Newsroom

Metals & Mining

Dig into the latest Metals and Mining news in our newsroom, where we provide breaking updates, industry insights, and market trends. From exploration and production to sustainability and innovation, stay connected to the stories shaping the future of this vital sector.

All News

Chesapeake Gold Announces Upsize of Previously Announced Bought Deal Public Offering to $15 Million and Non-Brokered Private Placement With Participation by Eric Sprott
Metals & MiningIPO

Chesapeake Gold Announces Upsize of Previously Announced Bought Deal Public Offering to $15 Million and Non-Brokered Private Placement With Participation by Eric Sprott

January 12, 2026 3:33 PM

Chesapeake Gold Corp. (TSXV:CKG) ("Chesapeake" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that due to significant investor demand, the Company and Red Cloud Securities Inc. ("Red Cloud"), as lead underwriter and sole bookrunner on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters (collectively, the "Underwriters"), have agreed to increase its previously announced "bought deal" public offering (the "Underwritten Offering") from $10,000,002.60 to $15,000,300....

Read more
BrightRock Gold Completes FINRA-Approved Name, Ticker and CUSIP Change to North America Lithium and Gold Corp. (NALG)
Metals & MiningCompany Name Change

BrightRock Gold Completes FINRA-Approved Name, Ticker and CUSIP Change to North America Lithium and Gold Corp. (NALG)

January 12, 2026 9:15 AM

BrightRock Gold Corp. (OTCID:BRGC) is pleased to announce that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has officially approved the Company's corporate name change to North America Lithium and Gold Corporation and corresponding ticker and CUSIP update.FINRA published the corporate action on its January 9, 2026 daily list, with the change taking effect at market open on January 12, 2026. Beginning on that date, the Company's common...

Read more
PPX Mining Provides Construction Progress Update on Gold and Silver Processing Plant
Metals & MiningCompany Update

PPX Mining Provides Construction Progress Update on Gold and Silver Processing Plant

January 12, 2026 9:00 AM

PPX Mining Corp. (TSX.V:PPX)(BVL:PPX) (the "Company" or "PPX") is pleased to provide an update on the ongoing construction of its processing plant, which continues to advance toward completion and commissioning.Since the Company's last construction update in November 2025, substantial progress has been achieved across all major plant areas. Civil works are now largely complete, allowing construction activities to transition into equipment...

Read more
Fortitude Gold Commences Scarlet South Mine Operations
Metals & MiningCompany Update

Fortitude Gold Commences Scarlet South Mine Operations

January 12, 2026 9:00 AM

Fortitude Gold Corp. (OTCQB:FTCO) (the "Company") today announced its Scarlet South Mine has commenced operations and has delivered its first shipment of mineralization to the Company's Isabella Pearl gold processing facility. Fortitude Gold is a gold producer, developer, and explorer with operations in Nevada, U.S.A. offering investors exposure to both gold production and dividend yield.The Scarlet South Mine is an open-pit project located...

Read more
Sky Gold Corp. Assigns Shebandowan Star Lake Option to Gold X2
Metals & MiningCompany Update

Sky Gold Corp. Assigns Shebandowan Star Lake Option to Gold X2

January 12, 2026 9:00 AM

SKY GOLD CORP. ("Sky" or the "Company") (TSX.V:SKYG)(US:SRKZF) announces it has signed a definitive agreement (the "Definitive Agreement") with Gold X2 Mining Inc. ("Gold X2")(TSXV: AUXX ) whereby Gold X2 will acquire, in stages, Sky Gold's interest in an option agreement (the "Option Agreement") for the Star Lake claims located approximately 60 kilometres west of the City of Thunder Bay, in northwestern Ontario (see initial PR dated March 23,...

Read more
NextSource Materials Executes Term Sheets with Strategic Investors and Local Capital Partners to Advance Towards Final Investment Decision for its Proposed UAE Battery Anode Facility
Metals & MiningCompany Update

NextSource Materials Executes Term Sheets with Strategic Investors and Local Capital Partners to Advance Towards Final Investment Decision for its Proposed UAE Battery Anode Facility

January 12, 2026 8:40 AM

NextSource Materials Inc. (TSX:NEXT)(OTCQB:NSRCF) ("NextSource" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has finalized multiple term sheets with strategic investors to fund Phase 1 of the Company's proposed Battery Anode Facility ("BAF") in the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi in the UAE. These term sheets indicate substantial progress in the Company's strategic financing process and further reinforces the Company's path towards the final...

Read more
Sidney Resources Confirms Successful Metallurgical Isolation of Iridium at Warren District
Metals & MiningCompany Update

Sidney Resources Confirms Successful Metallurgical Isolation of Iridium at Warren District

January 12, 2026 8:00 AM

Sidney Resources Corporation (OTCID:SDRC) ("Sidney" or the "Company") is pleased to report a significant metallurgical milestone achieved through ongoing processing and testing at its Warren District project in Idaho. Recent work has successfully produced metallic smelter "buttons" containing iridium, marking a key technical advancement in the Company's polymetallic development program.Figure 1: Heavy mineral concentrate prior to smelting....

Read more
Wide Gold Intercepts Extend Colosseum Resource Zones
Metals & MiningCompany Update

Wide Gold Intercepts Extend Colosseum Resource Zones

January 12, 2026 8:00 AM

Dateline Resources Limited (ASX:DTR)(OTCQB:DTREF)(FSE:YE1) (Dateline or the Company) is pleased to announce drilling results at its 100%-owned Colosseum Gold and Rare Earth Element (REE) Project in San Bernardino County, California. The results from a further six diamond and ten reverse circulation (RC) holes drilled around the South and North Pits have provided gold assay results that improve the continuity of mineralisation and in several...

Read more
Chesapeake Gold Announces $10.0 Million Bought Deal Public Offering
Metals & MiningCompany Update

Chesapeake Gold Announces $10.0 Million Bought Deal Public Offering

January 12, 2026 7:33 AM

Chesapeake Gold Corp. (TSXV:CKG) ("Chesapeake" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into an agreement with Red Cloud Securities Inc. ("Red Cloud"), as lead underwriter and sole bookrunner on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters (collectively, the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase for resale 2,380,953 units of the Company (each, a "Unit") at a price of $4.20 per Unit (the...

Read more
Clinton Smyth will Lead Eskay Mining Exploration in 2026
Metals & MiningCompany Update

Clinton Smyth will Lead Eskay Mining Exploration in 2026

January 12, 2026 7:30 AM

Eskay Mining Corp. ("Eskay" or the "Company") (TSXV:ESK)(OTC PINK:ESKYF)(Frankfurt:KN7)(WKN:A0YDPM)is pleased to announce that Clinton Smyth has joined the Company in the capacity of Chief Geologist responsible for the Company's 2026 exploration program. Mr. Smyth will direct the continuation of the successful exploration of the past two seasons on the new discovery along the C10- Vermillion-Ted Morris (TM) trend situated in the southern portion...

Read more
Slam Acquires New Gold-Antimony Project
Metals & MiningCompany Update

Slam Acquires New Gold-Antimony Project

January 12, 2026 7:23 AM

SLAM Exploration Ltd. (TSXV:SXL) ("SLAM" or the "Company") is pleased to report the acquisition of the Harry Brook gold-antimony project, which hosts a high-grade quartz float occurrence (1428) grading 1,320 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold, a bedrock occurrence (1433) grading 0.965 g/t gold, and an antimony float occurrence (1216) grading 24.25% antimony.The Harry Brook project comprises three gold-antimony mineral claims covering approximately...

Read more
Azarga Metals Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement
Metals & MiningCompany Update

Azarga Metals Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement

January 12, 2026 7:00 AM

AZARGA METALS CORP. ("Azarga Metals" or the "Company") (TSX-V:AZR) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") of up to 10,000,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.10 per Unit, for gross proceeds of up to $1,000,000. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one-half of one share purchase warrant (each whole share purchase warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to...

Read more
NioCorp Reports Final Assay Results From the Department of War-Funded Elk Creek Drilling Campaign
Metals & MiningCompany Update

NioCorp Reports Final Assay Results From the Department of War-Funded Elk Creek Drilling Campaign

January 12, 2026 7:00 AM

NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NB), a leading U.S. critical minerals developer, today announced the final assay results from its completed 2025 drilling campaign at the Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project (the "Elk Creek Project") in southeast Nebraska.The assay results reported are consistent with the Company's expectations and reinforce confidence in the continuity and grade of mineralization within the targeted...

Read more
Following Completion of Expansion Concept Studies HyProMag USA Advances Expansion to Three States Supporting a Path To Triple U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Capacity by 2029
Metals & MiningCompany Update

Following Completion of Expansion Concept Studies HyProMag USA Advances Expansion to Three States Supporting a Path To Triple U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Capacity by 2029

January 12, 2026 7:00 AM

CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased to note today's press release by HyProMag USA, LLC ("HyProMag USA"), its U.S.-based joint venture rare earth permanent magnet recycling and manufacturing company.HyProMag USA announced the completion of expansion concept studies (the "Expansion Concept Study") and will commence pre-feasibility studies for HyProMag USA's Plants located in South Carolina and Nevada,...

Read more
Eagle Plains Announces Fully Funded Drill Program at the George Lake Critical Metals Project, Saskatchewan
Metals & MiningCompany Update

Eagle Plains Announces Fully Funded Drill Program at the George Lake Critical Metals Project, Saskatchewan

January 12, 2026 7:00 AM

Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSXV:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains") is pleased to announce that planning is underway for its upcoming 2026 diamond drill program at the 100% owned George Lake Project. Drilling is expected to commence in late January and will include approximately 1650m of diamond drilling.The 2026 program is driven by results from geophysical and technical work, paired with advanced interpretation to prioritize targets....

Read more
Santa Elena Gold Project - Corporate Update
Metals & MiningCompany Update

Santa Elena Gold Project - Corporate Update

January 12, 2026 6:00 AM

The company is pleased to announce to our shareholders that Mexus Gold US. a Nevada Corporation, is current and in active, good standing status with the Nevada Secretary of State.Mexus Gold US, voluntarily chose to temporarily stop our full reporting OTC status in 2024. Mexus Gold US is currently not publicly traded. Our decision to stop trading was based on conserving the $150.000.00 plus per vegrin admin accounting and exchange costs to stav...

Read more
NioCorp Provides Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results for the Three- and Six-Month Periods Ended December 31, 2025
Metals & MiningEarnings

NioCorp Provides Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results for the Three- and Six-Month Periods Ended December 31, 2025

January 12, 2026 6:00 AM

NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp," "our," or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NB) today provided its preliminary unaudited financial results for the three- and six-month periods ended December 31, 2025.As of December 31, 2025, the Company had a record cash balance of $307 million following a period of significant derisking of the Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project (the "Project"). During the six-month period, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded Elk...

Read more
FireFox Identifies Promising New Drill Targets at Mustajärvi Gold Project, Lapland, Finland
Metals & MiningCompany Update

FireFox Identifies Promising New Drill Targets at Mustajärvi Gold Project, Lapland, Finland

January 12, 2026 5:30 AM

FireFox Gold Corp. (TSX.V:FFOX)(OTCQB:FFOXF)("FireFox" or the "Company") is pleased to share an exploration update from its 100%-held Mustajärvi Gold Project in Lapland, Finland. New drill targets have emerged well away from previously reported high-grade drill results in the Northeast and East Zones. The new targets are based on new gold anomalies in base-of-till (BoT) sampling and geophysical anomalies, both of which correlate with attractive...

Read more
Apex Secures Drill Contractor and Sets Planned Mobilization for Drilling at Rift
Metals & MiningCompany Update

Apex Secures Drill Contractor and Sets Planned Mobilization for Drilling at Rift

January 12, 2026 3:01 AM

Apex Critical Metals Corp. (CSE:APXC)(OTCQX:APXCF)(FWB:KL9) ("Apex" or the "Company"), a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the identification and development of critical and strategic metals, is pleased to announce that Boart Longyear has been secured as the drilling contractor at the Company's flagship Rift Rare Earth Project, located within the Elk Creek Carbonatite Complex in southeastern Nebraska, U.S.A.Boart Longyear is a...

Read more
Mkango Resources Limited - Hypromag USA Advances Expansion To Three States
Metals & MiningRegulatory

Mkango Resources Limited - Hypromag USA Advances Expansion To Three States

January 12, 2026 2:10 AM

Mkango Resources Ltd (AIM:MKA)(TSX-V:MKA) (the "Company" or "Mkango") is pleased to announce an update from HyProMag USA, LLC ("HyProMag USA") onthe completion of expansion concept studies (the "Expansion Concept Study") and the commencement of pre-feasibility studies for HyProMag USA's Plants located in South Carolina and Nevada, marking a significant step toward tripling its domestic manufacturing capacity by 2029. The studies support HyProMag...

Read more

Join the thousands of ACCESS Newswire customers today who are getting millions of views on their news.


Check out our flexible subscription and pay as you go pricing

and packages.

Use Code NEWS10 for 10% off  of your first purchase.


Latest Blog Posts

Visit our blogs for press release tips, media engagement

Strategies, and Product Comparisons.

Executive delivering prepared remarks from an earnings call script
By Jennifer Hammers July 9, 2026
How to write earnings call prepared remarks that land — structure, length, the safe-harbor open, non-GAAP language, and building remarks around your strategy.
IR
By Brian Balbirnie July 8, 2026
A practical earnings call preparation checklist for IR teams — the two-week runway, consensus, logistics, Q&A prep, and Reg FD-clean disclosure timing.
ACCESS Newswire guide on AI investor relations — how AI assistants read company earnings disclosures
By Jennifer Hammers July 6, 2026
AI assistants read your earnings within minutes. Learn how IR teams make disclosures AI-readable — and how the LLM Citation Score measures your visibility.
What does Meltwater cost in 2026, and what are the alternatives? Meltwater resells press release dis
By Jennifer Hammers June 22, 2026
What does Meltwater cost in 2026, and what are the alternatives? See how ACCESS Newswire compares on distribution, data, and price.
A logo for accesswire next to a logo for rack
By Jennifer Hammers June 21, 2026
Compare Muck Rack vs ACCESS Newswire on pricing, features, and alternatives. See how ACCESS Newswire adds distribution, pitching, and analytics.
A blue and white logo with a check mark next to it
By Jennifer Hammers June 19, 2026
Compare Business Wire vs ACCESS Newswire on pricing and capabilities — and how ACCESS delivers comparable reach at a fraction of the cost.
Show More




Discover the news
by Industry:


Need help with your PR Strategy?
Learn more about our
professional PR Services today:

.MEDIA PRO 
Want to get noticed
by the Media but don’t
know how? 

.TOTAL PRO

Need full support to 

Optimize your PR

Efforts?