Pampa drills long copper interval at Piuquenes in Argentina
Pampa Metals (CSE: PM; US-OTC: PMMCF) says the first drill hole at its Piuquenes project in Argentina cut more than 1% copper equivalent over nearly a third of a kilometre….
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Exclusive: Barrick CEO Bristow drives another U-turn in a remote land
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD), the second-biggest gold miner by market value, this month poured its first gold in Papua New Guinea in nearly four years as CEO Mark…
PDAC 2024: The pros and cons of artificial intelligence at Agnico, Kinross and Iamgold
Artificial intelligence is making mining more efficient, but it comes with its own hurdles, executives at some of Canada’s largest gold miners told a session at the Prospectors and Developers…
Exclusive: Record gold price a product of global risks, Barrick CEO Bristow says
The price of gold hit new records this week as concerns mounted about slowing growth in China, Europe and the United States even as stock markets rebounded and bond yields…
Feds plan scrutiny of Chinese offtake deals, minister says at PDAC
The federal government says it’s considering how to handle offtake agreements that function as loans or investments by China in Canadian mining companies as it continues to clamp down on…
Frontier Lithium CEO buoyant after Mitsubishi deal for Ontario project even as metal tanks
Frontier Lithium (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) and Mitsubishi are partnering to develop the roughly $1.5-billion PAK lithium project and hydroxide plant in northern Ontario, the companies said on Monday. Frontier…
Alpha scores richest assay on Aburna in Eritrea
Alpha Exploration (TSXV: ALEX) shares gained after reporting its highest-grade drill results on the Aburna project in Eritrea. Reverse circulation drill hole ABD012 cut 18 metres grading 15.33 grams gold…
Delta drills high-grade gold near Thunder Bay
Delta Resources (TSXV: DLTA; US-OTC PINK: DTARF) says new drill results improve the economics of its Delta-1 gold project in northern Ontario. Drill hole D1-24-90 cut 10 metres grading 15.94…
Founders finds gold-infused Donut target, Cupcake next at Antino project in Suriname
Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) says assays from the Donut target show a significant discovery linking two zones at the Antino gold project in Suriname. The shares gained. Drill hole…
Abitibi Metals drills 3.5% copper in Quebec
Abitibi Metals (CSE: AMQ; OTC: AMQFF) says its first two drill holes at the B26 polymetallic deposit in northern Quebec bode well to earn most of the project from the…
CanAlaska reports exceptional uranium grades at Cameco JV
CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) shares jumped on “rare” new drill results that help expand the Pike zone at its West McArthur joint venture uranium project with Cameco (TSX: CCO;…
Sweden to remove uranium ban
District Metals (TSXV: DMX; US-OTC: DMXCF) and Aura Energy (ASX: AEE) are among companies welcoming Sweden’s steps to remove a ban on uranium mining this year. The Nordic country’s government…