Lucara has two-pronged growth plan, CEO Eira Thomas says
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – The following is an edited excerpt of an interview with Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) president and CEO Eira Thomas, carried out by Dean MacPherson, head of…
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Ivanhoe advances ‘world’s best copper development’ at Kamoa-Kakula
It would not be a stretch to suggest Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) executive co-chairman Robert Friedland is probably the world’s best mining promoter. The Friedland legend started to…
Snapshot: Eight explorers and miners with ties to Africa
Africa has been long renowned in the mining industry as the continent with many of the largest and richest mineral deposits on Earth. Despite listing commodity prices and some political…
Red Pine builds up Wawa project in Ontario
The land package containing Red Pine Exploration’s (TSXV: RPX) Wawa gold project in Ontario hosts numerous historic mines that in their heyday produced more than 120,000 oz. gold. The largest…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: My project in Pakistan went ‘boom’
Half a day south of the N40 highway in Pakistan, the main road heading west to Iran through the Balochistan desert, lies the Ras Koh mountain range. Steep, rugged mountains…
Mining Energy Snapshot: Eight juniors active in world’s uranium hotspots
While uranium oxide prices continue to drift in the doldrums, several uranium companies have still raised a bit of money to explore and carry out modest programs. Here is a…
Agnico’s Meliadine reaches commercial production
Agnico Eagle Mines’ (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) Meliadine mine — it’s largest gold deposit in terms of resources — achieved commercial production ahead of schedule and below the initial capital…
Osisko finds new gold zone at Windfall
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has found a new and shallow gold zone 350 metres north of the main deposit at its Windfall property in Quebec, one of the highest grade…
Drill results boost Nighthawk Gold shares
Shares of Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) soared 21% to 44¢ following news of drill results at the junior’s Colomac project in the Northwest Territories. The first assay results…
Central banks, ETFs drive Q1 gold demand
The following is an edited summary from the World Gold Council, based on its “Gold Demand Trends Full Year and Q4 2018” report. To access the report, visit www.gold.org. Global…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Dodging drug smugglers in Western Pakistan
Western Pakistan is a fascinating place. It’s remote, arid, tribal, and these days, a Taliban stronghold — not the friendliest of spots for westerners planning on coming home still attached…
Northern Shield Resources investor presentation by Ian Bliss at CMS 2019
Northern Shield Resources president and CEO Ian Bliss gives an investor presentation on the company’s recent developments at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London on May 22, 2019.