Quebec Snapshot: Eight companies pushing projects towards production
There’s been a buzz of activity in La Belle Province throughout 2018, with junior and mid-level gold explorers and developers taking the lead. Here is a look at eight companies…
Canada
Mason Graphite’s Lac Guéret leads the field in Quebec
If graphite mining has a home in Canada, it is surely in Quebec. The earliest known producing graphite mine in the province, and possibly the country, was the Miller mine,…
First Cobalt tables initial resource at Iron Creek in Idaho
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has tabled its first resource estimate for its 100%-owned Iron Creek cobalt project in Idaho. The project contains 29.6 million tonnes grading 0.08% cobalt…
TSX Venture inches higher, Sept. 17-21
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 0.66% to 719.91. Shares of White Gold rose 65% to $1.07. The company released strong drill assays from the Vertigo target on its JP…
92 Resources finds lithium pegmatites at Corvette
Four new spodumene-bearing pegmatites have been unearthed by 92 Resources (TSXV: NTY; US-OTC: RGDCF) on its 100% owned Corvette lithium property in the James Bay region of Quebec. It has…
TSX posts solid gains, Sept. 17-21
Canada’s benchmark index rose 1.31% to 16,224.13 during an improved trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 5.4% to 66.73 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 2.7% to…
Barrick and Randgold to merge in US$18B deal
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) and Randgold Resources (LON: RRS; NASDAQ: GOLD) have agreed to a share-for-share merger to create the New Barrick Group in a deal valued at…
Harte Gold receives final permit for Sugar Zone mine
It has taken at least five years of permitting, but Harte Gold (TSX: HRT; US-OTC: HRTFF) has cleared its last regulatory hurdle, and can now flip the switch and put…
New Gold sells Mesquite to Equinox
Renaud Adams hasn’t wasted any time settling into his new job at New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-AM: NGD). A week after taking the helm as president and CEO of the…
Monarques Gold bets big on Quebec
It has a market capitalization of just $40.8 million, but Monarques Gold (TSXV: MQR; US-OTC: MRQRF) has a lot going on across its 300 sq. km of gold properties in…
Imperial Metals dodges liquidity bullet, for now
Troubled miner Imperial Metals (TSX: III) has kicked debt-repayment deadlines further down the road, and will examine strategic alternatives that could include a sale or merger. Asset sales, joint ventures…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 120: The Placer Dome legacy ft Nean Allman
In this episode we welcome into the Toronto studio author, geologist and communications professional Nean Allman to talk about her newly published coffee table book “A history: Placer Development Limited…