Abitibi Metals posts 2.3% copper at B26 in Quebec
Abitibi Metals (CSE: AMQ; US-OTC: AMQFF) reported more strong copper mineralization on Thursday at its B26 deposit in western Quebec after results earlier in the week and in March. Drill hole…
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Explorers need majors to fund innovation: report
Explorers depend almost exclusively on established miners for innovation even though larger companies restrain their pioneering research, according to a new study. Almost 90% of the industry says explorers don’t…
Thesis Gold gains on new resource hiking Lawyers-Ranch tonnage in B.C.’s Toodoggone area
Thesis Gold (TSXV: TAU; US-OTC: THSGF) says an updated resource at the combined Lawyers-Ranch gold silver project in British Columbia increases the tonnage by nearly a third compared with a 2022…
Barrick’s Mali mine feeds Russian war machine, advocacy group says
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) faced criticism outside its annual general meeting on Tuesday in Toronto for supporting Malian rulers with ties to Russia. The operator of the Loulo-Gounkoto…
Bullion demand rises on central banks, East-West investor flip-flop, gold council says
Gold demand increased 3% during the first quarter because of buying by central banks, Asian investors and jewellers, the World Gold Council says in a new report. Purchases rose to…
Grid drills 4.7% lithium at Falcon West project in Manitoba as part of critical minerals hub
Grid Metals (TSXV: GRDM; US-OTC: MSMGF) says its first drilling at the Falcon West project bodes well for building a critical minerals resource in southeast Manitoba where it also has…
Abitibi Metals probes new copper area at B26 in Quebec
Abitibi Metals (CSE: AMQ; US-OTC: AMQFF) says a new copper target west of its B26 polymetallic deposit in northern Quebec shows potential for expanding the project. Assays from the Satellite West…
South Africa votes 30 years after Mandela’s victory but mining challenges persist
South Africa goes to the polls on May 29 after three decades of democracy but even a transformed mining sector faces persistent challenges, the industry says. South Africa has produced…
Alpha drill results expand gold zones at Kerkasha project in Eritrea where Italians used to mine
Alpha Exploration (TSXV: ALEX) says drill results extend mineralization at the Kerkasha gold project in Eritrea with a double-digit grams assay. Drill hole ABRD113 cut 5 metres grading 11.03 grams gold per…
BHP offers to buy Anglo American for US$39B
BHP (LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has made a tentative all-share offer valued at £31.1 billion (US$38.8 billion) to take over Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and become the world’s…
Honda invests $15 billion in Ontario auto plants
Honda Motor is spending about $15 billion in Ontario to build four new vehicle and battery plants, the company and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday. Honda is to…
Equinox Gold buys out Orion for almost US$1B as it readies Greenstone for first gold
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX) is buying partner Orion Mine Finance’s 40% stake in their new Greenstone gold mine in Ontario for US$995 million in cash and shares as it…