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R&D: Manganese X Accepts National Research Council Proposal to Potentially Upgrade Manganese Ore to Produce Battery Grade Material
Montreal – Manganese X Energy Corp. is pleased to report that it recently received from the National Research Council (“NRC/CNRC”) a research proposal: “The potential of ore upgrading and purification techniques to produce battery grade material (high purity 99.999%).” The proposed project…
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COPPER: Kintavar Exploration bets on Mitchi copper project in Quebec
Noranda was poking around southern Quebec in the 1970s when it drilled into what it believed was a skarn deposit grading around 0.5% copper, and walked away because it was too low grade. That ground, now known as the Mitchi…
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FERROCHROME: Update on Noront Ferrochrome Production Facility
TORONTO — Noront Resources Ltd. today announced that it has reduced the choice of prospective locations for its proposed ferrochrome production facility (FPF) to two Northern Ontario cities: Timmins or Sault Ste. Marie. Both Thunder Bay and Sudbury have been…
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LITHIUM: Getting more value from brine – tech improvements reduce costs and increase recoveries for lithium
Bryan Schreiner, Jack Zhang and Lucinda Wood. The following is an excerpt from an article on the Saskatchewan Research Council’s (SRC) blog, From the Lab to the Loading Dock. Read the full version at www.SRC.sk.ca/blog. Lithium, the lightest metal on…
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COPPER: Carube looking to crack open Jamaican copper industry
Drilling at Carube Copper’s (TSXV: CUC) 100% owned copper-gold Bellas Gate property in Jamaica returned positive drill results this October. Carube owns 11 properties across Jamaica covering 536 sq. km of mineral rights, but its focus is on Bellas Gate, which…
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GRAPHITE: Saint John Carbon mill to be commissioned
OAKVILLE – – Saint Jean Carbon Inc. is pleased to provide an update on the construction of the Company’s mill, lab and anode material manufacturing facility. The purpose of the mill is to be able to take graphite mineralized rock and…
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Copper: Desert Star eyes BC copper through Capstone deal
Desert Star Resources believes it can offer investors unique exposure to copper production via near-term development of the Kutcho volcanogenic massive sulfide project, 100 km due east of Dease Lake, British Columbia. On June 15, the company outlined a deal with Capstone…
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Cobalt: First Cobalt proposes mergers with Cobalt One and CobalTech
Trent Mell of First Cobalt is making good on his promise to build a diversified portfolio of cobalt assets to capitalize on growing demand for the metal in battery production for the electric vehicle market. The president and CEO has signed letters of…
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Tungsten: Northcliff’s Sisson project receives environmental approval
Northcliff Resources Ltd., on behalf of Sisson Mines Ltd., is pleased to announce that the Federal Cabinet has approved the Sisson Tungsten and Molybdenum Mine Project, after a rigorous federal environmental assessment under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (“CEAA”). The…
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ZINC: Darnley Bay acquires zinc deposits in NWT; updates resource in B.C.
Darnley Bay Resources is acquiring 42 known zinc-lead deposits over a strike length of 68 km in the Northwest Territories that the junior explorer’s management team believe provide a clear path towards production. The assets—collectively known as the Pine Point project—…
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BASE METALS: Trevali discovers new high-grade zinc-lead-silver mineralization at the Santander Zinc Mine
VANCOUVER: Trevali Mining Corp. announced results from three diamond drill holes that are part of the ongoing 2016 underground exploration drill program at its Santander Zinc Mine in Peru. The aim of the current phase of drilling is to extend…
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COBALT: King’s Bay to Acquire 100% Interest in Lynx Lake Copper-Cobalt Property in Labrador
Vancouver: King’s Bay Gold Corporation, operating as “King’s Bay”, a mining exploration and development company based in Vancouver, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% interest in a cobalt property located in southern Labrador. The Property The project consists of 66…
