RANKED: World’s top 10 nickel projects
While nickel is mostly used for stainless steel, the base metal has begun to take centre stage in the production of batteries in electric vehicles, as it is expected that…
Canada
Three Ontario First Nations declare moratorium on Ring of Fire development
The Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, and Neskantaga First Nations in the James Bay lowlands of Ontario, Canada have declared a moratorium on “any development in or to facilitate access to the…
Nighthawk drills 5.5 metres of 207.18 g/t gold at Treasure Island
Assay results from 2020 drilling at the Colomac deposit and Treasure Island zone at Nighthawk Gold’s (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) Indin Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories suggest potential…
QC Copper to buy 50% share in ‘strategic’ Roger project in Quebec
QC Copper and Gold (TSXV: QCCU; US-OTC: QCCUF) has signed a definitive agreement with Pasofino Gold (TSXV: VEIN; US-OTC: EFRGF) to add a 50% share of the Roger copper-gold project…
TSX Venture up, March 29-April 1
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 1.86% to finish the trading week at 960.84. Spot gold fell US$3 per oz., or 0.17%, to US$1,730.30 per ounce. Rusoro Mining rose 2¢ to…
TSX rises in March 29-April 1 trading week
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.27% to 18,990.32 during the March 29-April 1 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 1.34% to 104.02, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals…
UEX hits high-grade cobalt-nickel mineralisation at West Bear
UEX (TSX: UEX; US-OTC: UEXCF) has reported drill results from the Michael Lake zone on its 100%-owned West Bear cobalt-nickel deposit in the eastern Athabasca basin of Saskatchewan, about 740 km…
Pure Gold ramps up mill, fine tunes underground ops
With the mill at Pure Gold Mining’s (TSXV: PGM) PureGold mine in Red Lake ramped up to its 800 tonne-per-day nameplate capacity, the new producer is now focusing on fine-tuning…
Inuit women working in mining report high levels of sexual harassment
A recent survey by Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada reveals that Inuit women in the mining industry experience a high level of sexual harassment at work. Of those surveyed by…
Piedmont Lithium completes US$122.5 million financing
Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL; ASX: PLL) has raised US$122.5 million in a public offering, issuing 1.75 million of its American Depository Receipts (ADS) with each ADS representing 100 of its ordinary…
Kirkland Lake expects Detour to produce up to 900koz annually by 2032
Miner Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) expects its Detour Lake open pit mine in northern Ontario to reach a gold output rate of 900,000 oz. a…
Red Chris resource from Newcrest confirms block cave potential
With a prefeasibility study expected for the Red Chris mine in B.C. by the end of September, Australia-based operator Newcrest (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM) has released an updated resource for…