Just as Canada is attracting key investments to build up its critical minerals infrastructure, a shortage of critical expertise could hinder the country's lofty ambitions.A case in point is the burgeoning battery hub of B?(C)cancour, Que., where new developments could end up competing for skilled labour.In that southern Quebec city, just east of Trois-Rivi??res, GM and Posco are planning to build...Read More

Canada's largest diversified miner Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.A/TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) said on Wednesday it expects to lose coal production of about 1.5 million tonnes due to a structural failure at its Elkview coal mine in British Columbia.The Elkview steelmaking coal mine will remain halted for one to two months, Teck noted, while repairs to the plant feed conveyor belt take place.When also factoring...Read More

After months of elevated inflation, investors are expecting big moves from the Federal Reserve today.Analysts at Nomura Securities wrote last week that the Fed will jack up short-term rates to a range of 3.25%-3.5% today - and will end up increasing rates to as high as 4.75% by next year. The federal funds rate now hovers in a range of 2.25%-2.5%.Federal Funds Rate - 40 YearsAs a result, billiona...Read More

The Directors of eMetals Limited (ASX:EMT)(eMetals)(Company) are pleased to provide an update on its exploration program at its Willi Creek Project (E09/2464) in the Gascoyne Region of Western Australia and the appointment of Technical Consultant Mr Simon Coxhell. HIGHLIGHTSField activities to comme...Read full newsRead More

The permit in question is for Underground Injection Control which is the last authorization required to advance the project to commercial production.Read More

Bedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesZenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedNorth Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDThe project contemplates average annual production of 65,000 ounces a year for 8.Read More

Bedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesZenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedNorth Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDCypress president and CEO Bill Willoughby said the results from the "initial iteration" of testing...Read More

Bedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesZenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedNorth Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDThe latest auction by London-listed miner Gemfields raised over US$32 million in revenue, the secon...Read More

Bedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesZenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedNorth Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDJust as the EU is over-dependant on Russian gas, so too is the bloc over-reliant on minerals from b...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Scientists in Australia say they have proof that microscopic diamonds were formed in space.They say lonsdaleite, a rare diamond smaller than the width of a human hair were formed when a dwarf planet collided with a large asteroid about 4.5 billion years ago.Diamonds found on Earth have a cubic structure, but these are hexagonal, which makes them even stronger than normal diamonds.A...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Grib Diamonds says it's been forced to postpone its rough auction in Dubai next month after a correspondent bank blocked payments from some buyers.The Antwerp-based company, which sells diamonds from a Russian mine, told customers it had canceled viewings due to take place from 4th to 8th October and an auction on 12th October."We are currently encountering some banking issues...Read More

(IDEX Online) - State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender, is opening rupee accounts to handle Russia-related trade settlements.The news follows an announcement by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) that the state-owned bank was being authorized to promote rupee trade with Russia. Moscow is now expected to name a Russian bank to operate the trade mechanism.The...Read More

Bedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesZenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedNorth Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDTwo headlines best told the story last week.Read More

(IDEX Online) - Netflix is to screen an eight-part crime drama set in the heart of Antwerp's diamond district. Diamonds charts the story of an ultra-orthodox Jewish family whose youngest son commits suicide.His long-estranged brother Noah (Belgian actor Kevin Janssens) returns to take charge of the family business, using mafia-style methods that are anything but orthodox.The drama has be...Read More

Bedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesZenith Minerals aiming for new heights with lithium focusSPONSOREDzenith minerals limitedNorth Gilbey's a Gascoyne game-changerSPONSOREDgascoyne resources ltdMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDStoeferle said that the value of gold equities has fallen so much, across all types of companies, t...Read More

Under the new programme Kinross will buy back US$300 million in shares over the remainder of 2022 and in 2023 and 2024, allocate 75% of its excess cash (free cash flow after paying interest andRead More

The Fed kicked off its two-day meeting today in Washington. The most likely outcome is a 0.75% rate hike, which would bring the Fed's target rate to between 3-?? 3.25%.The stock market was down significantly today ahead of tomorrow's announcement. Importantly, the 10-year Treasury yield rose to 3.57% today, the highest level in over a decade.Rising yields are especially bad for growth stocks, whic...Read More

Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) and Australian exploration and development company Green Technology Metals (ASX: GT1) have entered into a strategic partnership to advance an integrated lithium chemical supply chain in North America. The collaboration agreement, announced by Lithium Americas in a news release on Tuesday, builds on the Vancouver-headquartered miner's $10-million investment...Read More

Canadian junior South Star Battery Metals (TSXV: STS; OTCQB: STSBD) is moving ahead with Phase 1 construction of its Santa Cruz graphite mine in Brazil, after receiving the permit from the municipality of Itabela, in Bahia state.The company said it had also held talks with the State of Bahia development agency and the Bahia industrial confederation as well as representatives from the port faciliti...Read More

GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU) says its feasibility study for a mine in the West African country of Niger shows it may earn US$1.6 billion over its 19-year mine life. Production is forecast at 50.8 million lb. of U3O8 over the life of the mine, averaging nearly 2.7 million lb. a year, the Vancouver-based company said in a press release Tuesday. GoviEx described the project, called Madaouela, as one...Read More