Probe Metals extends gold zones at Val-d’Or East
Probe Metals (TSX: PRB; US-OTC: PROBF) has released assay results for drill holes completed at its wholly owned Val-d’Or East property, which covers 119 sq. km near Val-d’Or, Quebec. According…
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GoldMining reports 1M oz. resource at Almaden in Idaho
GoldMining (TSX: GOLD; US-OTC: GLDLF) has reported a mineral resource estimate for its wholly owned 17.2-sq.-km Almaden project, 140 km north of Boise in Idaho. The pit-constrained estimate includes 43.5…
Atlantic Nickel hits milestones at Santa Rita in Brazil
The Santa Rita mine in Brazil — one of the largest open-pit nickel sulphide mines in the world — remains fully operational with limited disruptions to the supply chain, owner…
Belgium expands probe into zinc miner Nyrstar
Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has broadened a probe kicked off in September 2019 into zinc firm Nyrstar NV that is looking into possible ties between the company…
Osisko Mining raises $150M in bought deal
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has entered into an agreement with Canaccord Genuity and Eight Capital as co-lead underwriters of a syndicate, which has agreed to purchase, on a bought-deal private…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 189: First Cobalt CEO Trent Mell on electric vehicles, cobalt demand and working with Glencore
This episode features First Cobalt CEO Trent Mell in conversation with Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at The Northern Miner Scotch Whisky Tasting event held on Zoom. Trent discusses…
Editorial: One Country, One System
When my colleagues and I at the Far Eastern Economic Review and other news organizations covered Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997, many of us were…
Centerra Gold kicks off commercial mining in Turkey
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) has declared commercial production at its Öksüt mine in Turkey, four months after it poured first gold at the operation. The Toronto-based company now has three…
Genesis Metals drills Chevrier gold project in Quebec
Genesis Metals (TSXV: GIS) has released assay results for four holes completed at its 290-sq.-km Chevrier gold project near Chibougamau, Quebec. The drill highlights include 20 metres of 1.36 grams…
Novagold under pressure after short seller report
Novagold Resources (TSX: NG; NYSE-AM: NG) said it’s preparing a full response to a scathing report from J Capital Research that accuses managers of the Vancouver-based explorer of “systematically” misleading…
Iamgold buys Monarch Gold’s Fayolle for $11.5M
Monarch Gold (TSX: MQR) is selling its Fayolle property in western Quebec to Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) in a cash and share deal valued at $11.5 million. The Montreal-based…
Exploration Snapshot: Eight gold companies mining in Canada
Canada’s prolific geological terrain and adherence to the rule of law position the country as a go-to destination for companies looking to establish and operate mineral projects. A fall in…