Nordgold matches Shandong Gold’s offer for Cardinal
A long-running battle between Nordgold (LSE: NORD) and China’s Shandong Gold Mining over Cardinal Resources (ASX: CDV) took a fresh turn, after the Russian gold miner matched Shandong’ s latest…
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Sun Metals drills high-grade copper at Stardust in BC
Sun Metals (TSXV: SUNM) has announced assay results for drill holes completed at its wholly owned Stardust project in north-central British Columbia. The intercepts confirm continuous high-grade copper-gold mineralization over…
Battle North Gold tables feasibility study on high-margin Bateman mine
A feasibility study on Battle North Gold’s (TSX: BNAU; US-OTC: BNAUF) Bateman project in the Red Lake district has defined a seven-year, 1,315-tonne-per-day underground operation. The development features a 21-month…
Energy metals require significant investment: Wood Mackenzie
An investment of at least US$1 trillion will be needed in key energy transition metals over the next 15 years “to meet the growing demands of decarbonization,” reports consultants Wood…
Canada Nickel adds to resource at Crawford in Ontario
Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has grown its Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project near Timmins, Ontario. According to an updated resource estimate, total measured and indicated resources now stand…
Atalaya acquires Masa Valverde polymetallic project in Spain
Atalaya Mining (TSX: AYM; LSE: ATYM) is acquiring the Masa Valverde polymetallic project in Spain for a total of €1.4 million (US$1.7 million) in cash from a private vendor. The…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 209: SRK’s Mark Noppe and John Pfahl on the evolution of technical reporting in the mining industry
In this week’s episode we take a closer look at the state of technical reporting with SRK’s Mark Noppe, Corporate Consultant and Managing Director Australia, and John Pfahl, Principal Consultant…
Petra Diamonds shares fall on cancelled company sale
Shares in Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) nosedived after it said it had abandoned plans to sell the company or parts of its business, opting instead for a debt-for-equity restructuring. The…
Talisker adds drills at Bralorne gold project in BC
Talisker Resources (TSX: TSK; US-OTC: TSKFF) has expanded the drill program at its past-producing Bralorne gold project, 248 km northeast of Vancouver, B.C., for the second time this year, based…
Copper surges to 28-month high
The copper price was trading at its highest since June 2018 on hopes of a U.S. stimulus package, worries about supply from top producer Chile, and robust Chinese economic growth….
Benchmark drills high-grade intercepts at Lawyers project
The most recent drill results from the AGB zone within Benchmark Metals’ (TSXV: BNCH; US-OTC: CYRTF) Lawyers project in British Columbia hit broad and high-grade intervals of near-surface gold-silver mineralization….
BHP scraps US$2.5B Olympic Dam expansion plan
Mining giant BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) has shelved a planned US$2.5 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium mine in South Australia, after studies of the…