US markets in the dumps during Sept. 19-23 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell an astonishing 1,232.01 points or 4% to 29,590.41 during the Sept. 19-23 trading week, while the S&P 500 fell 180.1 points or 4.7% to…
Metals and Minerals Markets
Prairies Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Manitoba and Saskatchewan consistently rank top among the world’s premier jurisdictions for mining and mineral exploration. The following are eight companies with operations in the provinces. APPIA RARE EARTHS &…
TNM Drill Down: Top gold assays of the week Sept 9 – 16
Our TNM Drill Down feature highlights the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining…
JV Article: Doré Copper Mining on track to develop Quebec’s first modern copper mine
These are exciting times for Canadian miner Doré Copper Mining (TSXV: DCMC; US-OTC: DRCMF) as the company looks to restart the prolific Chibougamau mining camp in northern Quebec, roughly 500…
AngloGold to buy Coeur Mining’s projects in Nevada for US$150 million
South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU; JSE: ANG) is expanding its footprint in Nevada, US, with the acquisition of Coeur Mining’s (NYSE: CDE) subsidiary for US$150 million cash. The unit,…
JV Article: Battery Mineral Resources accelerates path to production at Punitaqui copper complex in Chile
When Battery Mineral Resources (TSXV: BMR; OTCQB: BTRMF) received recent public approval by the Chilean Environmental Assessment Service for the Environmental Impact Declaration for mining at Minera Altos de Punitaqui,…
JV Article: Lomiko Metals grows land package in Quebec graphite region
Positive results from the summer drill program at the La Loutre project and the acquisition of six new prospective graphite projects in Quebec position Lomiko Metals (TSXV: LMR; US-OTC: LMRMF)…
Power issues delay SilverCrest’s first metal sale from Las Chispas
SilverCrest Metals (TSX: SILV), which is in the midst of commissioning its Las Chispas gold-silver mine in Sonora state, Mexico, said reliability issues with electricity supplies have caused unspecified delays…
Tertiary, First Quantum Minerals team up to boost Zambian exploration
Shares in Tertiary Minerals (LSE: TYM) jumped on Thursday after the junior said it had inked a technical cooperation agreement with First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), which would “turbo-charge” its…
Copper Fox delays 2,500-metre drill program at Eaglehead project in B.C.
Copper Fox Metals (TSXV: CUU; OTC: CPFXF) has suspended plans to complete the proposed 2,500-metre drilling program on its 100% owned Eaglehead polymetallic porphyry copper project in northwestern British Columbia….
Beaver Creek: Miners should hedge future carbon offset costs
As the energy revolution gathers momentum, so too intensifies the pressure from the investment community on miners to create net-zero emissions operations that produce sustainable upstream products feeding the new…
NorZinc begins metallurgical testing on Prairie Creek drill core
NorZinc (TSX: NZC; OTC: NORZF) has initiated a feasibility study level metallurgical test program on its Prairie Creek project located in the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories. The program will…