Yukon mulls subsidies to help miners decarbonize: CBC
The Yukon government is considering subsidizing mining companies in the territory to help them cut emissions, according to CBC. In a submission last summer to the government’s cabinet committee…
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Fission’s drilling detects high gamma rays near Saskatchewan uranium site
The first six holes of Fission Uranium’s (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) resource upgrade drill program on one of the zones at its Patterson Lake South (PLS) project in northern Saskatchewan…
Heavy storms wash out Australian gold production
Gold output in Australia fell 9% in the first quarter after tropical storms flooded mines and halted some operations, consultancy Surbiton Associates says in a new report. Gold production dropped from…
Strong returns at G2’s new Northwest target in Guyana
G2 Goldfields (TSX: GTWO; US-OTC: GUYGF) reported on Monday a new discovery at its Northwest (NW) OKO target in Guyana with intersections as strong as 8.5 grams gold per tonne…
Founders finds near-surface gold at Antino in Suriname
Drilling at Founders Metals’ (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) Antino project in southeast Suriname has returned strong near-surface gold mineralization as high as 8 metres grading 6.64 grams gold per tonne…
Cabral Gold shares rise on top-three results ever at Cuiú Cuiú project in Brazil
Drilling at Cabral Gold’s (TSXV: CBR; US-OTC: CGBZF) Machichie target has returned some of the highest-grade assays at the Cuiú Cuiú project in northern Brazil, news that saw shares jump…
Lithium Ionic study gives Bandeira project US$1.3B NPV
A new feasibility study for Lithium Ionic’s (TSXV: LTH; US-OTC: LTHCF) Bandeira project in eastern Brazil outlines an operation with a post-tax net present value (NPV) more than four times…
NexGen scores higher grade uranium find than at flagship’s discovery hole in Saskatchewan
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) has reported high-grade uranium assays east of its main Arrow deposit in northern Saskatchewan that are stronger than the first Arrow discovery…
Bravo shares soar on copper finds at Brazil PGM project
Bravo Mining (TSX.V: BRVO, US-OTC: BRVMF) shares surged more than 40% to $3.25 each, their highest level since January, after the company announced high-grade copper intercepts at its Luanga project…
The Northern Miner’s first Gold and Silver Giveaway
The Northern Miner has reported on the ups and downs of the mining and metals sector for over a century, and we want to celebrate our history by giving away…
Prairie lithium brines: Gauging potential producers
Canada’s Prairie provinces are emerging as hotspots of lithium brine exploration activity, as companies utilize oil and gas infrastructure and extraction methods to access brines through thousands of wells. Almost…
Equinox pours first gold at Greenstone
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) has poured first gold on schedule at its now 100%-owned Greenstone gold project in northern Ontario, the company’s flagship asset. In April, the miner bought out…