Victoria Gold’s John McConnell on launching a mine during a pandemic
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX) commenced production at its Eagle heap-leach mine in the Yukon on July 1 – perhaps the only new gold mine in the world to launch in…
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Yamana raises dividend 50% on blowout earnings
Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY; LSE: AUY) announced drill results that provide further support for the development of a future underground operation at the East Gouldie, Odyssey and East…
QMX Gold drills high-grade at River target in Quebec
QMX Gold (TSXV: QMX) has drilled 44.4 grams gold per tonne over 2 metres from 170 metres downhole at its River Target, 1 km west of the past-producing Herbin mine…
Diamond market shows signs of revival
After being virtually shut down since March, the diamond market has slowly come back to life. This fall, De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, has reported a…
Osisko Royalties spins out Osisko Development, raises $100M
Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; NYSE:OR) has announced the spin-out, through a reverse-takeover transaction (RTO), of Osisko Development. The newly formed developer will hold the past-producing Cariboo gold project in…
Regulus partners with Osisko Gold Royalties on AntaKori in Peru
Regulus Resources (TSXV: REG; US-OTC: RGLSF) and Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) have announced a strategic partnership that grants Osisko rights on existing royalties covering claims on Regulus’ AntaKori copper-gold-silver project…
Central Asia Metals reports tailings leak in North Macedonia
Central Asia Metals (AIM: CAML) has reported that tailings from its Sasa zinc-lead mine have leaked into a local river in North Macedonia. The leakage, discovered at 5 a.m. on…
Renard diamond mine to restart in challenging market
Operations at the Renard diamond mine in Quebec will restart this month, after a six-month suspension, Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR) has announced. The September restart follows a full review…
Agnico, Yamana target underground potential at Canadian Malartic
Joint-venture partners Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) and Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) will begin construction of an underground ramp at their Canadian Malartic open pit mine, 25 km…
Canada’s top 10 royalty and streaming companies
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, Canadian-headquartered royalty and streaming companies by market capitalization, as of late-June 2020. 1. Franco-Nevada Market capitalization: US$26.40 billion Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) continues…
Falco deal with Glencore key to Horne 5 development
Falco Resources’ (TSXV: FPC) Horne 5 project contains 7 million oz. gold. It might contain just as many questions. Perhaps the biggest one is whether or not Falco will secure…
‘As goes mining, so goes the Yukon’: Government and corporate leaders on territory’s potential
With 11 of 13 First Nations reaching settlements on land claims and a new gold mine set to ramp up production, Yukon was the focus of discussion during the Territorial…