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With bulked up resource base, Wicheeda REE project ready to advance to prefeasiblity

The Vancouver-based miner aims to produce an average of 25,000 tonnes of rare earth oxides per year, approximately 10% of the world’s current production.

Amanda Stutt | September 29, 2023 | 2:39 pm

Victoria Gold pleads guilty to violating water licence in Yukon

The case stemmed from an incident that occurred in July…

Staff Writer | September 29, 2023 | 1:20 pm

Processing unit of Canada’s only rare earths miner goes bankrupt

MNP will sell the assets and distribute proceeds to creditors

Blair McBride | September 29, 2023 | 12:48 pm

Argonaut Gold mulls Mexican asset sale to sharpen focus on flagship Magino mine in Ontario

The company is targeting commercial production at Magino by the…

Blair McBride | September 29, 2023 | 12:22 pm

Quebec in talks with battery, auto makers for $11bn in EV-related investments

Over the past three years, Quebec has attracted investments from…

Reuters | September 29, 2023 | 11:55 am

Teck Resources named to the Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada

Companies are each evaluated on a set of up to 24 ESG indicators including board diversity, resource efficiency, financial management, and clean revenue.

Staff Writer | July 5, 2022 | 6:00 am

Hecla Mining acquires Alexco Resource

Hecla Mining will buy all shares of Canadian Alexco Resource it doesn't already own, at 47 cents each share.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2022 | 3:43 am

Low-carbon hydrogen production plant pilot planned for British Columbia

FortisBC, which built the province's first liquefied natural gas plant, is now planning to become B.C.'s first low-carbon hydrogen producer.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | July 4, 2022 | 2:52 pm

Commodities hit July storm with Putin and Powell stirring fear

Energy crises and central bank moves to crush inflation present powerful headwinds across markets, underscored by copper’s collapse Friday below $8,000 a ton.

Bloomberg News | July 2, 2022 | 1:46 pm

Column: US forms ‘friendly’ coalition to secure critical minerals

A metallic NATO is starting to take shape, though no-one is calling it that just yet, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | June 30, 2022 | 7:48 am

Rio Tinto, Corona Canada pilot country’s first specially-marked low carbon can

Rio Tinto will leverage insights from its initiative to allow consumers to use QR codes to see exactly how their products were made from mine to market – including sustainability data.

Staff Writer | June 29, 2022 | 4:56 pm

EDM Resources secures $24m to take Nova Scotia zinc mine towards commercial production

An updated pre-feasibility in 2021 outlined an approximate 14-year mine that is capable of producing 35 million lb. of zinc and 15 million lb. of lead.

Jackson Chen | June 29, 2022 | 1:01 pm

Nicola Mining, UBC partner to find new porphyry copper targets in British Columbia

UBC Mineral Deposit Research Unit awarded $2 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Staff Writer | June 29, 2022 | 1:00 pm

Post Noront takeover, Wyloo gets to work on Ring of Fire assets

After emerging victorious from the “fierce battle” with BHP and closing the acquisition of Noront in April, Wyloo is wasting no time.

Alisha Hiyate | June 29, 2022 | 11:28 am

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