Liberty Star expands Arizona footprint with new claims
U.S. explorer Liberty Star Minerals (US-OTC: LBSR) said it’s quadrupled its footprint in Arizona by staking 13 additional mining claims covering about 28 sq. km. Liberty Star’s 117 sq.-km land…
gold exploration
Fortuna Mining enters Guyana with Quartzstone deal
Fortuna Mining (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) is expanding beyond its traditional hubs with a new earn-in agreement that will allow it to gain a foothold in the prospective Guiana Shield. Vancouver-based…
BC exploration spending sets record on copper appetite
Exploration spending in British Columbia set a new record last year as junior miners turned on the tap amid sustained appetite for copper projects. Exploration and evaluation expenditures in the…
Omai soars on gold resource update in Guyana
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) has lifted its contained gold by about 22% at its eponymous project in Guyana while upgrading about half the resource into stronger categories….
American Eagle bids for Pacific Booker to add BC asset
Canadian explorer American Eagle Gold (TSXV: AE; US-OTC: AMEGF) offered to buy Pacific Booker Minerals (TSXV: BKM; NYSE-MKT: PBM), arguing that the unsolicited deal offers a “new path forward” for…
South America’s rightward shift lifts mining
Colombia’s May 31 presidential election will test whether Latin America’s shift towards more market-friendly governments can deliver a more reliable environment for mining investment, with polls showing a left-leaning candidate in the lead. The…
First Majestic eyes late 2027 restart for Jerritt Canyon
First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) unveiled plans to restart its past-producing Jerritt Canyon gold mine in Nevada by the end of next year to take advantage of elevated prices…
OceanaGold finds high-grade gold in New Zealand
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OCANF) said recent drilling at its Wharekirauponga deposit in New Zealand points to a new high-grade zone emerging outside current reserves. Highlight hole WKP144A cut 5.4…
B2Gold’s Goose area keeps laying bonanza eggs
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) says infill drilling in Nunavut’s Back River gold district reinforces the area’s expansion potential while improving the odds that mine life can be prolonged. Standout…
Nevada King surges as Centerra takes 9.9% stake
Canadian miner Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) is paying $10 million (US$7.3 million) for a minority stake in junior Nevada King Gold (TSXV: NKG; US-OTC: NKGFF) to boost its…
NGEx hits 6.8% copper at Argentina’s Lunahuasi
NGEx Minerals (TSX: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) reported new high-grade drill results from its Lunahuasi copper-gold-silver project in Argentina that bode well for a first resource. The stock soared. Hole DPDH059…
Royal Road eyes ‘meaningful’ underground mine as Colombia drilling resumes
Royal Road Minerals (TSX-V: RYR) said recent drilling at its Guintar-Aleman-Margaritas gold-silver-copper project in Colombia suggests the deposit could support a bulk-tonnage underground mine. Hole GUI-DD-028 cut 76 metres of…