Video: West Red Lake Gold works to restart Madsen mine
West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSXV: WRLG; US-OTC: WRLGF) aims to complete a prefeasibility study by the end of the year, setting the stage for a planned restart of the…
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Solaris issues in-pit resource for ‘world class’ Warintza copper project in Ecuador
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) has provided a mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the in-pit portion of its Warintza project in southeastern Ecuador in support of an upcoming pre-feasibility…
Founders Metals hits new high on Antino results
Shares of Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) surged to a record intra-day high Monday after the company announced promising assay results from its 2024 drill program at its flagship Antino…
Karora shareholders back Westgold Merger
Shareholders of Canada’s Karora Resources (TSX: KRR; US-OTC: KRRGF) have voted nearly unanimously in favour of a A$1.23 billion (US$817 million) acquisition by Australia’s Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX). The final…
Video: Targa bets on Opinaca gold discovery as lithium focus dims
The record gold price has prompted Canadian-focused Targa Exploration (CSE: TEX; US-OTC: TRGEF) to change tack, CEO Cameron Tymstra said in an interview. Targa acquired the Opinaca project in Quebec…
Yukon might assume Victoria Gold accident cleanup
The Yukon government is considering taking over the cleanup at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine as the company struggles with the scale of remediation work. Lauren Haney, deputy minister…
Zambia, US, and Canada slowest for mine development: S&P Global
According to a new report by S&P Global, the United States has the second-longest lead times in the world for developing a new mine. Mines in the U.S. go from…
ACG opts for US$290M copper mine in Turkey after dead US$1B nickel deal
ACG Acquisition (LSE: ACG), founded by a mining executive who helped create aluminum giant Rusal, is taking another stab at green metals after a US$1 billion deal last year failed to…
Video: Junior market dominated by ‘the lame, the halt and the blind,’ says Rule
Over two-thirds of today’s junior miners are essentially worthless, says resource speculator Rick Rule. The problem is the market has trouble spotting the gems with high-quality assets, which often end…
JV Video: Callinex Mines moves Pine Bay ahead in tough junior market
Callinex Mines (TSXV: CNX; US-OTC: CLLXF) released an initial resource last year for the Rainbow deposit at its Pine Bay volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project in Manitoba. It then followed that…
Centamin boosts Doropo gold project economics in Côte d’Ivoire
Centamin (TSX:CEE; LSE:CEY) says its definitive feasibility study (DFS) improves the Doropo gold project in Côte d’Ivoire by reducing community impacts while returning capital to investors in about two years….
In shadow of Victoria Gold accident, workers claim lax safety culture at site
Update: Comments from the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board were added on July 26. A landslide that’s stopped production at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine in the Yukon may…