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Juggernaut Exploration Appoints Manuele Lazzarotto, Ph.D. as President and COO
February 11, 2026
Juggernaut Exploration has appointed Manuele (Lele) Lazzarotto, Ph.D., as president and chief operating officer. Manuele Lazzarotto has more than a decade of experience in the mineral exploration industry, taking projects from inception to defined deposits. He has extensive experience in
United States Antimony Corp. to Construct Hydromet Processing Plant to Advance Critical Minerals
February 10, 2026
United States Antimony Corporation (USAC) said it has been involved since mid-2025 in funding and assisting with the development of a new hydrometallurgical (hydromet) processing facility for refining antimony and other critical minerals on a commercial scale associated with a
Bodies Found of Kidnapped Workers from Vizsla Silver’s Mine in Mexico
February 10, 2026
Jaime Castañeda said he identified the body of his 43-year-old geologist brother on Sunday by viewing photographs presented to him by officials at the federal attorney general’s local headquarters in the coastal Mexican city of Mazatlán, in the northwestern state
Domestic Metals Appoints Gord Neal as CEO
February 10, 2026
Domestic Metals has appointed Gordon Neal as chief executive officer. “I am very excited to lead the team at Domestic,” said Gordon Neal. “The increasing global demand for copper has been reflected in the rising price of the commodity. Add
Faraday Copper Completes Federal Permitting for Its Copper Creek Project, Arizona
February 9, 2026
The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) has completed the federal permitting for the Copper Creek Exploration Project. The mining project will conduct exploration drilling activities within the Copper Creek Mining District (also referred to as the Bunker Hill
Liberty Gold’s Black Pine Oxide Gold Project Gains FAST-41 Coverage, Idaho
February 9, 2026
Liberty Gold said its Black Pine Oxide Gold Project, located in southeastern Idaho, has been accepted into the U.S. Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Committee Council FAST-41 process as a covered project. Acceptance as a covered project provides access to the
Grande Portage Resources Files 2026 Plan of Operations for Its New Amalga Gold Project, Alaska
February 9, 2026
Grande Portage Resources said it has filed its 2026 plan of operations drill permit with the U.S. Forest Service for upcoming drilling and fieldwork at the New Amalga Gold Project in Southeast Alaska. “The filing of the 2026 plan of
Montana Mining Day to Honor State’s Mining Industry on Feb. 9
February 9, 2026
It’s not the same “miners-and-pick-and-shovel industry” it was 150 years ago. Today, mining is essential for cutting-edge technology, integral to countless facets of modern industry and even national security, said Matt Vincent, executive director of the Montana Mining Association. To
B.C. Approves Environmental Assessment for Skeena Resources’ Eskay Creek Mine, Canada
February 9, 2026
The B.C. government has issued an environmental assessment certificate that would permit an unused underground gold and silver mine in the Stikine Region to become an open-pit mine. On Monday, the Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals, Skeena Resources and
B.C. Opens Public Review of Glencore’s Elkford Coal Mine Expansion Proposal, Canada
February 9, 2026
B.C. residents can now weigh in on whether a coal mine in southeastern B.C. should be allowed to proceed with plans to expand operations. Glencore-owned Elk Valley Resources, which operates four mines producing steelmaking coal, has renewed a proposal to



















