A.J. Roan

Anchorage

Writer and Editor at Metal Tech News

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Ark. lawmakers call for vanadium stockpile

1 week ago | metaltechnews.com | A.J. Roan

Under pressure from Arkansas lawmakers, the Pentagon is being urged to immediately begin stockpiling domestically produced vanadium – a critical metal dominated by Russian and Chinese supply chains – to shore up U.S. reserves, reduce defense vulnerabilities, and catalyze increased production at US Vanadium's existing operations.
Danvers delivers strongest copper yet

2 weeks ago | miningnewsnorth.com | A.J. Roan

White Cliff Minerals Ltd. May 21 announced one of the most compelling copper intercepts at Rae to date, cutting 90 meters averaging 4% copper and 7.5 grams per metric ton silver from surface in the latest batch of assays at the Danvers prospect in western Nunavut.
Snowline kicks off 2025 exploration season

2 weeks ago | miningnewsnorth.com | A.J. Roan

Snowline Gold Corp. May 20 announced the start of its 2025 exploration season in Yukon, launching a fully funded 30,000-meter drill program aimed at fast-tracking the Valley gold deposit toward technical studies and future permitting, while testing for new reduced-intrusion related gold system (RIRGS) discoveries across multiple targets on its district-scale land package.
Deep assays boost Tanbreez REE scope

2 weeks ago | miningnewsnorth.com | A.J. Roan

North of 60 Mining News - May 21, 2025 | Last updated May 21, 2025 2:47pmHistorical drill core confirm high-grade rare earths at depth in Greenland. Critical Metals Corp. May 19 published the first assay results from a series of historical deep diamond drill holes completed in 2013 at its Tanbreez project in Southern Greenland, confirming high-grade rare earth mineralization and supporting further resource expansion. Located near the southern tip of Greenland, roughly...
Northern leaders tour microreactor lab

2 weeks ago | miningnewsnorth.com | A.J. Roan

A delegation of mining and Indigenous leaders from Canada's North recently visited Westinghouse Electric Company's eVinci microreactor technology hub in Pennsylvania to examine the feasibility of small-scale nuclear energy as a potential power source for remote Arctic mining operations and communities.
A new cycle for Lime e-bike magnets

2 weeks ago | metaltechnews.com | A.J. Roan

Leveraging a 270,000-vehicle micromobility fleet nearing retirement, rare earth recycler Cyclic Materials Inc. has joined forces with Lime to harvest and process the neodymium-iron-boron magnets from its soon-to-be decommissioned e-bike and scooter motors across North America, inaugurating the first large-scale magnet recycling program for shared electric vehicles and unlocking a new urban stream of critical rare earth elements.
U.S., UAE forge $4B domestic aluminum deal

3 weeks ago | metaltechnews.com | A.J. Roan

On the final day of a high-level U.S. business delegation to the Middle East, President Donald Trump joined Emirati officials in Abu Dhabi, where Emirates Global Aluminium announced its intent to build a $4 billion primary aluminum production facility in Oklahoma, formalized in a memorandum of understanding with the state and included as part of a $200 billion package of commercial agreements.
Confidence in Valley doubles for Snowline

3 weeks ago | miningnewsnorth.com | A.J. Roan

Snowline Gold Corp. May 15 announced the next major milestone at its Rogue project in Yukon, with a new resource estimate that nearly doubles the measured and indicated gold at the Valley deposit, firmly establishing it as one of Canada's largest new gold discoveries. "The updated mineral resource estimate for the Valley gold deposit is another positive milestone as we continue to uncover the full scale of this gold system," said Snowline Gold CEO Scott Berdahl.
Cowley Park footprint continues to expand

3 weeks ago | miningnewsnorth.com | A.J. Roan

Gladiator Metals Corp. May 12 reported further high-grade copper and gold intercepts from Cowley Park, with drilling extending mineralization 250 meters northeast and confirming depth continuity beyond 200 meters.
New gold-silver zone found at Freegold

3 weeks ago | miningnewsnorth.com | A.J. Roan

Triumph Gold Corp. May 12 announced the discovery of a new gold- and silver-bearing vein system at its Freegold Mountain project, adding yet another prospect to the growing number of mineralized zones at this district-scale property in the Yukon's Dawson Range.