New Found Gold to raise $50M for exploration at Queensway, Lucky Strike
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG; US-OTC: NFGFF) is to issue 4.4 million flow-through common shares of the company at a price of $11.39 each to fund exploration at its Queensway…
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Trevali feasibility outlines US$111M capex for Rosh Pinah expansion
Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) has released a feasibility study for the expansion of its Rosh Pinah zinc-lead-silver mine in Namibia to 1.3 million tonnes per year from 700,000 tonnes…
Troilus Gold drills more high grade in Quebec
It’s only been a year and a half since Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) began drilling in the Southwest Zone at its namesake Troilus gold project, about 170 km…
Mayfair Gold reports highest grade intercept at Fenn-Gib
Mayfair Gold (TSXV: MFG; US-OTC: MFGCF) reported 63.59 grams gold per tonne over 5 metres including 200.89 grams gold over 1.5 metres at its flagship Fenn-Gib project in northeastern Ontario,…
USACE assigns a new review officer for Pebble appeal
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has assigned a new review officer to handle Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM) appeal of a negative record of decision for the Pebble…
Uranium tops Morgan Stanley’s commodity thermometer
Morgan Stanley has placed uranium at the very top of its Metals and Mining Commodity Thermometer. Uranium was assigned a ‘most bullish’ thesis of 17 mined commodities under the bank’s…
The View from England: Europe’s galactic mining goals
An asteroid is heading towards Earth, but it is good news for miners and Luxembourg stands ready to help. On August 11, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office provided an update…
BHP turns toward ‘future facing’ commodities with Jansen potash approval; sale of oil and gas division
In a long awaited decision, BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has approved US$5.7 billion in spending on its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan – an important project for…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 252: Mining companies face heightened scrutiny, increased politicization as metal prices rise, ft. George McLeod
This week’s episode features Access Mining managing partner George McLeod, who discusses the increasingly political role of mining companies, particularly in developing economies, and how industrial metals, especially those that…
Orvana stock tanks on El Valle rockfall
The Toronto-quoted equity of Orvana Minerals (TSX: ORV) lost nearly 16% in Monday trading following a rockfall at the legacy open-pit wall at El Valle, in Spain. The incident impacted…
Benga Mining applies for judicial review following Canada’s coal mine snub
A unit of Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting, Benga Mining, has applied to the Federal Court of Canada for a judicial review of the rejection of the proposed US$800…
Sierra Metals updates Bolivar copper-silver PEA to include iron ore
Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT; NYSE: SMTS) has updated the preliminary economic assessment for its Bolivar copper-silver mine to include production of a saleable iron ore concentrate. The underground mine and…