Falco to move Horne 5 from PEA straight to feasibility
Luc Lessard has worked on 11 open-pit and underground mine builds during his career as a mining engineer, including the Canadian Malartic gold mine, but he isn’t finished yet. The…
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Proxy battle engulfs Eastmain
VANCOUVER — Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER) is in the midst of a proxy fight, as dissident shareholder and junior explorer Columbus Gold (TSX: CGT; US-OTC: CBGDF) aims to unseat the board…
PDAC awards top mining talent
The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) honoured its 2016 award winners at a gala evening ceremony during its annual convention in Toronto in last month. The association gave…
Trevali nears commercial production at Caribou
Pure-play zinc producer Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) expects to reach commercial production at its second zinc mine before July. The company is commissioning its 3,000-tonne-per-day Caribou underground operation…
Denison tables promising PEA for Wheeler River
Denison Mines’ (TSX: DML; NYSE: DNN) preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its flagship Wheeler River uranium project in northern Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin has left a good first impression on analysts….
Netolitzky returns to first big score at Snip with Skeena
VANCOUVER — When Delaware Resources’ Ron Netolitzky cracked open a rock high in the Skeena Mountains of northwestern B.C. in 1986, the sound of his hammer echoed through the valley. What…
TSX gains slightly, March 28–April 1
The S&P/TSX Composite Index ended in positive territory, adding 0.62% to close at 13,440.44. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index, however, slipped 0.2% to 437.39, while the S&P/TSX…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 6: Optionality and airships
Lesley Stokes and Matt Keevil tackle precious metal fundamentals, Kinross Gold’s (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) plan to revitalize the Tasiast gold mine in West Africa, the new-look Barkerville Gold’s (TSXV:…
Stornoway adds to mine life at Renard
A new mine plan that incorporates revisions to mineral resource estimates completed in 2013 and 2015 adds three additional years of production to Stornoway Diamond Corp.’s (TSX: SWY) Renard project, which will become…
Denison and Friedland’s GoviEx to combine African uranium assets
Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) has taken the final step that will help it focus on its uranium assets in Canada’s Athabasca basin and in particular its flagship Wheeler…
AuRico CEO talks Kemess strategy, royalties
VANCOUVER — With this year’s uptick in gold prices, AuRico Metals (TSX: AMI; US-OTC: ARCTF) is in a better position with its royalty portfolio, which includes five operating mines and redevelopment…
Metanor takes aim at Moroy in Quebec
VANCOUVER — Metanor Resources (TSXV: MTO) is stepping up work at its new Moroy gold discovery 1 km south of its producing Bachelor Lake gold mine in Quebec’s Val-d’Or district…