US officials remove key obstacle to Thacker Pass lithium project The opinion from the US Interior Department comes amid an acrimonious debate about whether more mines should be built to produce lithium. Reuters | May 16, 2023 | 1:23 pm
O3 Mining intersects 5.9 g/t gold over 10.1 metres at Malartic H deposit O3 Mining expects to release an initial mineral resource estimate by the end of the second quarter of 2023. Staff Writer | May 16, 2023 | 12:39 pm
Canagold says gold resource up by 89% at Polaris project in British Columbia The updated 2023 MRE comes after the company completed an additional 40,000 metres of infill drilling. Staff Writer | May 16, 2023 | 12:28 pm
Faraday cuts 46 metres of 1.68% Cu at Copper Creek, Arizona The assays were for hole FCD-22-023 drilled outside the extent of the known mineral resource. Staff Writer | May 16, 2023 | 12:24 pm
Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030 calls for nominations to steering committee The application process is open until May 19. Staff Writer | May 16, 2023 | 12:23 pm
Aluminum trader’s huge LME position ignites battle for stock IXM, owned by China’s CMOC Group, has built up an unusually large position in the LME’s aluminum contract for delivery tomorrow. Bloomberg News | May 16, 2023 | 9:47 am
Glencore’s Teck bid spurs call for Canada pensions to up equity stake Some Canadian institutional investors have lobbied the federal government to push the nation's biggest pension funds to lift their exposure to domestic companies. Reuters | May 16, 2023 | 8:55 am
EU raw material targets need money and faster permits, sector chief says Under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act, 10% of annual needs must be mined in Europe by 2030. Reuters | May 16, 2023 | 8:48 am
Gold price falls 1% ahead of US debt ceiling showdown US President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy will sit down later in the day to try to make progress on a deal. Staff Writer | May 16, 2023 | 8:42 am