SAGA Metals to Acquire Wolverine REE Project in Canada
SAGA Metals is acquiring Catalyst Rare Metals to secure full ownership of the royalty‑free Wolverine rare earth element (REE) project in Labrador, Canada. The transaction includes 4.25 million SAGA common shares and C$1 million (≈US$725,765) cash. Wolverine spans 230.5 km², with recent drilling revealing near‑surface mineralisation, zones above 1 % total rare earth oxides (TREO) and heavy‑REE enrichment averaging 28 %. SAGA plans a 2026 exploration programme to deliver its first NI 43‑101‑compliant resource estimate.
New Episode: How Have Global Oil Supply Chains Shifted Around the Iran Conflict?
The latest Energy Technology episode examines how the US‑Israel‑Iran confrontation has reshaped global oil supply chains. With the Strait of Hormuz closed and U.S. blockades on Iranian tankers, Middle‑East exporters such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE have trimmed output...
Future-Proofing Mining
A new webinar highlights how private 5G networks are powering autonomous mining equipment such as trucks, loaders, and drills. The session showcases real‑world deployments that boost operational efficiency while improving worker safety. By delivering low‑latency, high‑capacity connectivity underground, private 5G enables real‑time...
Yancoal Signs $2.4bn Deal for 80% Stake in Kestrel Coal Mine
Yancoal Australia has agreed to buy an 80% stake in Queensland's Kestrel Coal Mine for up to $2.4 bn (A$3.36 bn, roughly $2.2 bn). The deal includes a $1.85 bn upfront payment and a potential $550 m earn‑out tied to coal‑price benchmarks. Financing will be...
EnviroGold to Develop Processing Hub for Metal Supply Boost
EnviroGold Global is rolling out a centralised processing hub that uses its NVRO Process to treat tailings and complex sulphide ores across the United States, Canada and Australia. The hub model shares infrastructure, allowing licensing and toll‑processing arrangements that cut...
Australia and US Allocate $3.5bn for Critical Minerals Projects
Australia and the United States have pledged more than $3.5 bn to fund critical‑minerals projects in Australia under a bilateral Critical Minerals Framework. The financing, provided by Export Finance Australia and the U.S. Export‑Import Bank, backs a slate of initiatives including...
A2Gold to Acquire RT/JO Claims in US
A2Gold signed a binding letter of intent to acquire 26 lode mining claims in Nevada’s Taylor Silver‑Gold‑Antimony Project from Lodestar Management Group. The deal includes $225,000 cash (about $229,000 USD after converting the CAD component) and 316,377 common shares, with...
Metals Exploration Secures Four La India Concessions
Metals Exploration has been granted four exploration concessions covering roughly 64,400 hectares adjacent to its La India Gold Project in Nicaragua, each with a 25‑year term. The licences carry a 3% government royalty and surface‑rights fees that rise from $0.25...
WBullion Gold Concludes Drilling at Quebec’s Langlade Project
Bullion Gold Resources has finished a 1,771‑metre diamond drilling program at its Langlade project in Quebec, completing 11 holes. Core analysis identified chalcopyrite and sphalerite mineralisation, with scapolite alteration suggesting strong hydrothermal activity. The company’s geophysical interpretation points to east‑west...
Trafigura Signs Deal with Heath Goldfields for Gold Doré
Trafigura has signed an offtake agreement with Heath Goldfields to purchase 700,000 ounces of gold doré from Ghana’s Bogoso‑Prestea mine, with deliveries expected later this year. The trader is also providing $65 million in debt financing to restart the mine’s oxide‑ore...
A New Paradigm for Valve Reliability in HPAL and POX Mining Operations
Score’s acquisition of Callidus introduced FM‑1500™, a metallurgically bonded titanium‑nitride surface modification that replaces traditional thermal‑spray coatings on severe‑service ball valve trim. The new layer is about 1,500 µm thick, fully dense, and can reach 1,000 HV hardness, dramatically improving erosion and...
Opus One Discloses First Results From Noyell Winter Drilling
Opus One Gold released initial assay results from its winter drilling campaign at the Noyell property in Quebec's Abitibi greenstone belt. Four rigs, after early personnel and mechanical setbacks, operated at near‑full capacity, focusing on Zone 1 definition and West Zone...
Shielding Performance: Hydraulic Protection in Mining
Mining equipment operates in dust, moisture and abrasive conditions that quickly degrade hydraulic cylinders, rods and seals. Without protection, a mid‑size excavator cylinder can cost $5,000‑$15,000 to reseal or replace, and downtime adds further expense. Fluid Control Services’ Seal Saver...
Richmond Hill to Acquire Bartlett Mining Claims
Richmond Hill Resources has signed a conditional agreement to acquire the Bartlett mining claims in Ontario, adjacent to its Martello Gold Project. The acquisition covers 29 claims spanning roughly 871.5 hectares in the Kawashegamuk Lake and Tabor Lake areas. Richmond...
St George Signs MoU with Técnicas Reunidas for Araxá Rare Earths
St George Mining of Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Spain’s Técnicas Reunidas to test rare‑earth processing on samples from Brazil’s Araxá deposit, the largest hard‑rock REE resource in South America. The MoU will deploy Técnicas Reunidas’ RARETECH technology to produce...
