Jackson Chen

1 week ago | mining.com | Jackson Chen

US-based critical minerals developer Terra Metals and resource investment firm Metalex Commodities have finalized talks on the creation of what they call a “new copper and cobalt production powerhouse” based in Zambia. A signing ceremony is expected to be held in the US Embassy in Lusaka, underscoring the strategic alignment with US government priorities on critical mineral security, Terra Metals said in a press release Wednesday.

1 week ago | mining.com | Jackson Chen

Gold’s monumental rally in recent months is far from over, as the precious metal continues to play an instrumental role in today’s financial landscape, according to Cam Currie, senior investment advisor at Canaccord Genuity’s Currie Metals & Mining Group.

1 week ago | mining.com | Jackson Chen

Perpetua Resources (NASDAQ: PPTA) (TSX: PPTA) announced Wednesday it has won up to $6.9 million in funding from the US Army via the Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) to support the development of its Stibnite antimony-gold project in Idaho. This additional funding, awarded under an ordnance technology initiative agreement (OTIA) from August 2023, builds on the $15.5 million already awarded to the company by the DOTC, Perpetua stated.

1 week ago | mining.com | Jackson Chen

Wildfires burning near the northwestern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake have spurred Alamos Gold (TSX, NYSE: AGI) to temporarily pause operations at its nearby project, the company said. Lynn Lake ordered all residents and visitors to evacuate on Tuesday morning due to the approaching fires, the town said on its Facebook page. Alamos staff were offering to help the town in its fire response, while while it wasn’t immediately clear if nearby explorer Corazon Mining (ASX: CZN) had been affected.

1 week ago | mining.com | Jackson Chen

Greenland is urging the US and European nations to invest in its mining industry, cautioning that a lack of Western engagement may compel the Arctic territory to seek partnerships with China instead, says Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland’s minister for business and mineral resources. “We want to develop our business sector and diversify it, and that requires investments from outside,” Nathanielsen said in an interview with the Financial Times on Tuesday.