Agnico Eagle raises stake in White Gold
White Gold (TSXV: WGO) has arranged a non-brokered private placement of flow-through and common shares to raise proceeds of $9 million. Pursuant to an investor rights agreement signed in December…
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Rio Tinto grabs 51% stake in Janice Lake copper-silver project in Saskatchewan
Rio Tinto Exploration Canada (RTEC) is set to become the majority owner of Forum Energy Metals’ (TSX-V: FMC) Janice Lake copper-silver project in Saskatchewan, Canada, the Vancouver-based company said on…
Inflation anxiety — what’s in store
The Q4 edition of The Northern Miner’s Global Mining Symposium on November 17 and 18 was another resounding success. The conference featured a top notch roster of guests from the…
More than US$2 trillion investment needed to meet IEA hydrogen targets
More than US$2 trillion of investment would be required in equipment and infrastructure to sustain the accelerating global momentum towards establishing hydrogen as a competitive element of a net-zero carbon…
Lucara says diamond market the “healthiest” in years
Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) says the global market for roughs and diamond jewellery has reached a healthy balance thanks to supply improvements and fundamentals. The Vancouver-based miner said it expected the…
Six Canadian-listed diamond companies poised to prosper as market recovers
Whether they’re producers, developers or explorers, Canadian-listed diamond companies are a tough lot. Those that have survived the disruptions of the pandemic — and the soft diamond market that preceded…
YMP Scholarship Fund announces 2021 winners
The Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund (YMPSF) has announced its 2021 scholarship recipients. A total of $125,000 in scholarships has been awarded to post-secondary students following mining-related programs in Canada….
GMS: Trent Mell on the green energy revolution and the problem with supply chains
The continuing interest in the battery sector was the focus of an in-depth discussion on the second day of The Northern Miner’s Q4 Global Mining Symposium, as the executive editor…
Harte Gold announces assignment of credit facilities to Silver Lake Resources
Australia’s Silver Lake Resources (ASX: SLR) has acquired US$63.3 million in credit facilities that BNP Paribas provided Canadian miner Harte Gold (TSX: HTR) for its Sugar Zone mine in Ontario….
Talisker cuts 81 grams gold per tonne in Bralorne-Pioneer Gap zone in BC
Talisker Resources (TSX: TSK; US-OTC: TSKFF) has reported drill results that include 81.09 grams gold per tonne over 1.3 metres from the 77 vein in the Gap zone, situated between…
Canada Nickel expands footprint in Ontario with 13 new properties
Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC) has concluded 18 separate transactions resulting in the outright acquisition or earn-in to 13 additional properties within a 95 km radius of the company’s flagship…
EPA issues draft Florence underground injection control permit decision
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a draft decision on the underground injection control (UIC) permit required for Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO; NYSE MKT: TGB; LSE: TKO)…