Centerra Gold kicks off commercial mining in Turkey
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) has declared commercial production at its Öksüt mine in Turkey, four months after it poured first gold at the operation. The Toronto-based company now has three…
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Genesis Metals drills Chevrier gold project in Quebec
Genesis Metals (TSXV: GIS) has released assay results for four holes completed at its 290-sq.-km Chevrier gold project near Chibougamau, Quebec. The drill highlights include 20 metres of 1.36 grams…
Iamgold buys Monarch Gold’s Fayolle for $11.5M
Monarch Gold (TSX: MQR) is selling its Fayolle property in western Quebec to Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) in a cash and share deal valued at $11.5 million. The Montreal-based…
Canada Nickel grows Main and East zones at Crawford
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC) has released full assays for hole CR20-33 as well as nickel assays for hole CR20-32, which step out the East zone nickel-PGM mineralization by 400 metres…
BMO raises long-term precious metal price forecasts
BMO Capital Markets has hiked its long-run gold and silver price forecasts to US$1,400 per oz. and US$18.25 per oz., increases of 16.7% and 5.8%, respectively. The bank’s long term…
O3 Mining to raise $35M for Quebec exploration
O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII) has entered an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters to raise $35 million (upsized from $30 million) for exploration at its projects in Quebec and for…
Rio Tinto extracts high-purity scandium in Quebec
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) has developed a way to extract high-purity scandium oxide from waste at its titanium dioxide production facilities in Quebec. The company has been using…
Maple Gold Mines extends gold mineralization at Douay
Drilling within the Porphyry zone at Maple Gold Mines’ (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) 355-sq.-km Douay project in northern Quebec has intersected mineralization outside of the existing resource model. The company…
Palladium One outlines drill target at LK in Finland
Palladium One (TSXV: PDM; US-OTC: NKORF) has traced a new drill target within its wholly owned Lantinen Koillismaa (LK) project in Finland, 190 km northeast of Oulu. The latest target…
Silver One expands Candelaria in Nevada
Drilling at Silver One Resources’ (TSXV: SVE; US-OTC: SLVRF) Candelaria project in Nevada has expanded higher-grade mineralization between the past-producing Mount Diablo and Northern Belle pits at depth and confirmed…
Sama Resources releases study for nickel-copper project in Cote d’Ivoire
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of the Samapleu nickel-copper project in Cote d’Ivoire estimates production of 14,100 tonnes copper concentrate per year over a 20-year mine life from three open…
Focus Graphite sells Kwyjibo stake for $7.2M
Focus Graphite (TSXV: FMS; US-OTC: FCSMF) has sold its 50% stake in the Kwyjibo rare earth element deposit to Investissement Québec, a financing corporation that exists to facilitate investment in…