First Atlantic Nickel has formed a research partnership with the Colorado School of Mines to evaluate the potential of geologic hydrogen in two ophiolite complexes in Newfoundland, Canada: the St. Anthony Ophiolite Complex (Atlantis Project, 103 km²) and the Pipestone Ophiolite Complex (Atlantic Nickel Project, 71 km²). Both sites are 100% owned by First Atlantic...
READ MOREMidland Exploration, in partnership with Rio Tinto Exploration Canada (RTEC), has announced the launch of a second lithium drilling campaign at the Galinee project. Located approximately 5 kilometers east of the Adina lithium deposit owned by Winsome Resources, the project is wholly owned by Midland and is under an option agreement with RTEC, initially signed...
READ MORECorcel Exploration has provided an update on its Yuma King Copper-Gold Project in La Paz County, Arizona. The project spans 3,200 hectares with 515 unpatented federal mining claims in the Ellsworth Mining District, which includes the past-producing Yuma Mine. This mine operated from 1940 to 1963, yielding copper, lead, gold, and silver. The Yuma King...
READ MORESienna Resources has received a drill permit for its 100% owned Case Lake West Cesium and Spodumene Pegmatite Project in Ontario. The Case Lake area is recognized as one of the most prospective regions for cesium in North America. While past results from nearby properties do not guarantee similar mineralization on Sienna’s site, the company...
READ MOREDistrict Metals and Boliden Minerals have approved an increased exploration budget of CAD$3.0 million for 2025, a 50% increase from the previous year, to be equally allocated between the Tomtebo and Stollberg properties in Sweden. District Metals, as the operator of the collaboration, has commenced core drilling at the high-grade base metal polymetallic Tomtebo Property...
READ MOREIvanhoe Mines has announced a joint venture with UK-based Pallas Resources to explore the Chu-Sarysu Copper Basin in Kazakhstan, the world’s third-largest sediment-hosted copper district. The venture covers up to 16,000 km², making it the largest license package in the region. Ivanhoe has committed $18.7 million in exploration funding over an initial two-year period, with...
READ MOREUK-based mining exploration company Power Metal Resources PLC announced on Thursday that it has uncovered new copper mineralization in Block 8, located in the North Al Batinah Governorate of Oman. The discovery, made by its majority-held subsidiary Power Arabia Ltd, is part of the Awtad Project within a 498 km² concession extending approximately 130 km...
READ MOREKoBold Metals, a mining company backed by billionaire investors including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is extending its search for lithium and nickel to Namibia. Mfikeyi Makayi, CEO of KoBold’s African operations, confirmed in an interview with Bloomberg that the company is now prospecting for critical minerals in the southern and central regions of the...
READ MOREMetals One has released the results of a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for its Finland Black Schist Ni-Cu-Co-Zn Project, conducted by Wardell Armstrong International. The study focuses on the Rautavaara (R1) and Paltamo (P5) deposits, providing an initial assessment of their economic potential and viability. The PEA identifies Rautavaara as the primary economic driver of...
READ MOREResearchers at Stanford University have identified niobium phosphide as a material capable of outperforming copper in conducting electricity at the nanoscale. This breakthrough could pave the way for more efficient and compact electronic devices, significantly reducing energy consumption and overcoming limitations posed by traditional materials. Copper has long been a cornerstone of electrical conductivity, but...
READ MOREThe electric vehicle (EV) market and renewable energy adoption are driving unprecedented demand for battery metals like nickel, cobalt, and lithium. These materials are central to the cleantech transition, powering EVs, large-scale battery storage systems, and renewable energy technologies. As global EV sales are expected to surpass 20 million units in 2025, nickel demand alone...
READ MOREThe Ministry of Energy and Minerals in Oman signed two significant mining concession agreements today, aiming to enhance copper ore exploration and sea salt extraction. The first agreement, signed with Al Haditha Energy, grants rights to prospect and mine in Concession Area No. 22-B, located in North A’Sharqiyah Governorate. The agreement was inked by Eng....
READ MOREFirst Atlantic Nickel has completed the acquisition of mining licence 038152M, securing 100% ownership of 12 mineral claims in central Newfoundland. These claims, known as the RPM South claims, are located directly south of the RPM Zone within the company’s 30-kilometer nickel trend at the Atlantic Nickel Project. The acquisition allows for expanded exploration and...
READ MORESaudi Arabia’s state oil giant Aramco and the country’s mining company Ma’aden have signed a non-binding term sheet to explore a joint venture focused on minerals exploration and mining. Announced during the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh, the venture would prioritize energy transition minerals, particularly lithium, and advance cost-effective direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies. Commercial...
READ MORERenforth Resources (CSE: RFR; US-OTC: RFHRF) plans to monetize its Parbec gold deposit to finance nickel exploration across its Malartic Metals package in Quebec, according to CEO Nicole Brewster. Speaking at The Northern Miner’s International Metals Symposium in London on December 2, Brewster emphasized the company’s strategy to capitalize on its gold asset to support...
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