Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners
Resource nationalism has spiked in more than 30 countries over the last year and more than half of those nations are key producers of minerals and hydrocarbons, a new study reveals….
Canada
Generation Mining feasibility defines 13-year open pit mine
A feasibility study from Generation Mining (TSX: GENM) on its 80%-held Marathon palladium-copper project in northwestern Ontario suggests a 25,200 tonne per day open pit operation producing a copper-PGM (platinum…
PureGold drills high-grade gold at three targets as mine ramps up
Pure Gold Mining (TSXV: PGM; LSE: PUR) has released the results of surface exploration drilling completed at the Wedge, Treasure Box and No. 1 Vein targets within its 47-sq.-km PureGold…
Turquoise Hill CEO quits on Rio Tinto meddling
Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) announced on March 4 that its CEO Ulf Quellmann is leaving the company after majority-owner Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) told…
Golden Predator to acquire Viva Gold and build ‘premier junior gold producer’
Golden Predator Mining (TSXV: GPY) has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire Viva Gold (TSXV: VAU) — bringing together Golden Predator’s past-producing Brewery Creek mine, 55 km from…
First Majestic Silver takes Mexico tax row to arbitration
First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) has initiated arbitration proceedings against the government of Mexico, which is seeking more than US$500 million from the company in allegedly owed taxes. The…
Mason Graphite updates Lac Guéret battery test results
Junior Mason Graphite (TSXV: LLG) has provided an update on testing of lithium-ion prototype battery cells made with graphite sourced from its Lac Guéret deposit, 660 km north of Montreal….
Fury reports 7 metres of 11.56 g/t gold in Eau Claire step-out
Fury Gold Mines (TSX: FURY; NYSE: FURY) has released assay results for the first five drillholes completed as part of a 25,000-metre program focused on expanding and upgrading the highest-grade…
Long intervals of high-grade gold from Eskay Creek ahead of resource update
The last batch of infill results from Skeena Resources’ (TSX: SKE) second-phase infill program at the past-producing Eskay Creek project in B.C.’s Golden Triangle includes long intervals of near-surface high-grade…
Nighthawk grows Colomac resource with near-surface indicated ounces
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK) has updated the mineral resources for its Indin Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories, 200 km north of Yellowknife. The latest numbers incorporate two-thirds of…
Nothing but high grades as Osisko continues drilling Windfall
The more it drills the Windfall gold project in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt of Quebec, the more high grade results Osisko Mining (TSC:OSK) reports from the work. The latest uncut…
Equinox adds to Hardrock stake in Ontario
Growing gold miner Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) has upped its stake in the Hardrock gold project in Ontario by 10%, for a total ownership of 60%. The company…