Victoria Gold issues new mine plan for Eagle, adds to resource
Victoria Gold (TSX: VGCX) has issued an updated life-of-mine plan for the Eagle gold mine in central Yukon, and posted an increase in resources. The Eagle mine is part of…
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Global Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies seeking base, precious and energy metals
From Botswana to Ecuador, Spain and Jamaica – it may sound like a travel destination bucket list, but these are just some of the places these eight juniors are exploring…
Eldorado says gold production to grow 55% in five years with Skouries restart
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) expects production to significantly increase over the next five years thanks to the addition of the Skouries gold-copper mine in northern Greece. The company’s…
GMS: Hecla chairperson promotes family offices, solar power, North America focus
Catherine Boggs, chairperson of Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL), the largest silver producer in the United States, sees opportunities for juniors to tap private wealth, a new lifeline in solar panels…
Los Andes Copper prefeasibility for Vizcachitas outlines ‘Tier 1 asset’
Los Andes Copper (TSXV: LA; US-OTC: LSANF) has completed a positive prefeasibility study for its 100% owned Vizcachitas project in Chile, highlighted by a US$2.8-billion post-tax net present value using…
Rio Tinto to spend U$40M on Diavik diamond mine expansion
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is going ahead with a US$40-million expansion of its iconic Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, which will extend the operation’s…
Uranium market gathers momentum – towards a supply shortfall
After a dozen years in the doldrums, uranium prices are on the rise, supported by real growing demand and support for nuclear power, as well as geopolitical concerns. While in…
Anglo American takes US$1.7B writedown on British fertilizer mine
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) said Thursday it would take a US$1.7-billion charge due to higher costs and delays at its Woodsmith fertilizer project, which is being built beneath the North…
First Quantum halts copper processing in Panama as dispute spirals
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) said on Thursday it had halted ore processing operations at its giant Cobre Panama copper mine, in the latest escalation of a dispute with the…
Site visit: Arizona juniors keen to shore up made-in-America copper supply
A handful of Arizona-focused copper juniors are making steady progress delineating resources and fine-tuning potential development plans towards feeding an independent, Western supply chain. Near the semi-desert town of Casa…
Video: Majuba Hill Copper advances Nevada porphyry project
Buster Hunsaker, consulting geologist with Majuba Hill Copper, discusses recent drilling results from the company’s namesake copper porphyry project in Nevada, where it is working on a National Instrument 43-101 compliant…
Osisko Metals forms JV with Appian as part of $100M investment in Pine Point project
Shares in Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) surged Wednesday on its plan to set up a joint venture and potentially surrender a majority stake in its flagship Pine Point base…