Miners laud bill to end Nova Scotia uranium ban
Nova Scotia’s plans to end its decades-long ban on uranium mining and exploration would allow the province to play a key role in the world’s clean energy supply chain, says…
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Graphite One triples Alaska project’s reserves
Canadian junior Graphite One (TSXV: GPH) has published preliminary results from a new feasibility study on its Graphite Creek project in Alaska, revealing a threefold increase in projected production compared to earlier…
PDAC JV video: Argenta Silver to part re-log 100,000m of drill core, exec says
Frank Giustra-backed Argenta Silver (TSXV: AGAG) is re-logging part of 100,000 metres of old core from its El Quevar project in Salta, Argentina. In a video interview, Joaquin Marias, vice-president…
PDAC JV video: Golden Pursuit preps for discovery at sub-Arctic Gordon Lake, CEO says
Golden Pursuit Resources (TSXV: GDP) plans to drill up to 100,000 metres at its Gordon Lake assets in the Northwest Territories. Gordon Lake is in the sub-Arctic, making prospecting tricky,…
PDAC JV video: Longer METC tenure helps industry more, PearTree execs say
Canada’s failure to extend the mineral exploration tax credit (METC) beyond two years permanently keeps the junior mining sector in limbo, PearTree Securities says. A two-year extension, announced on March…
PDAC JV video: Earn‑in deal sets stage for mining restart at Matagami camp, Nuvau CEO says
An earn-in venture with Glencore (LSE: GLEN) that’s set to close later this year is to give Nuvau Minerals (TSX: NMC) control of the historical Matagami Mining Camp in Quebec….
PDAC JV video: Kingfisher grows Golden Triangle holdings as drilling looms, CEO says
Kingfisher Metals (TSXV: KFR; US-OTC: KGFMF) has amassed the largest contiguous land position in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle, CEO Dustin Perry says. Its 849 sq. km of holdings hold the…
PDAC JV video: Royalty ownership exposes EMX to new discoveries, CEO says
EMX Royalty (TSXV: EMX; NYSE-AM: EMX) has mixed prospecting with royalty writing to build a portfolio of 140 royalties delivering eight consecutive quarters of free cash flow, CEO David Cole…
Generation hikes Marathon estimated output
Generation Mining (TSXV: GENM) released an updated feasibility study for its long-delayed Marathon palladium-copper project in northwestern Ontario that boosts estimated output as well as construction costs. Shares rose. Marathon is…
Omai reports double-digit gold in Guyana
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG, OTCQB: OMGGF) says strong new assays will boost its Guyana site’s potential in a resource update due by mid-year. Hole 25ODD-101 at WeNot, one of two…
First Nations slam BC mining claims framework
British Columbia’s new framework requiring consultation with First Nations before registering mining claims misses the mark for consulting with Indigenous groups, First Nations say. The new consultation Mineral Claims Consultation…
Deep-sea mining scars last decades, but life returns
A new study led by Britain’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has revealed that the effects of a deep-sea mining experiment in the Pacific Ocean more than four decades ago are…