Avalon discovers lithium pegmatite
A new lithium pegmatite Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) is naming Snowbank has been found 4 km northwest of the company’s main Separation Rapids lithium deposit, near Kenora,…
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Alamos boosts Island Gold’s reserves, grades
After incorporating 65,600 metres of exploration drilling in the first half of the year, Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) has increased the reserves and resources at its Island Gold…
Osisko bumps Cariboo royalty to 4%
Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) has agreed to acquire an additional 1.75% net smelter return royalty (NSR) for $20 million on the Barkerville Gold Mines’ (TSXV: BGM; US-OTC:…
Marathon discovers gold trend
Prospecting and trenching southwest of Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) Victory deposit in central Newfoundland have uncovered a 1,500-metre-long gold trend. A channel sample returned 2.71 grams gold per tonne over…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 119: Love me or hate me – The Margaret Kent (Peggy Witte) story, part 3
Part 3: Some people love me and some people hate me. “I’d been burned. You wake up and you don’t have a friend in the world. You don’t have…
Cold weather hampers Aston Bay drill program
Aston Bay (TSXV: BAY; US-OTC: ATBHF) has concluded its 2018 drill campaign at its namesake property on Somerset Island in Nunavut, which includes the Storm copper prospect and the Seal…
Site visit: Ascot looks to write Premier mine’s third chapter
STEWART, B.C. — The existing infrastructure of Ascot Resources’ (TSXV: AOT; US-OTC: AOTVF) past-producing Premier-Dilworth gold project in northwestern B.C.’s Golden Triangle region is one of its greatest assets. “Underground mine,…
Editorial: Kent, Munk shared debt regrets
At The Northern Miner, we like to think of ourselves as more than reporters of the latest news and commentaries about Canadian mining and mineral exploration. As an institution dating…
Sokoman Iron concludes Moosehead phase 1 drill program
Sokoman Iron (TSXV: SIC; US-OTC: GDNDF) has received assays results from the remaining 12 holes of its 15-hole phase one drilling program at the Moosehead gold project in central Newfoundland,…
Golden Ridge makes discovery in Golden Triangle
Larry Nagy has covered a lot of ground since graduating with a degree in geological sciences from the University of Saskatchewan in 1966. As a director of Delaware Resources he…
Enforcer and SOQUEM update resource at Roger in Quebec
Enforcer Gold (TSXV: VEIN; US-OTC: EFRGF) has updated the resource estimate for the Roger gold-copper project, 5 km from Chibougamau, Quebec, for the first time since 2006 as it tries…
McEwen extends El Gallo 12 years with new PEA
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) has tabled a new preliminary economic assessment (PEA) that extends the life of its El Gallo gold-silver complex in Mexico by 12 years with…