Boroo signs $140M deal for Yukon Eagle gold mine
Private entity Boroo has agreed to acquire Victoria Gold for up to $140 million (about US$100 million), advancing plans to potentially rehabilitate and restart its Eagle gold mine more than…
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Ottawa finally matches $1B Ring of Fire funds
Ottawa has pledged up to $1 billion (US$712 million) to help build roads into Ontario’s Ring of Fire, backing a long-delayed route to undeveloped critical mineral deposits. The three-year commitment,…
Liberty Gold stretches Black Pine’s reach in Idaho
Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD; US-OTC: LGDTF) has drilled gold beyond the resource boundary at its Black Pine project in Idaho, outlining an extension that could increase the site’s resources. Drill…
Spain: Pan Global eyes copper riches in ancient belt
Pan Global Resources (TSXV: PGZ; US-OTC: PGZFF), led by former Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) exploration director Tim Moody, sees neighbouring plants as a potential route to copper production…
Mining Forum video: Majors are waking up to discoveries, fund manager says
Commodity Discovery Fund founder Willem Middelkoop is targeting new discoveries and mines nearing production to capture gains from a commodities rally he says could last for decades. The Netherlands-based fund,…
South African rare earth mine targets China sales
South Africa’s Steenkampskraal mine expects its first rare earth concentrate sales in early 2027 to buyers in China, as commissioning continues at a processing plant opened this month. The Western…
Mining Forum video: Bunker Hill seeks cheaper debt to fund growth
Bunker Hill Mining (TSX: BNKR; US-OTC: BHLL) aims to expand processing capacity at its restarted Idaho mine by nearly 40% in the second half of next year, executive chairman Richard…
Serabi cuts gold outlook as Coringa permits stall growth
Serabi Gold (TSX: SBI; AIM: SRB) cut its annual production outlook about 17% after permit delays blocked a planned increase in gold output from its Coringa mine in Brazil. The…
Hudbay, Mitsubishi OK $2.1B Copper World project
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) and Japan’s Mitsubishi have approved construction of the $2.1-billion (C$2.9 billion) Copper World project in southern Arizona despite a 59% surge in construction costs. Scope…
Fortuna targets deeper Lindero pit after gold hits
Fortuna Mining (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) has drilled gold beneath the planned bottom of its Lindero open pit in Argentina’s high-Andes, strengthening its case for adding reserves at the operating…
Seville MMH: Spain’s next mines hinge on funding
Financing Spain’s next mines depends on giving investors credible development schedules, yet uncertain approvals make it difficult to plan major spending, developers told the Mining and Minerals Hall conference. The…
Endurance Gold expands Reliance zones amid PEA work
Endurance Gold (TSXV: EDG; US-OTC: ENDGF) intersected fresh gold-antimony areas at its Reliance brownfield project in British Columbia, as the company works to build on an initial 1.45-million oz. gold…
Spain hunts hidden metals with €197M plan
Spain aims to begin airborne mineral surveys covering 100,000 sq. km within weeks, while explorers press for clearer spending plans and access to the results of a national effort to…
Mining Forum video: Stöferle spots gold bargains but keeps cash ready
Liechtenstein-based Incrementum gold fund manager Ronald-Peter Stöferle sees bargains in mining shares after gold’s pullback, even as his active gold strategy holds almost 40% cash. The strategy’s investment signal turned…
Magna targets late-2027 ore sales at Crean Hill
Magna Mining (TSX: NICU; US-OTC: MGMNF) on Tuesday approved construction to start next year at its past-producing Crean Hill project in Ontario, advancing plans to become a three-mine producer in…
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Northern Miner awards Sean Boyd who built Agnico Eagle on ‘culture of the heart’
Sean Boyd complimented Paul Penna on his briefcase the first time the young auditor met Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) founder in 1983. Penna placed it on the tiny…
London Symposium: Ontario’s focus on fast-track, refining wins industry praise
Ontario’s push to OK major projects in less than two years and keep more mineral processing at home stunned industry heavyweights at The Northern Miner’s International Metals Symposium in London. “We’re moving with speed,” provincial Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce…
London Symposium video: Rick Rule on gold
The surging gold price over the past two years marks a catch-up based on a bull market going back to 2000 that few recognized then, veteran investor Rick Rule says…