Corvus gets positive results at Mother Lode
Infill drilling at Corvus Gold’s (TSX: KOR) Mother Lode deposit has intercepted high-grade mineralization over a broad area. Highlights include 88.4 metres of 1.92 grams gold per tonne and 56.4 metres…
United States
GoldMining to buy Almaden gold project in Idaho
GoldMining (TSX: GOLD; US-OTC: GLDLF) has agreed to buy the Almaden gold project in west-central Idaho from Sailfish Royalty Corp. for $1.2 million in cash and shares. Located 140 km…
Gold surges on coronavirus fears
Seven straight sessions of gains lifted the gold price to a fresh seven-year high, after renewed fears of the coronavirus sent investors scurrying to safe-haven assets. The gold price touched…
TSX slips, Feb. 17-21: Newmont, Eldorado, Wheaton Precious Metals, Pan American, Teck
The blockade of rail traffic across Canada due to a disputed gas pipeline and fears about the impact the coronavirus is having on the global economy, sent the S&P/TSX Composite…
Tesla announcement surprises cobalt, nickel bulls
Cobalt bulls were dealt another blow this week after reports that the world’s largest electric carmaker is shifting some production of its most popular model away from batteries that contain…
Leaked EIS buoys Northern Dynasty’s Pebble
Controversial development plans for Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM; NYSE-AM: NAK) wholly-owned Pebble project in southwest Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, have swung further in the company’s favour following the release…
Americas Gold and Silver pours first gold at Relief Canyon
Nine months after construction began on its Relief Canyon mine in Nevada, Americas Gold and Silver (TSX: USA) has poured first gold and expects commercial production to start before the…
JV Article: Nevada Copper Opens The First New U.S. Copper Mine in More Than a Decade
With the continuing shift to renewable energy sources and lower carbon emissions, global demand for copper is rising. Some analysts predict that demand could increase by as much as 43%…
Contact Gold hits oxide gold at Green Springs
Contact Gold (TSXV: C) has released the results of two holes completed last year at the past-producing Green Springs gold project, which lies within the Cortez trend, 25 km from…
Excelsior optimizes Gunnison ahead of first copper in Q2
Excelsior Mining (TSX: MIN) announced in early February that it is fast-tracking a production optimization program, based on data collected at its Gunnison in-situ recovery copper mine in Arizona. “These…
US Snapshot: Eight companies active across the nation
The U.S. is host to a number of enviable mining jurisdictions, both in terms of geological endowment and investment attractiveness. Nevada is perhaps most well-known, with Alaska a close runner-up….
BeMetals looks to development path in Idaho
Since B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) launched BeMetals (TSXV: BMET) two years ago as a base-metals-focused junior, the company has picked up a development-stage zinc-silver project in southwestern Idaho called…