Nordic pours gold at Laiva
Nordic Gold (TSXV: NOR; US-OTC: FIEIF) recently poured its first gold at its restarted Laiva gold mine in central Finland. Roughly 25 people attended the live-streamed event in person, with…
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International Lithium estimates 25-year mine life at Mariana
International Lithium (TSXV: ILC; US-OTC: ILHMF) could produce 10,000 tonnes lithium carbonate equivalent per year over a 25-year mine life at its Mariana lithium brine project, according to a recent…
Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies looking for precious and base metals
While prices for most precious and base metals have been subdued throughout 2018, there has nevertheless been a high level of mineral exploration around the world, as companies seek to…
Canadian budget update full of goodies for miners
In a move long sought by mineral explorers active in Canada, Canada’s federal government has extended its mineral exploration tax credit (METC) for five years, in contrast to the prior…
Editorial: Rio Tinto-led staking rush hits Australia’s Paterson province
As 2018 draws to a close, one of the more intriguing exploration stories of the year is shaping up in the Paterson province in a remote part of Western Australia’s…
Orsu connects targets at Sergeevskoe in Russia
Orsu Metals (TSXV: OSU; US-OTC: ORSYF) has connected its Klyuchi West and Kozie gold targets into a 250-metre wide gold mineralized stockwork that extends for 750 metres at its Sergeevskoe…
Victoria Gold boosts Eagle deposit in Yukon
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VIT) has increased the tonnage, gold grade and ounces in the measured and indicated category at its Eagle deposit in the Yukon, where the Toronto-based company expects…
Troilus Gold builds strategic land position in Quebec
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) has tripled its land position with the acquisition of 11,300 hectares to the northeast of its Troilus mine project in Quebec. Troilus is advancing…
Letter to the Editor: Time to re-open prospector programs in Manitoba
Since the beginning of the Twentieth Century, a healthy mineral exploration industry has been the major driving force that has uncovered northern Manitoba’s economic mineral deposits to the benefit of…
Spanish Mountain drills flagship BC gold project
Spanish Mountain Gold (TSXV: SPA; US-OTC: SPAZF) is infill drilling its flagship Spanish Mountain gold project in British Columbia. The company is targeting near surface areas of the project’s First…
TSX Venture falls, Nov. 26-30
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 2% to 589.52. It has been on a slow but steady decline since the start of 2018. Shares of SilverCrest Metals rose 28¢ to…
Wealth Minerals to spin out copper company
Lithium-focused Wealth Minerals (TSXV: WML; US-OTC: WMLLF) says it will spin out a copper company, containing two copper exploration projects, that it plans to acquire in Chile. Wealth Copper will…