Aya logs high-grade, shallow silver in Morocco
New drilling by Aya Gold & Silver (TSX, NASDAQ: AYA) its Zgounder mine in Morocco has extended high-grade silver mineralization around the existing open pit and in the central part…
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Luca adds 3rd Mexican property in $60M Agnico deal
Luca Mining (TSXV: LUCA; US-OTC: LUCMF) is moving to expand its Mexican footprint through the proposed $60-million (C$83-million) purchase of the El Barqueño gold-silver-copper project from Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX,…
G Mining discovers new gold deposit in Brazil
G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN) disclosed a new near-surface gold discovery at its Gurupi project in Brazil as it published strong drill results from its main Tocantinzinho property in the…
Blackout at Hemlo gold mine to slow ramp-up
A temporary power outage at Hemlo Mining’s (TSX: HMMC) namesake operation in northern Ontario is curtailing underground work, slowing a planned increase in gold production. The stock plunged. No one…
Roosen’s Osisko greenlights Cariboo gold project in BC
Canadian developer Osisko Gold Group (TSXV, NYSE: OGG) is going ahead with construction of the $1.2-billion (US$841-million) Cariboo underground mine in central British Columbia, targeting a first gold pour in…
Talon drops plan to build North Dakota mill for Tamarack
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO)-backed developer Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; OTC: TLOFF) has dropped plans to build a mill in North Dakota to process ore from its…
Osisko hits 4.7% copper beneath Gaspé workings
New drilling by Osisko Metals (TSX: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) at its Gaspé Copper project in eastern Quebec has extended the past-producing mine’s footprint, demonstrating the potential for higher-grade mineralization near…
Troilus triples value to $3.2B, closes in on funding
A new study for Troilus Mining’s (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) namesake copper-gold project in Quebec has more than tripled the mine’s estimated value thanks to detailed engineering, an expanded reserve and…
SW US: New US lithium mines are coming
Albemarle’s (NYSE: ALB) Silver Peak mine in Nevada – the only active lithium resource in the United States – could soon have company. As many as nine new lithium mines…
SW US CEO chat: Capstone devoted to Arizona mine for long haul
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) is committed to modernizing its Pinto Valley open-pit operation in Arizona to lift production and potentially lengthen mine life, CEO Cashel Meagher says. Located…
SW US: Anfield wants $50M for Utah mill
Developer Anfield Energy (TSXV, Nasdaq: AEC) will seek to raise at least $50 million (C$69.3 million) in financing over the coming months to refurbish and reopen Utah’s Shootaring Canyon mill –…
Artemis drilling points to Blackwater resource growth
Artemis Gold’s (TSXV: ARTG; US-OTC: ARGTF) first two holes in a 25,000-metre expansion program at its Blackwater mine in British Columbia have encountered substantial mineralization beyond the current reserve, suggesting…