Barrick prepares to restart Porgera gold mine in PNG
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) plans to restart operations at the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) later this year, according to CEO Mark Bristow, while an…
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TNM Drill Down: Heliostar Metals tops week’s assays at Ana Paula in Mexico
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays from July 14-21. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our data provider Mining…
Probe Gold sees resource rise 28% in update for Val-d’Or properties
Resources at Probe Gold‘s (TSX: PRB; OTC: PROBF) Val-d’Or project properties have increased by 28% over the 2021 estimate, according to an update released on Wednesday. Total pit-constrained and underground…
What happened to graphite’s ‘lithium moment’?
Graphite has failed to deliver on its lithium moment that some analysts (myself, included) believed would materialize in 2023. When I say, ‘lithium moment,’ I mean a repeat of the…
Westhaven Gold PEA gives Shovelnose 534,000-oz output over 9.5-year life
Westhaven Gold‘s (TSXV: WHN) Shovelnose gold project in south-central British Columbia could produce a total of 534,000 oz. gold and 2.7 million oz. silver over 9.5 years, according to a…
New Found extends strike length at Keats West in latest drilling
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG; NYSEA: NFGC) has announced the results from seven diamond drill holes completed as part of a drill program designed to test the newly discovered Keats West…
Technology Metals Snapshot: Seven companies targeting strategic metals
In the race to achieve net-zero emissions and reduce reliance on China for critical minerals, mining companies are ramping up their search for lithium, rare earth elements, copper and more….
Rare earths exploration across the Americas – in charts
With China dominant in the mining and processing of rare earths, the West faces a daunting task to build supply chains of the critical minerals independent of the Asian superpower….
A low carbon future requires the acceleration of responsible mining projects, like those in BC
It’s a fact. The world can’t reach its collective low carbon ambitions without the acceleration of responsible mining projects that discover, develop, and produce minerals and metals critical to clean…
Lithium Ionic keeps hitting high grades at Brazil project as it speeds toward Q4 reserve
Two weeks after Lithium Ionic (TSXV: LTH; US-OTC: LTHCF) released an initial resource for its Itinga project, the company has reported grades as high as 1.86% lithium oxide (Li2O) over 5.7…
A new era of ESG reporting: What miners need to know about the ISSB Standards
We’re entering a new era of sustainability disclosure. June saw the much-anticipated launch of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Sustainability Disclosure Standards by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)….
TNM Drill Down: Snowline tops week’s gold assays at Rogue project in Yukon
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our data provider…