Yukon Metals has begun its 2026 exploration programs at the AZ and the Birch copper-gold properties in Yukon, Canada. These programs will seek to advance porphyry and skarn copper-gold targets through drilling, geophysics, surface sampling, and alteration mapping. At AZ, the work will focus on refining porphyry- and skarn-style copper-gold targets, supported by prior geochemical, geophysical and technical work. Approximately…
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Locksley Resources recently provided an update on its research collaboration with Columbia University, led by Professor Greeshma Gadikota, within the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering and Columbia Climate School. The partnership is focused on developing potential processing pathways for the recovery, separation and metallization of rare earth elements (REEs) and associated critical metals from carbonatite- and bastnaesite-style mineral systems,…
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Colorado School of Mines (Mines) has entered into a strategic agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) to advance critical minerals innovation, commercialization, and workforce development across the full energy and minerals supply chain. The agreement builds on a strong foundation of critical minerals expertise and assets in Golden, Colo., where Mines, NLR and…
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Advance Metals has commenced diamond drilling at its Gavilanes silver project in Durango, Mexico, marking the launch of its maiden on-ground exploration program at the asset. The program is expected to include up to 4,500 meters of diamond drilling across 15 to 18 holes. It is also designed to test depth and strike extensions to the existing high-grade silver system,…
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Following an Idaho Federal Court decision to reject a preliminary injunction, Perpetua Resources has commenced previously planned critical path construction and infrastructure activities at its Stibnite gold project. In the decision, the court found that the plaintiffs failed to show that the planned activities would cause them irreparable harm. The construction activities include initial work associated with the Burntlog Route,…
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