Copper

The former GM site in St. Catharines, slated for homes, contained toxic chemicals and heavy metals at alarming levels, detected in 2010 and 2012. Despite this, the site was rezoned for residential use in 2020 without public knowledge of the contamination. A recent release of environmental assessment documents reveals the extent of the contamination, including carcinogens and other hazardous substances, raising concerns for public health and the environment.

Island Passage Exploration Limited (IPX) commences Phase Four of its mineral exploration program on Bougainville Island, focusing on the Isina exploration license (EL02). The program has identified six prospect-scale areas of interest, including a high-grade gold-silver-copper vein system. IPX aims to earn a 70% interest in the tenement from Isina Resource Holdings Limited (IRHL).

Horizon Minerals and Poseidon Nickel merge to consolidate assets in WA Goldfields, aiming for sustainable gold production using Poseidon's Black Swan infrastructure. The merger includes a $14 million placement and aims to fast-track gold production with a 5-year mine plan. The combined entity targets 100kozpa standalone production and enhanced market relevance.

Alexander Sokolovsky’s research on polysubstance use at Brown’s CADRE, funded by a $12.3 million federal grant, aims to understand substance use decisions and their consequences, using day-by-day evaluations and biosensors to study cannabis’s impact on depression. CADRE, a NIH-recognized COBRE, seeks to develop a self-sustaining research facility in Rhode Island, emphasizing community engagement and collaborative research to address substance use and chronic disease.

Faraday Copper Corp. reports drill hole FCD-24-074 intersected 22.65 m at 1.31% copper within 50.20 m at 0.74% copper, delineating 400 m of mineralization at the Banjo breccia in Arizona's Copper Creek Project. The hole suggests significant copper concentration through supergene enrichment, with ongoing drilling focused on near-surface mineralization outside the resource area.

Ascendant Resources Inc. completed Phase I of its metallurgical test work optimization program for the Lagoa Salgada VMS project in Portugal, showing significant improvements in metal recoveries and concentrate grades: zinc recovery in PMS domain improved to 79% (from 70%) with a 43% concentrate grade, lead recovery stabilized at 53% with a 24% concentrate grade, and mercury content reduced through thermal treatment. Phase II, set to begin imminently, will focus on optimizing all domains and validating initial results, expected to be completed by late Q2 2025.

American Pacific reports high-grade underground sampling results at Madison Copper-Gold Project, with samples showing up to 45.50% Cu and 8.40 g/t Au, and plans to share further results in 4Q24.

Nimy Resources (ASX: NIM) discovered high-grade copper-nickel-cobalt-PGE mineralisation at Masson within its Mons nickel project in WA. Drilling results show a broad zone with up to 236m depth of high-grade copper lens, extending 240m along strike and 61.5m down-hole. Best assays include 13m at 0.62% copper, 5.58m at 1.27% copper, and 11m at 0.36% copper. Nimy's executive director, Luke Hampson, calls Masson a significant discovery, suggesting further exploration of magnetic and EM anomalies.

Charles Cockell proposes using bioengineered microbes to process organic materials on the moon, Mars, and beyond, turning them into industrial feedstocks for space colonies, potentially accelerating space exploration.