Zijin Mining plans to produce copper at its Buritica gold mine
Zijin Mining, China’s No.1 gold producer, is fine-tuning plans to boost the capacity of its Buritica gold mine in Antioquia, Colombia, to produce copper and zinc as well as gold…
2021
Flooding disrupts Teck logistics
Canada’s largest diversified miner Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A; TSX: TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), says the unprecedented rain and flooding in British Columbia has disrupted the supply chain between west coast terminals…
SolGold taps former BHP executive as new CEO
Ecuador-focused SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) has named former BHP executive Darryl Cuzzubbo as the company’s new boss, as the junior works to improve relations between the board and its…
NorthWest Copper extends Kwanika high-grade zone
NorthWest Copper (TSXV: NWST; US-OTC: NWCCF) has released the latest results from five drill holes into the high-grade copper-gold porphyry deposit of the Kwanika project, further extending the high-grade core….
ScoZinc reports prefeasibility study for Scotia mine
ScoZinc Mining (TSXV: SZM) has released a prefeasibility study for its Scotia zinc-lead mine at Gays River, Nova Scotia. Using an 8% discount rate, the prefeasibility study gives the project…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 265: Agnico Eagle posts record production, focuses on exploration post-Kirkland Lake merger, ft CEO Sean Boyd
This week’s episode features Agnico Eagle Mines’ Q3 conference call with CEO Sean Boyd, who discusses the company’s recent merger with Kirkland Lake Gold, which he describes as a “regional…
Fission Uranium advances PLS feasibility study
With the recent completion by Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FUCCF) of a 72-hole geotechnical summer program at the flagship Patterson Lake South (PLS) project in Saskatchewan, on schedule and…
Global Atomic to break ground at US$208M Dasa uranium project in Niger in January
Global Atomic (TSX: GLO; US-OTC: GLATF) has completed the feasibility study for the first phase of its Dasa uranium project in Niger’s Tim Mersoi Basin. The company says the study…
Whitehorse Gold advances Skukum project in the Yukon
Yukon-focused explorer Whitehorse Gold (TSXV: WHG) is making steady progress assessing a development path for its high-grade district-scale Skukum property in an advanced, brownfield camp, 88 km south of Whitehorse….
TSX Venture rises, Nov. 8-12
The S&P/TSX Venture Exchange rose 26.92 points or 2.73% to finish the trading week at 1,012.06. Spot gold jumped US$47.20 per oz. or 2.60% to US$1,865.20 per ounce. Eskay Mining…
US markets fall, Nov. 8-12
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 227.64 points or 0.63% to finish the Nov. 8-12 trading week at 36,100.31 and the S&P 500 dropped 14.68 points or 0.31% to 4,682.85….
TSX rises, Nov. 8-12
The S&P/TSX Composite index rose 312.70 points or 1.46% to finish the November 8-12 trading week at 21,768.50. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 5.97 points or 6.12% to 103.55…