Rhodium rockets to all-time high
The rhodium price has been on a roller coaster ride this year, rocketing from US$6,050 per oz. at the start of 2020 to a high of US$13,800 per oz. by…
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Integra reports long intercepts from DeLamar in Idaho
Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR; NYSE-AM: ITRG) has released assay results for five holes drilled as part of this year’s exploration program at the Florida Mountain deposit within the DeLamar project…
Raymond James raises price forecasts for base metals, iron ore
Raymond James forecasts higher average prices for copper, nickel, lead, zinc and iron ore, but lower prices for uranium, its analysts wrote in a research note. The financial services firm…
Barrick, Japan Gold expand footprint on Hokkaido island
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and Japan Gold (TSXV: JG) are expanding their footprint in the Asian country with the acquisition of the Kanehana project, which comprises 40 new…
Troilus Gold launches new drill program in Quebec
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: SKREF) has initiated a 20,000-metre drill program at its flagship 1,073-sq.-km Troilus gold project in Quebec’s Frotet-Evans greenstone belt. The program is designed to upgrade…
Rockcliff drills Tower deposit in Manitoba
Recent drill results from Rockliff Metals’ (CSE: RCLF) wholly owned Tower property in central Manitoba have increased the strike length of the Tower deposit to 1,000 metres and hit mineralization…
Large-scale Zimbabwe platinum project clears key hurdle
Russian-Zimbabwean platinum venture Great Dyke Investments (GDI) has cleared an important hurdle to develop what it would be the African nation’s largest mine of the precious metal. GDI, 50% owned…
Great Bear starts metallurgical testing at Dixie
Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR; US-OTC: GTBAF) has retained B.C.-based Blue Coast Research to complete metallurgical test work and consulting for its Dixie gold project in Ontario’s Red Lake district….
Ecuador’s constitutional court allows referendums on new mining projects
Ecuador’s highest court has ruled that communities have the right to hold referendums on whether or not proposed large and medium-scale mines can move forward, but said the public can…
Eskay Mining drills near-surface VMS mineralization in BC
Eskay Mining (TSXV: ESK) has reported assay results for drill hole TV20-35, completed at the TV target within the Corey area in B.C.’s Golden Triangle, which hit 11 metres of…
Maverix to acquire gold royalty portfolio from Newmont
Gold-focused royalty and streaming company Maverix Metals (TSX: MME; NYSE-AM: MMX) has entered into a binding agreement with Newmont to acquire a portfolio of 11 gold royalties on preproduction assets…
Mountain Province resumes diamond sales in Antwerp
Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; US-OTC: MPVD) held its first traditional diamond sale since the coronavirus pandemic began on Sept. 19 in Antwerp. And while the sales figures are modest,…