Silver Lake Resources grabs troubled Harte Gold
Australia’s Silver Lakes Resources (ASX: SLR) said on Friday it had won the bid for Harte Gold (TSX: HRT), whose sole asset is the three-year-old Sugar Zone mine in Ontario, Canada….
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Newcrest expands footprint in Canada with Pretium buy
Newcrest Mining (ASX, TSX: NCM) is expanding its footprint in Canada, particularly in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle, after shareholders in Pretium Resources approved the Australian miner’s bid for the company….
Imperial Metals surrenders giant copper project to B.C. government
Imperial Metals (TSX:III) has entered into a memorandum of agreement with British Columbia to surrender the mining rights of its Giant Copper project, located between Hope and Princeton and surrounded…
CNSC okays Denison amendment of McClean Lake tailings licence
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has granted permission to expand the McClean Lake tailings management facility (TMF), reported Denison Mines (TSX: DML; HYSE: DNN). The uranium mine, mill and…
Kumtor exceeds 2021 gold production guidance under nationalized management
The Kumtor Gold Company (KGC) says the nationalized Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan had exceeded production guidance for 2021. Under the new external management, which took over the asset when…
Terra Uranium signs option deal with CanAlaska for two uranium projects in Saskatchewan
Australia’s Terra Uranium has signed a deal to earn up to an 80% interest in CanAlaska Uranium’s (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) 100%-owned Waterbury East and McTavish projects in Saskatchewan’s Eastern Athabasca Basin. Under the option agreement Terra can earn an…
Electra signs recycling, cobalt supply deal with Marubeni
Electra Battery Materials (TSXV: ELBM; US-OTC: ELBMF) has signed a battery recycling and cobalt sulphate supply agreement with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni. The two have signed a memorandum of understanding that…
Video Interview: Alamos Gold reflects on Island Gold exploration success
With three operational gold mines in Canada and Mexico, as well as a number of other development projects, Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) continues to build on its reputation…
Harte Gold’s Sugar Zone mine attracts second bidder
A second potential buyer has emerged for Harte Gold (TSX: HRT), with an auction that will determine the winner of the distressed company’s assets to be held on Jan. 19. Harte, whose…
Video Interview: Magna Mining on its Shakespeare project’s Ni-Cu opportunity
Magna Mining (TSXV: NICU) continues to build positive exploration and development momentum at its Shakespeare nickel-copper project 70 km southwest of the Sudbury Basin in Ontario. The Northern Miner recently…
First Quantum agrees to pay US$375M a year in royalties to Panama
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has reached a deal with Panama’s government to increase royalty payments at the giant Cobre Panama copper mine, the company’s flagship operation. The Canadian miner’s…
Kirkland Lake hits production record ahead of merger with Agnico
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) ended its final quarter before its combination with Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) on a high note – with record production of 380,470 oz. gold achieved across…