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Articles from the January 24, 2025 edition


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  • Bands of brilliant green northern lights over a camp during the winter.

    More Vital rare earths, niobium in NWT

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jan 20, 2025

    Upgraded Tardiff resource estimate is being incorporated into a scoping study for developing a mine at the large REE deposit at Nechalacho. Vital Metals Ltd. Jan. 20 reported a significant upgrade to Tardiff, including the first time that niobium has been included in a resource estimate for this large rare earths deposit in Canada's Northwest Territories. According to the new calculation, Tardiff hosts 48.6 million metric tons of measured and indicated resources averaging...

  • A drill perched on a mountainside under a thick band of green Northern Lights.

    A significant copper upgrade for Palmer

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jan 20, 2025

    Higher grades result in a 16% increase in copper in indicated resources; SE Alaska project's inferred resources grow by 25%. American Pacific Corp. Jan. 20 announced a significant upgrade to the mineral resource estimate for its Palmer copper-zinc-gold-silver project in Southeast Alaska. The company gained full ownership of Palmer last November when its partner, Dowa Metals & Mining Alaska Ltd., agreed to sign over its joint venture interest and pay American Pacific $10...