Yukon’s assessment process: A guide for miners
Picture this: a small exploration company is planning to extend an access road near Mayo in the Yukon. It’s a relatively minor addition, just a few kilometres of gravel to…
Zinc and Lead
Orla tumbles on Mexico mine halt
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) stopped pit‑mining activities at its Camino Rojo oxide mine in central Mexico after heavy rains triggered a wall failure. The stock plunged. The incident took place early…
Marathons are a slog, but in an underground mine?
The world’s deepest marathon is to be run this October in an unprecedented challenging environment: 1,120 metres below sea level in one of Europe’s deepest mines. The event, set inside…
JV video: Cerro De Pasco eyes billions from tailings
Cerro de Pasco Resources (TSXV: CDPR; US-OTC: GPPRF) is advancing exploration at its El Metalurgista project in central Peru, where it plans to clean up the environment by mining a…
Excellon surges to 2-year high after Peruvian acquisition
Excellon Resources’ (TSXV: EXN) shares jumped to their highest level in two years on Friday amid the company’s preparations to restart production next year at the Mallay silver-lead-zinc mine in…
Spotlight: Mining and Exploration in BC, Prairie Provinces and the Far North – Part 2
Canada is among the world’s best mining jurisdictions and has a rich endowment of minerals from coast to coast to coast. Here’s a look at four companies with projects in…
Private miners overlook disclosure: legal experts
Many private Canadian mining companies may be unaware that they are subject to the same technical disclosure rules as public issuers and that they could face compliance risks under a…
Infographic: Mining and exploration in Greenland
Greenland has made headlines in the last six months amid United States President Donald Trump’s heightened interest in the Danish territory. His focus on Greenland has drawn added attention to…
Luca logs high-grade gold, silver at Campo Morado
Drilling by Luca Mining (TSXV: LUCA; US-OTC: LUCMF) has returned results as high as 15.1 metres grading 5.35 grams gold per tonne, 187.5 grams silver, 0.31% copper, 8.39% zinc and…
Aya discovers new gold-copper zone at Morocco site
Canadian miner Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA; US-OTC: AYASF) cut a highlight result of 9 metres grading 80 grams silver per tonne at its Boumadine project in Morocco and said it…
Arizona Metals plunges as Kay resource disappoints
Arizona Metals (TSX: AMC; OTCQX: AZMCF) shares plunged to their lowest level in more than four years after a long-awaited initial resource estimate for the company’s Kay polymetallic project revealed a…
Juniors chase ounces, cash flow
Juniors must deliver resource growth, production gains and technological edge to capture capital, according to participants at this month’s Mining Investment Event of the North in Quebec City. The Northern…