Spotlight: Exploration in Quebec
Quebec accounts for about 20% of Canada’s mining production and has some of the most diverse mineral resources in North America. Here’s a look at four companies with interesting projects…
Exploration
Fortuna logs high-grade gold in Senegal, extends deposit’s depth
New drilling by Fortuna Mining (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) at its Diamba Sud project in Senegal could expand the property’s mineral reserve. Hole DSR1149 in the Southern Arc zone cut…
Lux seeks $7M to advance Quebec gold project
Lux Metals (TSXV: LXM) is planning to seek about $7 million (US$5 million) in flow-through financing this fall to carry its La Grande gold project in northern Quebec towards a…
Falco vies for environmental OK
After eight years in environmental review, Falco Resources (TSXV: FPC) expects Quebec to sign off on Horne 5 by year-end — a decision that would unlock a gold and critical…
Infographic: Can Quebec build Canada’s first graphite supply chain?
Of Quebec’s many active and planned critical mineral operations, its graphite sector could be the first to establish a complete mine-to-battery-material supply chain in the province. Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE:…
Hot Chili drills shallow copper, gold in Chile
New drilling by Glencore (LSE: GLEN)-backed Hot Chili (ASX, TSX-V: HCH; US-OTC: HHLKF) has extended shallow copper-gold mineralization at its La Verde porphyry discovery in coastal Chile, strengthening the case…
CleanTech Lithium expands foothold in Argentina
CleanTech Lithium (LSE: CTL) has secured options to add two lithium brine properties in Argentina’s Salar de Antofalla, expanding its footprint near the flagship Laguna Verde project. The company signed…
Moly heads for 6th straight deficit, record prices: BMO
Molybdenum is on course for a sixth consecutive year of supply deficit in 2027, setting the stage for record prices as strong demand meets a limited pipeline of new production,…
Gold Mountain targets WWII tungsten mine in Brazil
Gold Mountain (ASX: GMN) is weighing the revival of a Brazilian tungsten mine that began during the Second World War after securing a 12-month exclusive right to acquire the property…
Sirios plans 200,000 oz gold a year in Quebec
Sirios Resources (TSXV: SOI; US-OTC: SIREF) is sizing its Cheechoo project as a large standalone gold operation in Quebec’s James Bay region as CEO Jean-Félix Lepage moves the deposit from…
Epic outlines initial 440,000-oz resource at McKinnon
The first compliant resource for Epic Gold’s (CSE: EPG; US-OTC: NFLDF) brownfield McKinnon deposit in Ontario – part of the larger Hawkins project – outlines 440,000 oz. that mostly sit…
Q2 logs 1.2% lithium at Cisco as PEA nears
Drilling at Q2 Metals’ (TSXV: QTWO; US-OTC: QUEXF) Cisco lithium project in Quebec extended known mineralization by 100 metres ahead of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) that’s expected soon. Highlight…