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Fortune Minerals, Rio Tinto to collaborate on critical minerals recovery technology

The collaboration will aim to increase Fortune's cobalt and bismuth refining operations to process co-product streams of the minerals recovered from the Kennecott smelter.

Staff Writer | September 29, 2023 | 9:50 am

Geoscience BC research project to boost critical minerals exploration in West Kooteneys

The new project involves updating the western portion of the…

Staff Writer | September 28, 2023 | 2:52 pm

Northvolt to build multibillion-dollar Li-ion battery plant in Quebec

Quebec and Ottawa will invest a total of $2.7 billion for…

Staff Writer | September 28, 2023 | 9:43 am

Canada, France boost critical minerals cooperation

They will work together to secure supplies of critical minerals…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 28, 2023 | 7:57 am

BC Supreme Court rules Mineral Tenure Act not addressing Indigenous consultation duty

The court gave the provincial government 18 months to develop…

Henry Lazenby | September 27, 2023 | 1:54 pm

ArcPacific finds long lost gold-copper mine at LMSL property in British Columbia

The LMSL property is located in British Columbia's primary copper and gold producing belt.

Staff Writer | June 29, 2022 | 8:53 am

Kinross Gold to publish Great Bear resource estimate with 2022 results

Kinross is targeting construction by 2027 and first production by 2029, but doesn’t rule out a “schedule compression.”

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2022 | 6:23 am

Site visit: Fireweed Zinc rebrands in pivot to the broader critical metals market

The name change follows its early June acquisition of the Mactung Tungsten project in Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

Henry Lazenby | June 28, 2022 | 4:11 pm

Updated expansion study for Alamos Gold’s Island mine ups capex in return for ‘more profitable operation’

At a 5% discount rate, the phase 3+ study forecasts the project will generate a post-tax NPV of $2 billion, compared to $1.5 billion previously.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 2:44 pm

Geoscience BC expands mineral database searchable by location

In total, 1,262 NI 43-101 reports relating to mineral exploration and development in BC can now be searched by location.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 1:16 pm

Sayona, Piedmont approve North American Lithium project restart in Quebec

Project will launch North America’s first local spodumene concentrate production.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 11:44 am

Prefeasibility update on Seabridge’s KSM gold project shows 426% increase in after-tax NPV

KSM is considered to be one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in the world measured by reserves.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 10:27 am

Western Copper feasibility on Casino outlines $1.8 billion after-tax NPV

Over the 27-year project life, annual production would reach 163 million lb. copper, 211,000 oz. gold, 1.28 million oz. silver and 15.1 million lb. molybdenum.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 9:06 am

Ivanhoe Electric shares fall in debut after $169 million IPO

Robert Friedland's exploration and development company owns properties in Arizona, Utah and Montana. It also has a battery storage business.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2022 | 6:23 am

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