Nevada Copper plans Q4 production at Pumpkin Hollow
Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) has released a new prefeasibility study for an open-pit mine at its Pumpkin Hollow project in Nevada, where it is building a standalone underground operation that…
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Aztec says Cervantes a district-scale property after survey
Aztec Minerals (TSXV: AZT; US-OTC: AZZTF) recently flew a magnetic and radiometric survey over its Cervantes copper-gold project in Sonora, Mexico, that identified 11 porphyry targets. Follow-up work by the…
American Pacific signs JV with OceanaGold
In its fourth joint-venture deal in Nevada over the last six months, OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) will invest US$4 million for the next four years to earn a 51%…
Newrange pushes ahead at Pamlico in Nevada
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved Newrange Gold’s (TSXV: NRG; US-OTC: NRGOF) proposal to transfer the company permits for the Merritt decline, part of its 16.7 sq. km Pamlico…
Para to drill Tr-Ue gold vein in Arizona
Para Resources (TSXV: PBR; US-OTC: PRSRF) will drill five holes totalling 3,750 feet in conjunction with a geophysical program at its Tr-Ue gold vein near Oatman, Arz., and 1.5 miles…
Sandfire progresses Black Butte toward feasibility
Sandfire Resources America (TSXV: SFR; US-OTC: SRAFF) has released the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for its wholly owned underground Black Butte copper project in central Montana, 27 km north…
Global Gold Snapshot: Eight companies advancing projects globally
Gold exploration and mine development remain leading drivers of mining activity around the world by Canadian-based gold companies. Here is a look at eight junior and senior companies with significant…
American Lithium confirms discovery at TLC in Nevada
American Lithium (TSXV: LI; US-OTC: LIACF) has confirmed lithium mineralization at its TLC claystone project near Tonopah, Nev., during its ongoing 18-hole, 1,600-metre drill program. The company cut 1,08 parts…
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #21: Pierre Lassonde’s fateful encounter with Barrick’s Brian Meikle, plus final CMHF bow
This mini-podcast features Franco-Nevada chairman Pierre Lassonde speaking at the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame 2019 induction ceremony in Toronto, telling the story of a chance meeting he had with…
Gold Standard Ventures hits thick intervals of oxide gold at Dark Star
Reverse circulation (RC) drilling to the north of the Dark Star deposit at Gold Standard Ventures’ (TSX: GSV; NYSE-AM: GSV) Railroad Pinion project in Nevada’s Carlin Trend has intersected thick…
Corvus Gold chips away at North Bullfrog-Mother Lode
Before he founded International Tower Hill Mines (TSX: ITH; NYSE-AM: THM) in the mid-2000s and discovered the Livengood deposit in Alaska — a development project that now has an estimated…
TSX mixed, March 18-22: Barrick, INV and Seabridge
Canada’s benchmark index fell 0.31% to 16,089.22. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 1.4% to 75.07 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 2.8% to 199. The gold price rose…