O3 Mining advances gold projects in Quebec
O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII) completed a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its Marban gold project in Quebec after only four months, and is on track to start a prefeasibility (PFS)…
2020
Unigold rises on Candelones results
Shares of Unigold (TSXV: UGD) rose 46%, or 14.5¢, to 46¢ per share following positive drill results from its Candelones Extension deposit, which is part of the company’s 210-sq.-km Neita…
Cobalt, nickel rally lifts EV Metal Index to 2020 high
The MINING.COM EV Metal Index, which tracks the value of battery metals in newly registered passenger EVs (including plug-in hybrids) around the world, continued to recover month on month in…
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…
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame announces 2021 inductees
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will welcome five new members at its July 2021 gala dinner and induction ceremony, An Evening Under the Stars, to be held at the…
Siberian gold deposit has world’s largest reserves, Polyus says
Russia’s top gold producer Polyus (LSE: PLZL) says its giant Sukhoi Log gold deposit in Siberia is the world’s biggest by reserves, both among greenfield assets and operating mines. The…
Newcrest expands access to North American capital with TSX listing
Following its listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Oct.13, Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM), Australia’s largest gold producer, hopes to improve the company’s global visibility and increase its North American…
Global platinum demand to decline 7% in 2020: GlobalData
Global platinum demand is set to fall by 7.2% in 2020, with the Covid-19 pandemic driving significantly lower demand from the auto and jewellery sectors, according to GlobalData, a U.K.-based…
Bonterra reports ‘promising’ results at Barry in Abitibi
Quebec-focused gold explorer Bonterra Resources (TSXV: BTR; US-OTC: BONXF) announced the most recent results from the drill program at its Barry project, located within the Abitibi Greenstone Belt in the…
Kodiak reports long copper-gold intercepts from MPD project in BC
Kodiak Copper (TSXV: KDK) has released complete assay results for drill hole 20-004, after reporting partial assays in September, and new assays for drill hole 20-002, which were completed at…
Global copper production to increase in 2021 after two years of declines: ICSG
The International Copper Study Group (ICSG) has released its copper market forecast for 2020-21 and expects this year will mark the second consecutive year of decline in world copper mine production. After…
MINING.com top 10 lowest-cost copper mines
The all-in sustaining costs (AISCs) metric has been widely used in the mining industry since 2013 for its comprehensive and transparent look at an operation’s costs. According to data from Miningintelligence, Lundin…