Rio Tinto raises Yukon copper project stake, cuts diamond plan interest
Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is reshuffling its interests in two Canadian projects as it seeks to focus on green energy metals such as…
Western Copper and Gold
JV Video: Western Copper and Gold nears Rio Tinto decision on Yukon project
Western Copper and Gold’s (TSX: WRN; NYSE-AM: WRN) Casino project in the Yukon is approaching a decision this month whether Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE:…
Yukon juniors Fireweed, Cascadia, Nickel Creek, Onyx vie for investor support
This is the first of two parts on other companies active in the Yukon following a piece on investor darling Snowline Gold (TSXV: SGD; US-OTC:…
Site visit: Will Rio Tinto bet more on Western Copper and Gold’s Casino project in Yukon?
Near Carmacks, Yukon — Decision time for Western Copper and Gold’s (TSX: WRN; NYSE-AM: WRN) $3.6 billion Casino project in remote Yukon looms less than…
Western Copper updates Casino project, launches feasibility study
Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE: WRN) completed its 2021 exploration and drilling program and is moving forward with the feasibility study at its…
Western Copper releases PEA for $3.3B Casino project in Yukon
The preliminary economic assessment for the Casino copper-gold-molybdenum project is positive, says owner Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE: WRN). The PEA considered an…
Global Copper Snapshot: Eight companies advancing copper projects around the world
With copper’s key role in the transition to greener forms of energy to fight climate change, along with soaring prices for the metal, companies are…
Rio Tinto takes strategic stake in Western Copper and Gold
Rio Tinto Canada is investing $25.6 million for an 8% stake in Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE-AM: WRN), which is advancing its copper-gold…
JV Article: The next generation of gold prospectors
Last year was a busy time for Vancouver-based Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD). At the end of July 2020, the junior exploration company made a major…
Top 10 Canadian-headquartered base metal and uranium explorers
The Northern Miner has compiled a list of the top-10, Canadian headquartered base metal and uranium juniors – with no production and which are not…
‘As goes mining, so goes the Yukon’: Government and corporate leaders on territory’s potential
With 11 of 13 First Nations reaching settlements on land claims and a new gold mine set to ramp up production, Yukon was the focus…
Top 10 Canadian base metal explorers and developers
The Northern Miner used the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine to determine the top-10 largest base metal companies headquartered in Canada that have…