US markets rise, Jan. 7-11: Hecla, Pretium, Teck
Gold prices rose 0.2% to close the trading week at US$1,286.80, while the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index fell 0.2% to close at 71.71. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…
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TSX Venture rises, Jan. 7-11; Cobalt 27, K92, Ascot-IDM
Shares of Cobalt 27 Capital rose 26¢ to $4.44. In January 2019, the company bought Westgold Resources’ royalty on the Mount Marion lithium mine in Western Australia for $240,400, plus…
GGX drills more high grade at Gold Drop in BC
GGX Gold (GGX; US-OTC; GGXXF) continues to cut near surface high-grade gold mineralization at its 56-sq.-km Gold Drop property near Greenwood in southern British Columbia. The results come from a…
Benchmark extends Phoenix zone in BC’s Golden Triangle
Benchmark Metals (TSXV: BNCH; US-OTC: CYRTF) has expanded the Phoenix zone at its Lawyers gold-silver project in B.C.’s Golden Triangle after intersecting gold and silver mineralization in step out drilling…
Silvercrest cuts high grade at Las Chispas
Silvercrest Metals (TSXV: SIL; NYSE: SILV) continues cutting high grade mineralization at its Las Chispas silver property in Sonora, Mexico. The latest results from a phase three infill drill program…
Juggernaut drills new gold zone at Midas in BC
Juggernaut Exploration (TSXV: JUGR; US-OTC: JUGRF) has discovered a new gold zone on its Midas gold property in northwestern B.C. after drilling 6.85 grams gold per tonne over 9 metres…
Sun Metals shows polymetallic potential at Stardust
Sun Metals (TSXV: SUNM; US-OTC: SMTTF) has announced the final results from its 15,000-metre, 2018 drill program at its Stardust polymetallic project in north-central British Columbia. Notable intercepts from the…
US markets rise, Dec. 24-28
The gold price continued a strong December push, rising 1.9% to US$1,280.40. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 1.4% to 69.68 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.7%…
Irving Resources granted drill permit in Japan
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has approved Irving Resources’ (CSX: IRV) Otoineppu prospecting plan at its Omu Sinter prospect, part of its 100% owned Omu gold-silver project near…
Power Ore picks up historic Opemiska complex
Power Ore (TSXV: PORE) is buying the Opemiska copper mine complex in Quebec from Explorateurs-Innovateurs de Québec (Ex-In), a private company. Opemiska consists of two past-producing underground mines operated by…
Outlook Snapshot: Eight juniors with plans for a busy 2019
The junior exploration and development scene is still in high gear in North America, with many juniors planning for extensive work programs in 2019 at precious and base metal projects…
Wisconsin court rejects lawsuit over Aquila Resources wetlands permit
A Wisconsin district court has dismissed a lawsuit by the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin’s lawsuit against both the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…