Q2 Metals soars on set of best lithium assays at Cisco
Q2 Metals’ (TSXV: QTWO; US-OTC: QUEXF) shares surged Monday to their highest level in more than six months on lithium drill results that are among the strongest ever reported from the…
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Fireweed surges to historic high on Macpass zinc hits
Fireweed Metals’ (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) shares jumped to an all-time high this week on drill results at its Macpass project in Yukon that extended a zone of high-grade zinc…
Yukon Treasure Hunter finds first $30,000 gold prize
The Northern Miner’s Great Canadian Treasure Hunt has its first big winner — and she’s from the Yukon. Whitehorse’s Gina Anderson struck gold near Dawson City, uncovering six one-ounce coins…
Foran’s McIlvenna Bay zinc-copper project could produce by around April
Foran Mining’s (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) construction progress at its McIlvenna Bay zinc-copper project in Saskatchewan is putting it on track to start commercial production by the middle of next…
DOE re-thinks $2.2B Thacker Pass lithium loan
The Trump administration is reportedly having second thoughts on a Biden-era $2.2-billion loan for Lithium Americas’ (TSX, NYSE: LAC) Thacker Pass project in Nevada, according to Bloomberg News. The loan…
Sprott buys most uranium in 2.5 years
The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (TSX: U.U for USD; U.UN for CAD), the world’s largest holder of the heavy metal, now has about 70 million lb. of uranium after it bought 450,000…
Elton John extols gold as price does a Rocket Man
Elton John has said goodbye to the yellow brick road – but not to the yellow metal, which is a big part of his life as the new short film…
Mining Forum Americas: Gold Fields CEO preps Canadian giant Windfall for output
Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI) is approaching the production start of its Windfall underground mine in Quebec, the core of the South African miner’s strategy to focus on tier one…
BHP to shutter Australia coal mine, lay off 750 workers
BHP (ASX, NYSE LSE: BHP) plans to close its Saraji South joint venture coal mine in Australia and lay off about 750 workers amid weak coal prices and high royalties…
Banyan’s visible gold helps define resource
Drilling by Banyan Gold (TSXV: BYN; US-OTC: BYAGF) has returned results bearing gold specks in sheeted veins, with intersections as high as 26.9 metres grading 1.85 grams gold in the…
Seabridge Gold’s strong assays define Snip North
High-grade results from drilling at Seabridge Gold’s (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) Iskut project in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle have confirmed the continuity and size of the Snip North target and…
Centerra soars on Mt Milligan gold-copper plan
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) shares jumped to their highest level in more than three years after it released a pre-feasibility study that extended the life of its Mount…