Barrick and PNG reach deal over Porgera mine
Agreement ends a year-long standoff over the gold mine’s ownership and outlines plans to restart operations.
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Troilus expands Southwest zone on strike and down-dip
Drilling at the Southwest zone, 2.5 km southwest of the main mineral corridor at Troilus Gold’s (TSX: TLG) project in Quebec has stepped out the 2019 discovery by over 400…
Talisker steps out Bralorne gold system in BC
The latest drill results from Talisker Resources’ (TSX: TSK) past-producing Bralorne gold project in south-central B.C. hit new mineralization below historic workings and southeast of prior intercepts. With a resource…
Election result in Greenland could jeopardize Kvanefjeld project
A snap election on April 6 focused on mining, fishing and the environment, saw Greenland’s Inuit Ataqatigiit (Community of the People party) secure 37% of the votes, giving it 12…
Osisko releases PEA on ‘highly profitable’ gold mine at Windfall in Quebec
A preliminary economic assessment on Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK) Windfall project in Quebec’s James Bay region outlines a 3,100 tonne-per-day two-ramp underground mine with a process facility that would produce…
Rio Tinto kicks off lithium production in the US
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has kicked off lithium production from waste rock at a plant located at a borates mine it controls in the state of…
First Mining partners with Big Ridge on Newfoundland gold project
First Mining Gold (TSXV: FF; US-OTC: FFMGF) has entered into a definitive agreement with Big Ridge Gold (TSXV: BRAU), allowing the explorer to earn up to an 80% stake in…
RANKED: World’s top 10 nickel projects
While nickel is mostly used for stainless steel, the base metal has begun to take centre stage in the production of batteries in electric vehicles, as it is expected that…
Liberty Gold triples TV Tower resource in Turkey
Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD; US-OTC: LGDTF) has released a new resource estimate for its majority-owned TV Tower project in Turkey, tripling the existing resource on a gold-equivalent basis compared with…
Mason PEA from Hudbay suggests potential to double copper output
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) Mason porphyry copper project in Nevada outlines a large-scale open pit operation that could become the third-largest copper…
Arizona Metals raising $15M to triple Kay Mine drilling to 75,000 metres
Toronto-based Arizona Metals (TSXV: AMC; US-OTC: AZMCF) has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, led by Stifel GMP and Clarus Securities, to raise $15 million. The funds…
Three Ontario First Nations declare moratorium on Ring of Fire development
The Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, and Neskantaga First Nations in the James Bay lowlands of Ontario, Canada have declared a moratorium on “any development in or to facilitate access to the…