Balmoral discovers more gold at Martiniere
Since drilling its first holes into the overburden that covers most of its Martiniere property in Quebec, Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR; US-OTC: BALMF) has delineated three gold-bearing deposits along a…
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Quebec’s Orbit Garant drills most since 2012
After a lengthy downturn across the industry, Orbit Garant Drilling (TSX: OGD) drilled more metres in fiscal 2017 than during any other year since the peak of the last cycle…
NorthIsle Copper tables PEA for North Island in BC
VANCOUVER — NorthIsle Copper and Gold (TSXV: NCX; US-OTC: NTCPF) has outlined a mine plan for its wholly owned North Island low-grade copper-gold project near the town of Port Hardy, B.C., at…
Eldorado withdraws threat to suspend investment in Greece
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) will “temporarily postpone” a decision it made earlier this month to suspend its investments in Greece on Sept. 22 due to permitting delays and…
Adam Lundin on family ties, new role at Filo Mining
BEAVER CREEK, COLORADO — Almost two decades ago, Lukas Lundin’s Argentina Gold discovered the multimillion-ounce Veladero gold deposit in northwest Argentina, which led to the company being acquired in 1999 by Homestake…
Kinross solidifies plans at Tasiast, Round Mountain
VANCOUVER — Canadian producer Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has outlined a path forward for two gold operations that it hopes will grow the company over the next decade. On…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 74: A deep dive into geopolitical risk ft. Mickey Fulp
This week we’re joined by Mercenary Geologist Mickey Fulp to talk about the rising spectre of geopolitical risk for miners! Matt sits down to chat about a few recent high-profile…
Tahoe’s licence for Escobal reinstated, but blockade remains
Guatemala’s Supreme Court may have reinstated the mining licence for Escobal held by Tahoe Resources’ (TSX: THO; NYSE: THO) subsidiary, but the company has been unable to resolve a blockade…
McEwen to proceed with Los Azules permitting and prefeasibility study
Reforms introduced by the Argentine government to encourage mining investment by eliminating taxes on exported mineral concentrates prompted McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) to revise a 2013 preliminary economic…
Pure Gold tables Madsen revival plan
VANCOUVER — Pure Gold Mining’s (TSXV: PGM) new preliminary economic assessment (PEA) culminates three years of detailed geological modelling and drilling at its past-producing Madsen gold mine in northwestern Ontario’s…
Eastmain confident in Eau Claire
Drilling over the last two years and more conservative parameters used in an updated resource estimate have increased grade and deleted marginal ounces at Eastmain Resources’ (TSX: ER; US-OTC: EANRF)…
Facts ‘n’ figures: ICSG says copper production declining
World mine production has declined 3% in the first five months of 2017, with concentrate production declining 2.5% and solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) declining 4.5%. The decline in world mine production…