Nova Scotia’s growth vs preservation dilemma
A move by Nova Scotia to lift its ban on uranium exploration and mining has reignited a critical debate. For over four decades, the province has prohibited uranium development due…
Articles by Blair McBride
Viken ranks No. 2 for uranium resource: District Metals
A new estimate for District Metals’ (TSXV: DMX) Viken project in central Sweden raises uranium resources so much it’s now the world’s second largest deposit of the nuclear metal, the…
Infographic: Copper spheres of control in processing
A new infographic from MINING.COM and The Northern Miner reveals a stark divide in global copper processing power, with China firmly in control of more than half of global capacity. Nations within…
Mine receiver faces potential ‘contempt’ threat by Yukon
The Yukon government could hold PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the receiver of Victoria Gold and its former disaster-stricken Eagle mine in contempt if its representatives don’t appear to answer questions. In a…
NGEx rises on high-grade copper-gold hits at Lunahuasi
Drilling at NGEx Minerals’ (TSXV: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) Lunahuasi project in northwest Argentina has returned results as high as 22 metres grading 2.23% copper, 6.02 grams gold per tonne and…
Barrick trying to sell Hemlo mine: Bloomberg
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is working to sell its Hemlo gold mine in northern Ontario, its last mine in Canada, according to a Bloomberg report. The company started…
Buese target emerges on Founders’ crown in Suriname
Drilling at Founders Metals’ (TSX-V: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) Buese target at the Antino project in southeast Suriname has returned results as high as 6 metres grading 6.38 grams gold per…
CEO interview: F3 Uranium eyes third discovery
Good things come in threes could apply to F3 Uranium’s (TSV: FUU; US-OTC: FUUFF) Athabasca basin discoveries in Saskatchewan and the people behind them. Since 2010, a trio of its…
Awalé logs strong results at Newmont-backed project
Drilling at Awalé Resources’ (TSXV: ARIC) Odienné copper-gold project in Côte d’Ivoire has returned results as high as 26 metres grading 12 grams gold per tonne, the company reported Thursday….
Sitka Gold nets $11.8M for Yukon exploration
Sitka Gold (TSXV: SIG) has closed an $11.8-million financing that it plans to spend on exploration at its RC project in west-central Yukon. Shares rose. The bought deal financing was led…
Gold price at ‘multiples of $3,000’ possible, Sprott says
As gold prices continue to rise, having hit a new record of $3,245.42 per oz. Monday, geopolitics and other factors could push yellow metal prices even higher, said Toronto-based asset…
Fire shuts Kinross’ Tasiast mill in Mauritania
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has temporarily suspended mill operations at its Tasiast project in western Mauritania after a fire in the mill on Monday which has been extinguished,…