Canadian Gold 2018

A dill rig on Bonterra Resources’ Gladiator gold project in Quebec’s Abitibi belt. Credit: Bonterra Resources.

News May 23, 2018

Canadian Gold Snapshot: Quebec, Ontario and BC remain prime destinations

“Busy” would be a good word to describe gold explorers and developers in Canada in mid-2018. With gold prices holding steady above US$1,200 for a sustained period and the Canadian…

First Mining Staff cut core at Goldlund's facility near Dryden, Ontario. Credit: First Mining.

News May 23, 2018

First Mining finishes phase-two drilling at Goldlund

First Mining Gold (TSX: FF; US-OTC: FFMGF) has tabled the final set of drill results from its 16,000-metre infill program at Zone 1 of its 236 sq. km Goldlund gold…

At Marathon Gold’s Valentine Lake gold project in Newfoundland, from left: Sherry Dunsworth, senior vice-president of exploration; Janice Stairs, director; and Phillip Walford, president and CEO. Credit: Marathon Gold.

News May 18, 2018

Marathon Gold finishes PEA on Valentine Lake

The first economic assessment of Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) Valentine Lake gold project in Newfoundland could host a “very robust” and “low cost” operation, president and CEO Phillip Walford says….

Workers examining core at Osisko Mining’s Windfall gold property, 200 km northeast of Val-d’Or, Quebec. Credit: Osisko Mining.

News, People in Mining May 17, 2018

Osisko Mining builds critical mass in Quebec

In the first five months of the year, Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) released resource estimates for two projects in Quebec while keeping in step with an ambitious drill program that…

At Cartier Resources’ offices in Val-d’Or, Quebec, from Left: Eric Lemieux, mine and exploration analyst; Alain Beland, investor relations consultant; Gaétan Lavallière, vice-president of exploration; and Jerome Gendron, shareholder. Credit: Cartier Resources.

News May 17, 2018

Cartier Resources cuts more high grade at Chimo

During the most recent market downturn, when many of his peers were running for cover and trying to preserve cash, French Canadian geologist Philippe Cloutier went on a shopping spree….