Magna Gold declares commercial production at San Francisco mine
Magna Gold (TSXV: MGR; US-OTC: MGLQF) has declared commercial production at its 100%-owned San Francisco gold mine in Sonora, Mexico. That puts the company on…
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Western Copper releases PEA for $3.3B Casino project in Yukon
The preliminary economic assessment for the Casino copper-gold-molybdenum project is positive, says owner Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE: WRN). The PEA considered an…
Rio Tinto opens new scandium plant in Quebec
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has started up its new commercial scale demonstration plant to produce high quality scandium oxide. The plant…
Voisey’s Bay underground expansion delivers first ore
June 11 marked the milestone first production of ore from the underground expansion project at the Voisey’s Bay nickel-cobalt mine owned by Vale (NYSE: VALE)….
Imperial drilling at Red Chris cuts 1.1 g/t gold, 1.1% copper
Imperial Metals (TSX: III) has released new drill results from the newly discovered East Ridge zone of the Red Chris copper-gold mine, 80 km south…
Snapshot: Eight companies at work in South America
South America is home to rich deposits — not only of gold and silver, but of copper, zinc and lithium. Here are eight Canadian companies…
Mako nears commercial gold production in Nicaragua
Mako Mining (TSXV: MKO; US-OTC: MAKOF) says its San Albino gold project in northern Nicaragua may reach commercial production at the end of the second…
Wesdome expands Kiena Footwall zone, possible mining restart by year-end
Underground drilling by Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO) at the Kiena mine complex in Val d’Or, Quebec has expanded the high grade Footwall zone over…
Sprott and New Found Gold increase positions in Labrador Gold
Labrador Gold (TSXV: LAB) has closed a non-brokered private placement, raising $15 million from the sale of 16.7 million working capital units at a price of…
Kirkland Lake reports strong Q1 for 2021
Although gold volumes were down slightly, Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSXE: KL; ASX: KLA) reported strong first quarter results for 2021. Production of 302,847…
Fission offers $30M bought deal for Triple R development
Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) has announced a $30 million bought deal public offering, the proceeds of which will be used to advance development…
Northern Dynasty to appeal latest negative Pebble permit decision
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has accepted the request of Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX:NDM) to appeal the latest refusal to grant a water licence…