Cameco announced that its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, has resumed production activities following a temporary suspension at Orano’s McClean Lake mill, where Cigar Lake ore is processed. The McClean Lake mill shut down on June 29 due to an issue with an expansion joint in the sulfuric acid production unit. The mill restarted operations on July…
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Elevra Lithium recently held an official groundbreaking ceremony for its North American Lithium expansion project in Quebec, which will increase production capacity and further solidify the operation’s position as a strategically important source of lithium in North America. The event “marks a milestone for Elevra and reflects the progress we have made since announcing our staged expansion strategy,” CEO and…
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Strategic exploration company Guardian Metal Resources received positive pre-feasibility study results for its Pilot Mountain tungsten project in Nevada. Completion of the study marks a critical step in the company’s path toward developing the first new U.S.-based tungsten mining operation in over a decade.
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enCore Energy announced that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed the source materials license for the Dewey Burdock in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium project in South Dakota for 20 years. With the issuance of the license, the project has received all necessary federal permits.
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U.S. GoldMining has commenced its 2026 drilling program at its Whistler gold-copper project in Alaska to test high-priority exploration targets. As porphyry systems typically occur in clusters, testing these near-deposit anomalies offers higher-probability opportunities to discover potential new porphyry centers. “Achieving active drilling at the Whistler Orbit targets is an exciting milestone for our team and our stakeholders. With the…
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BHP, through a wholly owned subsidiary, has executed definitive agreements with Faraday Copper, relating to Faraday’s acquisition of BHP’s San Manuel property in Arizona. Under the terms, upon completion of the transaction, BHP will hold shares representing a 30% fully diluted equity stake in Faraday. This includes related shareholder and offtake rights, and BHP also has the option to participate…
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation announced $75 million for five projects that use coal and coal-based feedstocks to produce rare earth elements and other critical materials. The projects selected will support the development of pilot-scale facilities at their respective industrial sites. These facilities will produce market-ready critical materials, including rare earth elements,…
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Premier of British Columbia David Eby signed a new Canada-British Columbia Cooperative Prosperity Agreement, which will further accelerate the construction of major energy and trade corridors throughout the province, including the Red Chris gold-copper mine expansion. The government said it would invest C$500 million to expand the mine, which will increase Canada’s annual…
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Bunker Hill Mining announced the production of concentrate from the Bunker Hill silver-zinc-lead mine in Idaho’s Silver Valley. The historic mine produced 165 million ounces of silver and 4.5 million tons of base metals before its closure in 1981. The concentrate will be shipped to Teck Resources’ Trail smelter in British Columbia. “This is a defining moment for both the…
Read MoreLeveraging underutilized land, the U.S. Army announced the conditional award of long-term leases to four companies to design, finance, build and operate critical mineral processing facilities on Army installations. These awards mark the first time the Army/Department of War has sited commercial mineral processing facilities on American military installations, a direct execution of President Trump’s Executive Order 14241. The leases…
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