Market volatility to hit Q1 earnings for base metals miners
Despite higher commodity prices, base metal miners are likely to take an earnings hit in the first quarter of the year, as volatile price actions continue in the wake of…
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Video Interview: Maple Gold Mines gathers critical mass at Douay and Joutel
Following short on the release of a resource update that tops 3 million oz. gold across all categories on the flagship Douay project in Quebec, explorer Maple Gold Mines (TSXV:…
Last leg of Ring of Fire road enters the environmental assessment process
The First Nations of Marten Falls and Webequie have submitted the terms of reference for the proposed Northern Road Link, a piece of infrastructure that Ontario describes as the “final…
Seabridge Gold updates Mitchell and East Mitchell resources ahead of KSM PFS
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has updated the mineral resource for its Mitchell and East Mitchell deposits, incorporating results of drilling completed in 2021. The resource estimates will be…
Eldorado Gold flags Omicron hit to quarterly production
Canada’s Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) hasn’t altered its 2022 production guidance of 460,000-490,000 oz. of gold untouched, despite reporting that higher-than-expected absenteeism due to the Covid-19 Omicron variant…
Chile heads towards two ‘lost decades’ of copper output growth
Chile’s crown as the world’s largest producer of copper is at risk as the country’s output continues to be lower than expected despite the billions of dollars invested in new…
Battery Metals Snapshot: Eight companies developing minerals critical for a low-carbon future
As the world transitions away from fossil fuels to electrified transportation systems and energy networks, new deposits of the minerals required for a low-carbon future will need to be discovered…
Gensource steps closer to first production with Innovare acquisition
Canadian potash upstart Gensource Potash Corporation (TSXV: GSP; AIM: GSP) has reached a binding agreement to buy the outstanding equity of Innovare Technologies, a privately-held developer of patented selective solution…
Canada’s decarbonization plan mum on metals and mining
It is said that to produce any good, what cannot be grown must be mined. By this token, governments and the general public tend to conveniently forget that the energy…
Nevada Gold Mines invests in 200MW solar plant; construction to begin in Q3
Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) is investing in a 200-megawatt (MW) solar power plant designed to accelerate its decarbonization program, in line majority owner Barrick Gold‘s (NYSE: GOLD; TSX: ABX) Greenhouse Gas…
Constantine JV sets $18M budget for Palmer project in Alaska
Constantine Metal Resources’ (TSXV: CEM) flagship Palmer property in southeast Alaska has been given a budget of US$18 million for its upcoming work program. Palmer is an advanced stage copper-zinc-gold-silver…
Osino grows resource at its Twin Hills gold project in Namibia
In its first updated resource since 2021, Osino Resources (TSXV: OSI; US-OTC: OSIIF) has increased indicated resources for its Twin Hills gold project in central Namibia by more than four…