PNG government approves Porgera mine restart for Barrick
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has received the go-ahead from the government of Papua New Guinea to restart the Porgera mine, which has been placed on care and maintenance…
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South America Snapshot: Eight companies hunting for critical and precious metals
South America is endowed with geology steeped in precious, base and battery metals, and the continent has had a storied mining history. Below we showcase eight companies active in the…
Orion invests US$17M into South Dakota-focused gold explorer
Dakota Gold (NYSE: DC) has formed a strategic partnership with Orion Mine Finance that would see the U.S.-listed gold explorer receive an equity investment of US$17 million ($23.2 million), plus…
CMS: Frank Giustra sees gold juniors like ‘a kid in a candy store’
Western investors have been “asleep at the wheel” with seizing on investments in the exploration and junior gold sector, entrepreneur and philanthropist Frank Giustra told The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining…
CMS: Ex-Teck CEO Lindsay touts coal sale to boost stock
Don Lindsay, who led Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) for 17 years, backed the company’s case behind selling coal assets to recoup billions in valuation. Teck’s Quebrada Blanca 2…
Northern Graphite releases resource estimate for Mousseau project
Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) announced a new resource estimate for its Mousseau property about 150 km north of Montreal and around 80 km from the company’s producing Lac…
Canada Nickel’s Crawford feasibility pegs capex at US$3.5B, mine life at 41 years
Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; US- OTC: CNIKF) has released the results of a feasibility study for its Crawford nickel sulphide project, outlining an operation with capital costs of US$3.5…
Goliath closes $8.6M upsized financing, welcomes new institutional investor
Goliath Resources (TSXV: GOT; US-OTC: GOTRF) has completed the second and final tranche of a recently upsized private placement that would see the Canadian junior miner raise a total of…
Pan American Silver plans La Colorada mine restart after armed robbery
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) announced Wednesday that it will restart operations at its La Colorada mine in Mexico on Oct. 16 following a shift change and the…
Volcanic Gold rises on Guatemala Mila discovery
Volcanic Gold Mines (TSXV: VGI) says it has discovered high-grade gold at surface on its Mila prospect, part of the greenfields Motagua Norte project under option from Radius Gold (TSXV:…
Global Atomic shares dip on US’s Niger ‘coup’ finding
The U.S. State Department’s recent classification of the military takeover in Niger as a ‘coup d’etat’ has temporarily halted U.S. Development Bank financing for Global Atomic Corp’s (TSX: GLO; US-OTC:…
Stellantis ups interest in McEwen Copper to 19%, Rio Tinto to hold 14%
Stellantis, one of the world’s leading automakers and mobility providers, announced Wednesday an investment of about $163.1 million (42 billion Argentine pesos) in McEwen Copper, a subsidiary of McEwen Mining…