Cassiar drills 18.2 metres of 5.43 grams gold at Taurus in BC
Cassiar Gold has released the last of its drill results from its 2020 exploration campaign at its Cassiar gold project in northern B.C. The 24-hole program was designed to confirm the…
2020
Victoria Gold reports initial results from Lynx target at Dublin Gulch in Yukon
Producer Victoria Gold has released its first exploration results from the Lynx target, which lies along the Potato Hills trend within its flagship Dublin Gulch gold property, also host to the Eagle…
Rio Tinto, Newmont move to promote gender equality in mining
Rio Tinto, Newmont Corporation, New Gold, SRK Consulting and Centerra Gold are taking additional steps towards promoting gender equality in the mining sector by joining forces with global non-profit organization International…
Osisko Metals reports drill results from Pine Point
Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) has released drill results from its 100%-owned Pine Point lead-zinc project in the Northwest Territories, about 60 km east of Hay River. Highlights from the…
Political turmoil in Peru could slow major infrastructure works
The sudden removal of a popular president amidst the coronavirus pandemic plunged Peru into chaos last month. On Nov. 9, Peru’s single-chamber Congress voted to impeach President Martín Vizcarra amid…
Foran tables initial resource for Bigstone copper deposit in Saskatchewan
Developer Foran Mining (TSXV: FOM) has tabled an initial resource estimate for its wholly owned Bigstone deposit on the 161-sq.-km Bigstone property, 25 km to the west of its flagship…
Northern Vertex, Eclipse Gold to merge and create new US gold producer
Northern Vertex Mining (TSXV: NEE; US-OTC: NHVCF) and Eclipse Gold Mining (TSXV: EGLD; US-OTC: EGLPF) have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement for an at-market merger to create a gold…
OceanaGold soars on Philippine’s move to reopen Didipio
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) closed 32% higher on the Australian Stock Exchange on Dec. 7 after announcing that the Philippine government is moving forward to finalize a long-delayed renewal…
IGO in talks to buy into Tianqi’s Greenbushes lithium mine
Shares in Australian nickel-gold miner IGO Ltd (ASX: IGO) came to a trading halt today following several reports that the company was in advanced talks to acquire part of Tianqi Lithium’s…
The Northern Miner’s most clicked stories in 2020
As we near the end of 2020, the Northern Miner has compiled its list of the top ten most-clicked stories on our website. The stories are ranked in descending order…
OceanaGold looks to extend the mine life of Macraes
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) has received permits for three deposits at its Macraes gold mine, about 60 km north of Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, that will…
Seabridge grows footprint in B.C. with Pretium asset buy
Canada’s Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) is buying Pretium Resources’ (NYSE: PVG) Snowfield property in northwest British Columbia for $100 million in cash, a 1.5% net smelter royalty related to all…