Yukon starts probe into Eagle mine disaster
The Yukon government has launched an independent review to identify the causes of the heap leach accident at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine in June, while an Indigenous group…
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Avalon PEA values Ontario lithium plant project at three times higher than costs
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Avalon Advanced Materials’ (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) Lake Superior Lithium processing plant in northern Ontario boasts a project with a net present value more…
Red Pine resource update bumps tonnage by 15 times for Wawa gold project in Ontario
An updated resource for Red Pine Exploration’s (TSXV: RPX; US-OTC: RDEXF) Wawa project in northern Ontario boosts the total gold resources more than 15-fold over the previous 2019 estimate. Its…
West Red Lake Gold’s high-grade hits boost confidence amid Madsen restart plans
West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSXV: WRLG; US-OTC: WRLGF) reported drill results as high as 17.77 grams gold per tonne across 5.5 metres while it builds up inventories of ounces…
Eagle cleanup focuses now on site’s water after PwC takes over Victoria
One week after PricewaterhouseCoopers took over Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX), the cleanup effort at its former Eagle mine is focused on groundwater monitoring, while plans are coming together for an…
Fission drilling at Saloon East detects highest radiation outside flagship Triple R
Drilling at Fission Uranium’s (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) Saloon East target has returned results with the strongest radioactivity yet at its Patterson Lake South (PLS) property outside its main Triple…
TNM Drill Down: Pan American Silver in Mexico tops YTD silver assays
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top silver assays of the year to July 31. Drill holes are ranked by silver grade x width. Drilling in North America…
Electra surges on US$20M Washington funding for Ontario cobalt refinery
Electra Battery Materials’ (TSX-V: ELBM; NASDAQ: ELBM) shares jumped 40% Monday on news it received US$20 million from the United States’ Department of Defense (DoD) to help develop its cobalt…
Ivanhoe’s giant Kamoa-Kakula hits stage 3 commercial copper production in Congo
Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) Kamoa-Kakula copper mine, the world’s third-largest, has reached stage three commercial production in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the company said Monday. The…
Mining could resume at Eagle despite Victoria’s end, Yukon says
The Yukon government didn’t intend to shutter Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle Gold mine permanently, or for the company’s board to resign, it said Friday, despite moving this week to…
Update: Victoria Gold loses control of Eagle as court appoints PwC as receiver
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX) has been placed into receivership, meaning control of the company and its Eagle property in the Yukon are now in the hands of a third party,…
Site visit: Exploration momentum puts PEA in near-term sight for Snowline Gold
EASTERN YUKON — In a remote corner of Yukon, Snowline Gold (TSXV: SGD; US-OTC: SNWGF) has moved from the first drill holes at its Valley target to an initial resource in…