West African Resources order mills for Kiaka in Burkina Faso
West African Resources (ASX: WAF) acquired 90% of the Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso from B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) in November 2021 and says it plans to start…
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Ring of Fire Metals, Webequie First Nation ink MOU on Eagle’s Nest nickel project
Ring of Fire Metals (formerly Noront Resources) and Webequie First Nation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining a framework for collaboration on proposed development in northern Ontario. Wyloo…
Curipamba delivers high-grade assays for Adventus and Salazar
Infill drilling from the underground portion of the El Domo volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit in central Ecuador returned 9.46 metres of 7.49% copper, 2.37 grams gold per tonne, 2.93% zinc,…
Roscan Gold reports solid grades at Kandiolé in Mali
Roscan Gold (TSXV: ROS; US-OTC: RCGCF) has announced assay results from the Kabaya KB3 target on its Kandiolé gold project in Mali, 400 km from the country’s capital of Bamako…
Trafigura puts Auby zinc smelter on care and maintenance
“Challenging market conditions” have forced Trafigura to put its Auby smelter in France on care and maintenance. Netherlands-based Nyrstar, which is majority owned by Trafigura, reported the closure on Dec….
Equinox Gold sells massive stake in Solaris Resources
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX) has sold 11 million common shares in Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS) for aggregate gross proceeds of $70.4 million, cutting its ownership to less than…
Mosaic cuts back production at Colonsay potash mine
US fertilizer producer Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) has temporarily cut production at its Colonsay potash mine in Saskatchewan, Canada, due to slower-than-expected demand. Prior to the curtailment, Colonsay had been operating at…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 320: Agnico Eagle executive chair Sean Boyd on trust, strategy and M&A at the Canadian Mining Symposium
This week’s podcast features Agnico Eagle Mines executive chair Sean Boyd in an interview with Northern Miner Group president Anthony Vaccaro at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London, England. Sean…
Kodiak Copper stock rises following high-grade gold-silver find in BC
Kodiak Copper (TSXV: KDK; US-OTC: KDKCF) has made new high-grade gold-silver discovery from trenching at its 100% owned MPD copper-gold porphyry project in southern British Columbia. The discovery was made…
Probe Metals, Midland, make polymetallic discovery at La Peltrie in Quebec
Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB) and Midland Exploration (TSXV: MD) have announced a new copper-gold-silver-molybdenum discovery at the La Peltrie project in Quebec’s Detour Lake region, with hole LAP-22-012 drilling 345 metres…
Eldorado Gold reports declining reserve base
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; Nasdaq: ELD) has reported a 7% year-on-year drop in the reserve base underpinning its four operating mines in Turkey, Greece and Canada to 7.4 million oz….
Geotechnical instability forces Teck to suspend Highland Valley pit ops
Diversified miner Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.B, TECLK.A) temporarily closed the Highland Valley copper mine’s Valley pit on Monday. Teck said in a brief news release the closure was a proactive…