TMAC targets commercial production at Hope Bay in 2017
TMAC Resources (TSX: TMR) aims to get its flagship Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut into commercial production in early 2017. Located in the Kitikmeot region, 125 km southwest of Cambridge…
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Pilot Gold’s new CEO Everett drawn to upside at Goldstrike
VANCOUVER — Pilot Gold (TSX: PLG; US-OTC: PLGTF) has a new look after a management change and a sharpened focus on sediment-hosted gold systems in the mining heartlands of the…
Asiamet defines BKM in Indonesia
Asiamet Resources (TSXV: ARS) hasn’t let changes to Indonesia’s mining law in 2014 impact its vision for an open-pit, heap-leachable copper mine at its Beruang Kanan Main (BKM) deposit, 180…
Copper market to flatline through 2017: ICSG
The following is an edited summary released by the International Copper Study Group (ICSG), which met in Lisbon in March. The group includes delegates and advisors from the world’s major…
Cordoba, HPX move San Matias forward
When Mario Stifano found himself alone in an elevator with mine-finder Robert Friedland at the end of a long day of presentations at the BMO Conference, the stars just seemed…
TSX drops slightly, April 4–8
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.3% to 13,396.73, despite a triple-digit gain on April 8, after a positive jobs report and a surge in oil prices. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified…
Nemaska Lithium revs its Whabouchi project
Buzz is building around a perceived, impending supply deficit in the global lithium market, and that’s music to the ears of management at Nemaska Lithium (TSXV: NMX; US-OTC: NMKEF), which…
TSX Venture gains ground, April 4-8
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index was on the rise, as it jumped nearly 4%, or 22.51 points, en route to a 603.92-point weekly close. The rally was driven by rising…
Probe’s CEO David Palmer eyes a new adventure
David Palmer and his team are embarking on an adventure. His company Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB) is proposing a $22.8-million, all-share combination with Adventure Gold (TSXV: AGE) to create a…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 7: On gold discoveries and technical difficulties
Lesley Stokes and Matt Keevil overcome long odds and technical challenges courtesy of Windows 10 to deliver another riveting episode on time and on budget. Topics include discussion on a…
Canadian Zinc pushes Prairie Creek
That mines and mining projects get recycled from one company to the next isn’t new — it happens all the time. What makes the Prairie Creek mine a little different…
Falco to move Horne 5 from PEA straight to feasibility
Luc Lessard has worked on 11 open-pit and underground mine builds during his career as a mining engineer, including the Canadian Malartic gold mine, but he isn’t finished yet. The…