Electra surges on US$20M Washington funding for Ontario cobalt refinery
Electra Battery Materials’ (TSX-V: ELBM; NASDAQ: ELBM) shares jumped 40% Monday on news it received US$20 million from the United States’ Department of Defense (DoD)…
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Ivanhoe’s giant Kamoa-Kakula hits stage 3 commercial copper production in Congo
Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) Kamoa-Kakula copper mine, the world’s third-largest, has reached stage three commercial production in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…
Mining could resume at Eagle despite Victoria’s end, Yukon says
The Yukon government didn’t intend to shutter Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle Gold mine permanently, or for the company’s board to resign, it said Friday,…
Update: Victoria Gold loses control of Eagle as court appoints PwC as receiver
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX) has been placed into receivership, meaning control of the company and its Eagle property in the Yukon are now in the…
Site visit: Exploration momentum puts PEA in near-term sight for Snowline Gold
EASTERN YUKON — In a remote corner of Yukon, Snowline Gold (TSXV: SGD; US-OTC: SNWGF) has moved from the first drill holes at its Valley target…
Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine site groundwater highly contaminated, Yukon government says
Groundwater flowing from Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine shows signs of high cyanide contamination, though much of the water is being contained on site…
Yukon drill results beat resource model forecasts, Snowline Gold says
Drill results from Snowline Gold’s (TSXV: SGD; US-OTC: SNWGF) Valley target in eastern Yukon have crushed expectations and returned some of its highest grades yet,…
Cerrado Gold avoids new capital costs in plan to expand Don Nicolás mine in Argentina
Cerrado Gold (TSXV: CERT; US-OTC: CRDOF) says it plans to bring four sites at its Minera Don Nicolás (MDN) mine in southeast Argentina into production…
Infographic: Yukon’s critical minerals resources grow
The Klondike Gold Rush and later exploration and production elevated the Yukon as a legendary source of gold. But the territory always hosted large critical…
Iamgold starts production at its only mine in Ontario
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has declared commercial production at its 60%-owned Côté mine in northern Ontario, the company’s third producing gold mine and second…
Yukon hires contractors to aid Eagle cleanup
The Yukon government is taking over more tasks in the cleanup effort at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine, as the company has missed more…
Yukon might assume Victoria Gold accident cleanup
The Yukon government is considering taking over the cleanup at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine as the company struggles with the scale of remediation…