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TuesdayJan 09, 2024 11:49 am

MiningNewsBreaks — Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) Executes MOU with Defense Metals

Ucore Rare Metals (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF), a leading developer of rare earth element (“REE”) processing technology, announced the execution of a nonbinding Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Defense Metals Corp. According to the announcement, the MOU defines an enhanced working relationship between the two companies as they collaborate to explore opportunities as they move toward commercialization efforts for a North American rare earth element (“REE”) supply chain. One of the first projects entails Defense Metals shipping a mixed rare earth carbonate sample from its Wicheeda REE deposit to Ucore's RapidSX(TM) Commercialization and Demonstration Facility in Ontario. According to the…

TuesdayJan 09, 2024 10:46 am

MiningNewsBreaks — Reflex Advanced Materials Corp. (CSE: RFLX) (OTCQB: RFLXF) (FSE: HF2) Reports on Sale of Ontario-Based ZigZag Property

Reflex Advanced Materials (CSE: RFLX) (OTCQB: RFLXF) (FSE: HF2), a mineral exploration company, has sold 100% interest in its ZigZag Lake Lithium property to Metals Corp. The property is located near Crescent Lake, Ontario. The purchase agreement was dated Jan. 8, 2024. According to the announcement, Metals Corp. paid $400,000 to Reflex and issued one million common shares for the property. The announcement noted that, in connection with the closing of the acquisition, Reflex exercised its option in accordance with the mineral property option agreement dated Sept. 1, 2021, following which it conveyed the property title to the purchaser. According…

FridayJan 05, 2024 11:57 am

MiningNewsBreaks – Prospera Energy Inc. (TSX.V: PEI) (OTC: GXRFF) (FRA: OF6B) Recaps Successful Year, Eyes Robust 2024 Development Plans

Prospera (TSX.V: PEI) (OTC: GXRFF) (FRA: OF6B) has announced that 2023 was a highly successful year for the restructured company. Among the highlights, PEI reportedly drilled, completed and tied-in nine horizontal wells in heavy oil reservoir with initial production rates exceeding expectations at 100+bpd per well. The ninth well was rig released on Dec. 24 and was brought online on Dec. 28. Prospera also drilled a directional well accessing medium-light oil flowing at 500+ Bpd. The company attained gross peak rates of 1,800 boepd prior to year-end, excluding the production of the recently drilled and completed horizontals, and the shut-in…

ThursdayJan 04, 2024 12:09 pm

MiningNewsBreaks — Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) Announces Acquisition of Louisiana Facility for Future REE Processing Plant

Ucore Rare Metals (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF), a leading developer of rare earth element (“REE”) processing technology, has acquired an 80,800-square-foot brownfield facility in Alexandria, Louisiana. The company plans to use the structure, which is located on a 10-plus acre industrial parcel, for the development of its first commercial rare earth element (“REE”) processing facility. According to the announcement, Ucore has entered into a multidecade lease for the property with the England Economic and Industrial Development District (“EEIDD”). The facility is situated at the England Airpark, which is a former Air Force base dedicated to generating economic development in central Louisiana. Ucore…

FridayDec 29, 2023 11:53 am

MiningNewsBreaks — Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. (CSE: API) (OTCQX: APAAF) (FSE: A0I0) Releases Shareholder Letter Reviewing Year

Appia Rare Earths & Uranium (CSE: API) (OTCQX: APAAF) (FSE: A0I0), a publicly traded Canadian company in the rare earth element and uranium sectors, has released an end-of-year letter for its shareholders. Signed by company president Stephen Burega, the letter reviewed the year’s successes and achievements for the company. Highlights of the letter included the company’s expansion into Brazil through an earn-in agreement to acquire up to 70% interest in the PCH Ionic Adsorption Clay project in Goiás State; the hiring of of SGS Geological Services, led by Marc-Antoine Leporte, to prepare a Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) on its high-grade Ionic…

ThursdayDec 28, 2023 10:39 am

MiningNewsBreaks – Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR), Astron Corp. Enter MOU to Develop Australia-Based REE and Mineral Sands Project

Energy Fuels (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR), a leading U.S. producer of uranium, rare earth elements (“REE”) and vanadium, has entered into a nonbinding Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Astron Corporation Limited to jointly develop the Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands Project in Victoria, Australia. According to the MOU, Energy Fuels has exclusive rights through March 1, 2024, to conduct due diligence on the project and negotiate definitive and binding agreements regarding the joint venture. The agreement outlines plans for Energy Fuels to invest approximately $122 million to earn a 49% interest in the venture and to issue $17.5…

WednesdayDec 27, 2023 3:00 pm

MiningNewsBreaks — Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) Comments on China Ban on Export of REE Tech, Notes Company’s REE Focus Is of ‘Increasing Strategic Importance’

Ucore Rare Metals (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF), a leading developer of rare earth element (“REE”) processing technology, has released comments regarding the ban by China on the export of technology for the processing of rare earth elements (“REEs”). According to the statement, China announced a ban last week on the export of technology to produce REE permanent magnets and also confirmed its existing ban on technology associated with the separation of REEs. In the announcement, Ucore noted the Asian country’s “virtual monopoly” on the processing of heavy rare earth elements such as dysprosium, observing that Ucore’s current $4 million contract with…

ThursdayDec 21, 2023 3:26 pm

MiningNewsBreaks — Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) Completes Final Stage of Demo Plant Commissioning, Begins DOD Demonstration Program

Ucore Rare Metals (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF), a leading developer of rare earth element (“REE”) processing technology, has completed the third and final stage of planned commissioning procedures at the company's RapidSX(TM) Commercial Demonstration Plant; the company has also begun the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD") demonstration program. The demo plant is situated at Ucore's 5,000-square-foot RapidSX Commercialization and Demonstration Facility in Kingston, Ontario; the facility is operated by Ucore's commercialization partner, Kingston Process Metallurgy Inc. “Since early this year, the company has been testing, adjusting and optimizing its 52-stage demo plant to meet its RapidSX commercialization and demonstration deployment objectives…

ThursdayDec 21, 2023 2:48 pm

MiningNewsBreaks – Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) Commences Production at Three US Uranium Mines

Energy Fuels (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR), a leading U.S. producer of uranium, rare earth elements (“REE”) and vanadium, has begun uranium production at three of its permitted and developed uranium mines in response to strong uranium market conditions; those mines are located in Arizona and Utah. The company is also preparing two additional mines in Colorado and Wyoming for expected production within the next year while advancing permitting on several other large-scale U.S. mine projects in order to increase uranium production in the coming years. According to the announcement, nuclear energy is increasingly being recognized as a clean-energy resource around the world, with many buyers…

ThursdayDec 21, 2023 2:34 pm

MiningNewsBreaks – Reunion Gold Corp. (TSX.V: RGD) (OTCQX: RGDFF) Announces Settlement Agreement over Termination of Strategic Alliance

Reunion Gold (TSX.V: RGD) (OTCQX: RGDFF) has announced that, further to its news release of Feb. 13, 2023, it has settled the claim brought by Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: GOLD) on a mutually acceptable basis. According to the update, the company and Barrick have agreed that the strategic alliance agreement entered into by them on Feb. 3, 2019, has been terminated. The parties have no outstanding obligations under the agreement, and there are no properties subject to the agreement. A consent dismissal order will be entered in the Ontario Superior Court to dismiss the claim. To view the full press…

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