First Mining partners with Big Ridge on Newfoundland gold project
First Mining Gold (TSXV: FF; US-OTC: FFMGF) has entered into a definitive agreement with Big Ridge Gold (TSXV: BRAU), allowing the explorer to earn up to an 80% stake in…
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RANKED: World’s top 10 nickel projects
While nickel is mostly used for stainless steel, the base metal has begun to take centre stage in the production of batteries in electric vehicles, as it is expected that…
Liberty Gold triples TV Tower resource in Turkey
Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD; US-OTC: LGDTF) has released a new resource estimate for its majority-owned TV Tower project in Turkey, tripling the existing resource on a gold-equivalent basis compared with…
Mason PEA from Hudbay suggests potential to double copper output
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) Mason porphyry copper project in Nevada outlines a large-scale open pit operation that could become the third-largest copper…
Arizona Metals raising $15M to triple Kay Mine drilling to 75,000 metres
Toronto-based Arizona Metals (TSXV: AMC; US-OTC: AZMCF) has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, led by Stifel GMP and Clarus Securities, to raise $15 million. The funds…
Three Ontario First Nations declare moratorium on Ring of Fire development
The Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, and Neskantaga First Nations in the James Bay lowlands of Ontario, Canada have declared a moratorium on “any development in or to facilitate access to the…
Managing the trifecta: Three forces set to power lithium-ion supply chains
The recent grounding in the Suez Canal of the Ever Given, a 20,000 TEU container ship, has highlighted the fragility of global oil supply and need for more resilient supply…
Nighthawk drills 5.5 metres of 207.18 g/t gold at Treasure Island
Assay results from 2020 drilling at the Colomac deposit and Treasure Island zone at Nighthawk Gold’s (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) Indin Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories suggest potential…
QC Copper to buy 50% share in ‘strategic’ Roger project in Quebec
QC Copper and Gold (TSXV: QCCU; US-OTC: QCCUF) has signed a definitive agreement with Pasofino Gold (TSXV: VEIN; US-OTC: EFRGF) to add a 50% share of the Roger copper-gold project…
Rusoro to pursue $1.5B award against Venezuela following French Supreme Court ruling
The French Supreme Court, the Cour de Cassation, overturned a decision by the Paris Court of Appeal which had annulled part of the damages portion of the arbitral award granted…
Pure Gold ramps up mill, fine tunes underground ops
With the mill at Pure Gold Mining’s (TSXV: PGM) PureGold mine in Red Lake ramped up to its 800 tonne-per-day nameplate capacity, the new producer is now focusing on fine-tuning…
Inuit women working in mining report high levels of sexual harassment
A recent survey by Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada reveals that Inuit women in the mining industry experience a high level of sexual harassment at work. Of those surveyed by…