Resource Big News Roundup: MGX Minerals Announces Deployment of First Rapid Lithium Extraction System; Westhaven Drills 1.65 Metres of 175 g/t Gold and 249 g/t Silver at Shovelnose; Dajin and Cypress Development Pursue Joint Venture on Alkali Spring Valley Lithium Property

This week, the S&P/TSX Composite index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) steadily dropped. On Friday, the index rose slightly due to gains in mining, industrial shares and strong job data. The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX), meanwhile, continued its trend from last week and steadily dropped.

In case you missed it, here is this week’s resource big news roundup:

Critical:

• Progressive Planet Procures Processing and Product Development Facilities in Vernon, BC
• Primary Energy Metals Announces Listing on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
• First Cobalt Intersects High Grade Mineralization at Iron Creek
• Leading Edge Materials Signs Letter of Intent With Graphmatech AB To Develop Graphene Production Joint Venture in Sweden
• Maxtech Signs Option to Acquire Utah Vanadium Claims

Energy:

• Plateau Reports Additional Preliminary Metallurgy Results
• Dajin and Cypress Development Pursue Joint Venture on Alkali Spring Valley Lithium Property
• MGX Minerals Announces Deployment of First Rapid Lithium Extraction System

Precious:

• Asante Gold Now Soliciting Bids for JV or Buyout of Kubi Gold Project, Ghana
• Pacton Gold Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Mining Leases in Western Australia’s Pilbara Mining Region
• Searchlight Resources Options 4 Claims in Saskatchewan from Diamond Projects
• White Gold Drills 23.44 g/t Gold and 145 g/t Silver Over 24.38m from Surface Ending in Mineralization at Vertigo Discovery
• Westhaven Drills 1.65 Metres of 175 g/t Gold and 249 g/t Silver at Shovelnose
• Metallis Commences Drilling at Thunder North
• Wallbridge Intersects 74.90 g/t Gold Over 5.66 Metres At Its Fenelon Gold Property
• Telson Mining Corporation Updates Tahuehueto Mine Underground Development Program and Exposes New and Targeted Veins

To see our previous Resource Investing Big News Roundups, please click here.