Ramp surges on Sprott backing for Sask. project
Ramp Metals (TSXV: RAMP) shares gained more than a quarter of their value on Wednesday after gold bug Eric Sprott invested in the Saskatchewan explorer. Sprott is the lead investor in…
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Video: Seabridge Gold seeks BC OK to keep KSM permits
Seabridge Gold expects to receive the “substantial start’ designation under British Columbia laws for permits allowing KSM, the world’s largest undeveloped gold project, CEO Rudi Fronk said in an interview….
Montage Gold raises $180M from Zijin, Lundin for Koné project in West Africa
China’s Zijin Mining Group and the Lundin family are part of a $180 million capital raising to increase their stakes in Montage Gold (TSXV: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) and advance its…
Fed funding aims to boost women in mining from just 16%
Women represent only 16% of Canada’s mining industry’s workforce, a figure that’s three times lower than the average across all industries, according to the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR)….
Eldorado funds Brixton Metals’ BC gold quest
Mid-tier producer Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD) is pledging nearly $6.5 million to advance Brixton Metals‘ (TSXV: BBB; US-OTC: BBBXF) search for the source of river gold that once produced a…
Agnico expands First Nordic stake to 13%
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), Canada’s largest miner by market value, is investing $8.2 million to advance First Nordic Metals‘s (TSX-V: FNM) Oijärvi gold project that Agnico used…
Video: LSE-listed uranium junior Power Metals lands in North America
Power Metals Resources (LSE: POW; US-OTC: POWMF) CEO Sean Wade says there are plenty of catalysts for the London-listed prospect generator which just listed on the OTC. The company, which…
CanAlaska posts uranium discovery in Saskatchewan
CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV: CVV; OTCQX: CVVUF) has announced a discovery at the Pike zone of its West McArthur joint venture project with Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) in Saskatchewan’s eastern Athabasca Basin….
Marimaca Copper gets $68M injection from South Africa’s Assore
Chile-focused Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI) said on Tuesday that South Africa’s Assore Group, is investing $68 million in the company through its subsidiary Assore International Holdings. Marimaca, which owns the…
Canada, BC, invest $195M in critical minerals infrastructure
Highways in northwest British Columbia, a key mining area in the province, are getting a $195 million upgrade with funding facilities through the federal Critical Minerals Infrastructure fund. The federal…
Leaked document: Victoria Gold to move workers off-site amid Eagle cleanup
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX) plans to temporarily relocate workers from its Eagle mine in Yukon as it continues cleanup after the heap leach pad accident on June 24, the company…
Ontario First Nation seeks mining claims ban for now, and more consultation
A northern Ontario First Nations community, which opposes development of the Ring of Fire area and has fought pulp and paper mercury poisoning for decades, is taking the province to…