Sprott Acquires 9.9% Stake in American Eagle with $17M Investment

American Eagle Gold’s NAK drilling program Credit: Henry Lazenby at The Northern Miner Eric Sprott is backing British Columbia-focused junior American Eagle Gold (TSXV: AE) with a C$23 million ($16.8 million) investment for a 9.9% equity stake. In a statement on Friday, American Eagle said the Canadian billionaire acquired 19.2 million common shares of the company, […]
Canada’s Push for Critical Minerals Encounters Funding Challenges: RBC

Canada has channelled just 11% of its mining capital into critical minerals over the past 25 years, leaving the country behind global peers as demand for strategic resources accelerates, a new RBC report shows. More than C$700 billion ($512 billion) has been raised in Canadian mining equity and mergers and acquisitions since 2000, with 70% […]
Venezuela Sells Gold Amid Severe Dollar Shortage Last Year

Stock image. Venezuela’s central bank sold nearly six tons of gold in the second half of last year as the country faced crippling dollars shortages due to US restrictions on oil exports. The sales are revealed in the central bank’s financial statements published on the institution’s website. The operations were mostly carried out in December, […]
First Phosphate Applauds Addition of Phosphate to the Canadian List of Critical Minerals Essential for Clean Technology

First Phosphate Applauds Addition of Phosphate to the Canadian List of Critical Minerals Essential for Clean Technology Saguenay, Quebec – February 27, 2026 – First Phosphate Corp. (“First Phosphate” or the “Company”) (CSE: PHOS) (OTCQX: FRSPF) (OTCQX ADR: FPHOY) (FSE: KD0) applauds the amendment to the 2025 Canadian federal budget which passed yesterday to include phosphate […]
India Broadens Regulations for $385 Billion Equity Funds to Include Gold Investments

Gold bullion. Credit: Adobe Stock / photobc1. India’s market regulator has allowed the country’s $385 billion actively managed equity funds to park more of their money in gold and silver, giving them greater flexibility at a time when global demand for hard assets is rising. Under revised rules by the Securities and Exchange Board of […]
Troilus Mining

Troilus Mining (TSX: TLG)) / (OTCQX: CHXMF) is prudently advancing a tier-1 N. American Gold (“Au“) – Copper (“Cu“) project. It’s transitioning from development to construction readiness for what will be one of Canada’s largest new Au/Cu mines of the 2020s. The Company recently completed a rebrand to Troilus Mining, reflecting the multi-metal nature (Au, […]
Lundin Leverages Space Technology to Discover More Gold in Ecuador

Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG) has enlisted Australian space company Fleet Space Technologies to sharpen drill targeting and cut exploration risk at its Fruta del Norte mine in southeastern Ecuador as it pushes to extend the asset’s life amid strong gold prices. The Canadian miner plans to spend $100 million this year on exploration at Fruta […]
Nevada Lithium Resources, so much blue-sky potential!

Since 2021, two dozen economic studies have used Lithium (“Li“) carbonate prices ranging from US$18,000-$30,513/tonne, with a median of ~$23,500, driving a median post-tax IRR of ~26%. This does not include hard rock Li spodumene-only projects. Many, if not most, projects now need $25,000+/t due to meaningful cost inflation from PEA/PFS/BFS studies dating back 1.5+ […]
First Phosphate Announces American Depositary Receipt Program Under Ticker Symbol FPHOY

First Phosphate Announces American Depositary Receipt Program Under Ticker Symbol FPHOY Saguenay, Quebec – February 25, 2026 – First Phosphate Corp. (“First Phosphate” or the “Company”) (CSE: PHOS) (OTCQX: FRSPF) (OTCQX ADR: FPHOY) (FSE: KD0) is pleased to announce the launch of its sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (“ADR”) program to increase exposure to American […]
Hycroft Mining Rises Sharply Following Sprott Share Acquisition

A drill rig at Hycroft Mining’s namesake project in Nevada. Credit: Hycroft Mining Hycroft Mining Holding (Nasdaq: HYMC) soared on Tuesday after a securities filing revealed that Canadian billionaire mining investor Eric Sprott has continued to buy the stock despite its price skyrocketing over the past year. Sprott, one of the company’s biggest investors, recently […]