Probe Metals hikes resource estimate
Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB; US-OTC: PROBF) has released an updated resource estimate for its Val-d’Or East project in Quebec, 25 km east of Val-d’Or and 1.5 km west of the…
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Monarch drills visible gold at Fayolle project in Quebec
The latest resource estimate for Monarch Gold’s (TSX: MQR; US-OTC: MRQRF) newly acquired Fayolle gold project in Quebec confirms the deposit’s high-grade, near-surface potential. Fayolle’s indicated resource now stands at…
Stornoway’s creditors keep Renard on life support
Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) and its creditors reached a deal that will see the Renard diamond mine operate during corporate restructuring, after the company’s failure to generate positive free cash…
Quebec Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Mining companies spend an average of $8.5 billion a year in Quebec, and the industry generates $962 million annually for the provincial government, excluding corporate income taxes, according to the…
Bell Copper chases payoff from Perseverance
Tim Marsh likes to say that it took 150 drill holes to hit the high-grade core of the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold porphyry deposit that made the Mongolian discovery economic….
Victoria Gold pours first gold at Eagle mine
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VIT) has started producing gold at its Eagle mine in the Yukon. Annual gold production is estimated at 200,000 oz. at an average all-in sustaining costs (AISCs)…
Integra completes ‘exceptional’ PEA on DeLamar in Idaho
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of Integra Resources’ (TSXV: ITR; US-OTC: IRRZF) DeLamar project in southwestern Idaho envisions a ten-year mining operation producing an average of 124,000 gold-equivalent oz. per…
Argentina’s future uncertain ahead of elections
Three years ago, foreign investors in Argentina could hardly believe their luck. Within weeks of taking office in December 2015, President Mauricio Macri rapidly dismantled much of the interventionist policies…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 152: Marketing and branding will be key to natural diamond industry, ft. Paul Zimnisky
This episode features independent diamond analyst and consultant Paul Zimnisky, who presented at The Northern Miner’s annual Diamonds in Canada Symposium at the TMX Broadcast Centre, in Toronto, on June…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Surviving Soviet-style exploration
After the collapse of the Iron Curtain, Eastern Europe was a rich hunting ground for mineral exploration companies. In the mid-1990s, I was part of a small, enthusiastic team assembled…
Blockade resumes at Newmont Goldcorp’s Peñasquito mine
Newmont Goldcorp (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) has temporarily halted operations at its Peñasquito mine in Mexico, following the resumption of an illegal blockade. This is the latest blockade to disrupt the mine since…
Revving up Greenland’s mineral production will take time
The MV Happy Dragon had just sailed into safe harbour at Charleston, S.C., when Hurricane Dorian forced the vessel back out to sea to await better weather. The cargo ship…