2017


Carube Copper vice president of business development Jeff Ackert (left) at the Bellas Gate copper project in Jamaica. Credit: Carube Copper.

Carube looking to crack open Jamaican copper industry

Drilling at Carube Copper’s (TSXV: CUC) 100% owned copper-gold Bellas Gate property in Jamaica returned positive drill results this October. Carube owns 11 properties across Jamaica covering 536 sq. km…


Advantage Lithium's Cauchari lithium property in Argentina. Credit: Advantage Lithium

Advantage Lithium shares rise on drilling

Since October, Advantage Lithium’s (TSXV: AAL; US-OTC: AVLIF) stock price has more than doubled after strong drilling results at its 50%-owned Cauchari lithium property in northern Argentina’s Jujuy province. The…


The snow covered Laiva gold mine in Finland. Credit: Firesteel.

Firesteel to buy, restart Laiva gold mine

Firesteel Resources (TSXV: FTR) intends to  purchase and reactivate the past-producing Laiva gold mine located in central Finland, near the Gulf of Bothnia, in early December and begin producing gold…


The landscape at Novo Resources’ Comet Well property immediately southwest of Novo’s Purdy’s Reward project area in Western Australia’s Karratharegion. Credit: Novo Resources.

Novo shares tumble on sampling woes at Purdy’s Reward

VANCOUVER — Novo Resources (TSXV: NVO; US-OTC: NSRPF) is “uncomfortable” with the experimental, bulk-sampling technique it has been using for grade estimation at the company’s Purdy’s Reward paleoplacer joint-venture gold project…



Diamonds larger than 0.11 carat, from a 2013 bulk sample of CH-6, at Chidliak. Credit: Peregrine Diamonds

Peregrine tests underground potential of CH-6

Peregrine Diamonds (TSX: PGD) completed an $8.5-million summer work program at its Chidliak project, 120 km northeast of Iqaluit, this year focused on expanding resources at the CH-6 kimberlite. The…


Sampling at North Arrow's Naujaat diamond project, in Nunavut. Credit: North Arrow Minerals

North Arrow advances Naujaat

North Arrow Minerals (TSXV: NAR) completed a $3.2-million exploration program this summer at its Naujaat project, in Nunavut, focused on advancing it towards a preliminary economic assessment. The work at…


Nexa Resources CEO Tito Martins (centre) and colleagues open the New York Stock Exchange to mark the firm’s arrival in North American markets. Credit: Nexa Resources.

Nexa has ‘global player’ ambitions in zinc

VANCOUVER — Brazil’s Votorantim Metais drew the mining world’s attention in October when it filed an initial public offering (IPO) for Nexa Resources (TSX: NEXA; NYSE: NEXA) on the Toronto and…


Miners overlooking the plant at the Jwaneng mine in Botswana. Credit: Debswana

Diamond market slows after strong recovery

A strong recovery followed an industry-wide diamond inventory buildup in 2014-2015 and another slide after India’s demonetization in late 2016. However, lately, the diamond industry’s momentum has begun to stall….


Mining at the Gahcho Kue diamond mine. Credit: Mountain Province Diamonds

Gahcho Kué makes the grade

After reaching commercial production on March 1, De Beers’ and Mountain Province Diamonds’ (TSX: MPVD; NASDAQ: MPVD) Gahcho Kué mine pushed into high gear with full production in mid-year. On…



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