Teck delays QB2 expansion in Chile
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, could see its Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 (QB2) expansion project in Chile delayed by up to six months due to…
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First Cobalt pushes ahead with refinery expansion plan
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC) is moving directly into an expansion scenario for its permitted cobalt refinery in Ontario after conducting a detailed engineering study on the facility. The company said…
Roxgold drills more high grades at Seguela
Four drill rigs at Roxgold’s TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) Sequela gold project in Cote d’Ivoire continue to return high-grade results at both Ancien and Antenna North, the company reports. Assay…
Kore advances FG gold project in BC
KORE Mining (TSXV: KORE; US-OTC: KOREF) has released assay results for six holes completed at its FG Gold project in B.C.’s Cariboo region, which extend the Lower Zone discovery and…
Top 10 US-based mid-tiers to juniors, excluding coal and precious metals
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, U.S.-based mid-tier to junior companies, excluding coal and precious metals, by market capitalization, as of July 24, 2020. 1. Compass Minerals Market cap: US$1.8 billion Compass…
Endeavour Mining adds to gold resource at Hounde
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV) has increased its gold resource by 554,000 oz. at its Hounde mine in Burkina Faso, located approximately 250 km southwest of the capital Ouagadougou. The updated mineral…
Copper price surges to two-year high
Copper futures rallied on July 21 after an agreement on a massive economic stimulus plan in Europe, optimism about a Covid-19 vaccine, and ongoing worries about pandemic-hit supply from top…
Marathon extends Berry gold zone at Valentine
Step-out drilling at Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) Valentine gold project has extended the Berry zone to the northeast, to a drill-tested strike of 450 metres. The company’s latest release includes…
JV Article: A potential world-class source of lithium
Cypress Development’s Clayton Valley lithium project in Nevada is on track to be a potential world-class source of lithium for the global electric vehicle market Lithium has become a critical…
Antofagasta maintains copper output despite Covid-19
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has shown resilience amid the country’s Covid-19 crisis, delivering copper volumes in the second quarter that were 5% ahead of expectations, but 8.4% lower than…
Karora sells share in Dumont nickel project
Gold-focused producer Karora Resources (TSX: KRR) has announced the sale of its 28% interest in the Dumont nickel project in Quebec to two private funds advised by Waterton Global Resource Management,…
Top 10 Canada-based companies with substantial US assets
The U.S. is fertile ground for a variety of minerals, and Canadian companies are active throughout the country. The Northern Miner presents its top 10 list of the biggest Canada-based…