ore shipments

Fortescue confirms it will accelerate development of the 200 MW Pilbara Green Energy project to deliver additional renewable energy beyond what is required for the company's Real Zero by 2030... 

Century Aluminum restarts two-thirds of Iceland-based aluminium smelter

As aluminium shortage fears have loomed globally in recent weeks, Nasdaq-listed Century Aluminum has announced restarted production in the second potline of its Norðurál smelter, in Iceland –... 

FireFly nears end of Ontario assets sale to Bellavista

TSX- and ASX-listed FireFly Metals has confirmed all conditions have been satisfied related to a share sale and purchase agreement with ASX-listed Bellavista Resources, whereby Bellavista is... 

Abitibi secures Discovery Silver as strategic investor in latest placement

Frankfurt- and Canada-listed Abitibi Metals Corporation has announced a non-brokered strategic private placement to raise up to C$30.7-million from the issue of 35-million hard dollar common shares... 

Newmont boasts record $3.1bn quarterly free cash flow

NYSE- and ASX-listed Newmont Corporation has reported record quarterly earnings and free cash flow in the three months ended March 31. The group produced 1.3-million attributable gold ounces and... 

Sustainable minerals processing in Africa key to competitiveness, access to capital

As Africa’s mining landscape shifts under the forces of rising commodity demand, sustainability pressures and escalating operational costs, innovation has become the new currency of... 

Despite structural manufacturing decline, opportunities abound – panel

Despite the manufacturing sector’s structural decline over the last 30 years there are various positives that bode well for industrial recovery and growth, a panel of experts agreed during a... 

Highland announces new appointments, technical advisory committee

TSX-V-listed Highland Copper says key new appointments will help drive the Copperwood project, in Michigan, to a construction decision. The company appointed Trace Arlaud project director and... 

Adisyn granted use of ‘breakthrough’ stealth drone IP

ASX-listed Adisyn has been granted worldwide exclusive rights to commercialise graphene-based radar signature reduction technology, marking a transition from research to a structured commercial... 

Lynas posts 67% higher rare earth oxide output in Q3

ASX-listed Lynas Rare Earths has posted higher rare earth oxide (REO) production of 3 200 t in the quarter ended March 31, which generated A$265-million of revenue for the company. The Australian... 

Sarama sells WA assets to Riedel, confirms date for Burkina Faso arbitration hearing

Vancouver-headquartered Sarama Resources has entered into a binding share sale agreement with ASX-listed Riedel Resources to sell its Cosmo and Mt Venn gold projects, in Western Australia, in... 

Lithium Ionic advises of four resignations in the ‘best interest’ of the company

TSX-V-listed Lithium Ionic has announced its directors David Gower, Lawrence Guy and Hélio Diniz have resigned effective immediately. The company’s corporate secretary Damian Lopez also tendered... 

Agnico signs three deals to expand, consolidate Finland gold prospects

NYSE- and TSX-listed Agnico Eagle Mines has announced plans to consolidate its properties in the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt, in Finland, pursuant to which Agnico has entered into definitive... 

Fortuna Mining inks 70% earn-in agreement for Guyana gold prospect

As Canadian precious metals miner Fortuna Mining advances its Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal, the company has also entered into an earn-in agreement with a private Guyanese company, Qstone,... 

Australian company demos tech that solves prominent semiconductor issue

ASX-listed Adisyn has successfully demonstrated full coverage graphene on a 1 cm by 1 cm coupon using an industrial Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) system, with the deposition process having been... 

Mangrove launches North America’s first commercial lithium refining facility

Private, venture-backed Canadian company Mangrove Lithium has opened North America’s first commercial lithium refining facility, in British Columbia. This marks a major milestone in establishing a... 

E3 Lithium awaits licence to start Phase 2 of battery-grade lithium pilot plant

Canadian leading lithium developer E3 Lithium has completed well development and pump installation at its demonstration facility, near Olds, in Alberta, with Phase 2 now ready to start operating.... 

St Barbara to reach 200 000 oz output within five years

ASX-listed gold producer St Barbara has revised upward its gold production outlook to 200 000 oz/y, owing to strong attributable output expected from the New Simberi gold project, in Papua New... 

B2Gold expects 10koz lower Q2 production after fire damage

TSX- and NYSE-listed B2Gold has developed a preliminary revised mill processing plan for the Goose mine, in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada, following a fire incident on April 16. While the... 

Australian gas explorer announces drill campaign on three initial Austrian targets

ASX-listed ADX Energy has started drilling at its 50%-owned Hochfeld-1 shallow gas exploration well in Austria, marking the start of what could be a transformational chapter for the company.... 

DFS confirms Sovereign, Rio Tinto’s Kasiya project can be world’s largest rutile, graphite producer

ASX- and Aim-listed Sovereign Metals has stated a modest 9% increase in the capital expenditure required for Stage 1 development of the Kasiya rutile project, in Malawi, combined with a 6% increase... 

British investment service increases stake in Greenheart to 19.9%

England-based La Mancha Resource Capital, which manages the La Mancha Resource Fund, has announced it will increase its shareholding in TSX-V-listed Greenheart Gold from about 4.6% to 19.9%. The... 

Century Aluminum expanded smelter adds 10% to primary US production

Nasdaq-listed Century Aluminium Company has produced the first hot metal from its expanded Mt Holly plant, in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The plant underwent a major expansion, which... 

Defense Metals included in world’s first dedicated ex-China rare earths ETF

TSX-V-listed Defense Metals Corporation has been included in the newly launched Sprott Rare Earth Ex-China Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), which is the only ETF providing focused exposure to rare earth... 

Paladin increases uranium full-year guidance but defers some capex

ASX-listed Paladin Energy has revised upward its full-year guidance for triuranium octoxide (U3O8) produced from the Langer Heinrich Mine, in Namibia, following a period of ramp-up and transition... 

Strong governance amplifies good tailings engineering

Mining investment dynamics in a growing Africa and the Middle East mining industry are driving a more structured and risk-sensitive approach to tailings storage facility (TSF) management, says... 

Orion greenlights merger with its Sweetwater Royalties business, Uranium Royalty Corp

Global investment firm Orion Resource Partners has agreed to a merger between its private portfolio company Sweetwater Royalties and Uranium Royalty Corporation (URC) to bring together two royalty... 

Fertiliser market, trade to recover far slower than prices if Iran war ends – analyst

Independent Commodity Intelligence Services fertiliser analyst Chris Vlachopoulos has warned that the global fertiliser market faces disruption to supply chains and costs on an unprecedented scale.... 

Fredonia launches large-scale drilling for expanded gold resource in Argentina

TSX-V-listed Fredonia Mining has started with a 10 000 m drill programme at its flagship El Dorado-Monserrat (EDM) gold project in Argentina. The company aims to expand and upgrade the existing... 

Northern Dynasty, supporters file latest court briefing over Pebble veto dispute

TSX- and NYSE-listed Northern Dynasty Minerals and its US-based subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership have filed a brief in the Alaska Federal Court responding to the Department of Justice (DoJ)... 

Millennial nears full ownership of Gabon potash project, DFS targeted for year-end

TSX-V-listed Millennial Potash Corporation has completed a milestone payment to to the vendors of the Banio potash project, in Gabon, which earned Millennial an additional 10% interest in... 

VanadiumCorp closes first tranche of $700 000 private placement

TSX-V-listed VanadiumCorp Resource has received stock exchange approval for a private placement to raise $700 000 from 5.8-million units issued at a price of $0.12 apiece. The company has already... 

Silver poised for investment demand as another market deficit year looms

US-based industry body The Silver Institute expects total demand to decrease modestly by 2% year-on-year this year to 1.11-billion ounces, given sustained high prices that impact jewellery and... 

USA Rare Earths subsidiary achieves first pour of pure yttrium

Nasdaq-listed USA Rare Earth’s UK-based subsidiary Less Common Metals has successfully poured its first commercial batch of 99% pure yttrium metal, placing it among a small group of non-Chinese... 

American Eagle charts new way for 13-year dormant Morrison project through takeover

Toronto-headquartered American Eagle Gold Corporation has made an offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of TSX-V-listed Pacific Booker Minerals and thereby the dormant... 

Ucore confirms Bokan resource now skewed towards more valuable heavy rare earths

TSX-V-listed Ucore Rare Metals has announced an additional 801 600 t of newly estimated measured mineralisation grading 0.60% total rare earth oxides (TREO) for the Bokan Dotson-Ridge rare earths... 

Primary vanadium producer Largo reports higher Q1 output, plans to supply base metals, PGMs

TSX- and Nasdaq-listed vanadium and ilmenite producer Largo has achieved a 101% year-on-year increase in vanadium pentoxide ( V2O5) production to 2 616 t in the first quarter of the year. This...