Semafo reports more killings near mines in Burkina Faso
On Nov. 30, Burkina Faso government security forces were attacked on the road between Semafo‘s (TSX: SMF) Fada and Boungou mine, about 40 km away, leaving four gendarmes and a driver…
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Marathon hits more high-grade intercepts in Newfoundland
Infill drilling in the southwestern part of the Marathon gold deposit in Newfoundland continues to return high-grade gold intercepts, Marathon Gold (TSX: MOZ) reports. The company recently completed its 41,000-metre stepout and…
Maple Gold Mines finds drilling success at Douay
Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) has completed its first drill campaign on its Douay gold project in Quebec since assembling a technical committee and exploration team a year…
Golden Arrow and SSR Mining begin commercial production at Chinchillas
Joint venture partners Golden Arrow Resources (TSXV: GRG; US-OTC: GARWF) and SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM) have begun commercial production at their Chinchillas silver-lead-zinc mine in Argentina’s Jujuy province….
Flin Flon mining to stop in 2021, Hudbay memo says
Despite its best efforts, the “most likely scenario” is that in 2021, mining operations will cease in Flin Flon, Man., an internal memo to employees at Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM;…
Nighthawk explores regions near Colomac in NWT
Since it kicked off this year’s 32,500-metre drill program in March, Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) has continued drilling at the Colomac and Grizzly Bear gold deposits, which, along…
Test mining validates Rubicon’s resource for Phoenix
Testing at Rubicon Minerals‘(TSX: RMX; US-OTC: RBYCF) Phoenix gold project has yielded positive reconciliation results that validate the 2018 mineral resource estimate, as well as the new geological model and…
Osisko grows Lynx deposit at Windfall in Abitibi
Infill drilling from March through October at Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK) Lynx deposit at its Windfall project, in the Abitibi greenstone belt in the James Bay region of Quebec, has…
SSR Mining takes strategic stake in SilverCrest Metals
SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM) is investing $31 million for a 9.9% stake in SilverCrest Metals (TSXV: SIL; NYSE-AM: SILV) and its Las Chispas project in Sonora, Mexico. SilverCrest…
Superior Gold drills Hermes South in Australia
Superior Gold (TSXV: SGI; US-OTC: SUPGF) recently announced results from a phase two reverse circulation drill program at its Hermes South gold project in Western Australia. The company is trying…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 127: The year of the lab-created diamond ft Paul Zimnisky
This episode features an in-depth interview with independent diamond analyst and consultant Paul Zimnisky on the rise this year of laboratory-created diamonds and their effect on the retail diamond market…
Interview: Rob McEwen responds to criticism of US$90M at-the-market offering
On Nov. 8, McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) entered an equity distribution agreement with UBS Securities, BMO Capital Markets, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., H.C. Wainwright & Co., Roth Capital…