Integra grows reserve 74% at Florida Canyon gold mine
An updated feasibility study for Integra Resources’ (TSXV: ITR; NYSE-A: ITRG) producing Florida Canyon mine in Nevada raises the gold output, reserves and mine life and more than quadruples its…
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Heliostar drilling suggests ‘big prize’ at $426M value Ana Paula gold project
Drilling by Mexico-focused Heliostar Metals (TSX-V: HSTR) at its Ana Paula project supports the conversion of inferred mineralization to stronger categories in a feasibility study targeted for next year. Shares…
Ottawa eyes special status for Far North resource roads
The federal government is considering granting national interest status to the $2.67-billion Mackenzie Valley Highway and Grays Bay Road and Port initiative (GBRP), two northern transportation projects crucial to access…
Aclara Resources gets environmental OK for Chile rare earths project
The receipt of the final environmental approval for Aclara Resources’ (TSX: ARA) Penco Module rare earths project in Chile shows the need for governments to make the most of the…
Guinea halts raw gold exports, seeks local refining
Guinea has banned the export of raw gold in an effort to raise domestic processing of metals, Africa-focused business news site Ecofin Agency reported Monday. President Mamadi Doumbouya announced the…
EnCore OK’d to build South Dakota’s first uranium mine tapping underground brine
After more than a decade of local opposition, enCore Energy (Nasdaq: EU; TSXV: EU) has received federal approval to start building its Dewey Burdock project in southwest South Dakota, advancing…
Falco lifts Quebec gold-zinc project value to $3.3B
An updated feasibility study for Falco Resources’ (TSXV: FPC) Horne 5 polymetallic project in western Quebec more than triples the project’s value while the province said its environmental review is…
China could retaliate against threats to critical metal security: analysts
China’s new Mineral Resources Law, which took effect this week, could give the Asian giant a formal legal basis to fight against foreign restrictions threatening its mineral security, analysts say….
Switzerland loses its shine as central bank gold vault
While central banks worldwide continue to buy more gold, they’re increasingly not selling dollars to do it while cutting the amount they store in once-favoured Switzerland. After banks were net…
Montage Gold boosts Koné resources by 58%
A resource update for Montage Gold’s (TSX: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) main Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire has expanded total contained gold by almost 58% and grades by 24% over the…
Arafura Rare Earths eyes Australia’s first ore-to-oxide mine at Nolans
Flush with a recent A$350 million ($246 million) investment, Arafura Rare Earths (ASX: ARU) is looking to a September construction start at its Nolans mine in Australia’s Northern Territory that…
Avanti Gold’s Misisi project celebrates 10 years on CSE
Investors and Avanti Gold (CSE: AGC; US-OTC: AVTGF) management this week marked 10 years of its Misisi project being held by a succession of Canadian listed entities. Misisi is…