Fortuna crosses the finish line at its Côte d’Ivoire Séguéla mine
Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) has poured the first gold pour at its Séguéla mine in Côte d’Ivoire. Séguéla now enters the ramp-up phase, during which management aims…
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JV Article: Graphite tonnage gains spur Lomiko Metals along prefeasibility pathway
Battery material explorer and developer Lomiko Metals (TSXV: LMR; US-OTC: LMRMF) has posted a major increase in resources at its La Loutre natural flake graphite property in southern Quebec. The…
JV Article: BHP launches global call for innovative water treatment solutions at mine sites
Aligning with its vision for greater global water security by 2030, one of the world’s biggest miners, BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has launched the “Global Water Challenge”,…
What Canada’s new Modern Slavery Act means for miners
On May 3, Canada’s Parliament passed Bill S-211, the Modern Slavery Act, aimed at combating forced labour and child labour in supply chains. This new legislation has far-reaching implications for…
Small details derail big thinking in Canada’s green budget
During Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s federal budget address to Parliament on Mar. 28, Canadians heard an unprecedented call to action for the new green economy. “We’re going to build big…
How not to drill a project, Part 2 — drill crew tensions lead to disaster
Strolling around PDAC in March, I ended up in the core shack, perusing all of the world class, upper quartile tier 1 discoveries guaranteed to become a mine one day….
JV Article: Radius Gold options Tropico near Juanicipio/Fresnillo mines in Mexico
It took two years and six trips to Mexico, but earlier this month Radius Gold (TSXV: RDU) emerged triumphant with an option agreement to earn 100% of the Tropico target…
Global Gold Exploration Snapshot: Eight juniors seeking the yellow metal
Gold is a mainstay of exploration, and the price of the yellow metal has been creeping up — recently surpassing US$2,000 per oz. — amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Here…
Gold juniors Trillium and Pacton to combine forces in Red Lake
A merger of Trillium Gold (TSXV: TGM; US-OTC: TGLDF) and Pacton Gold (TSXV: PAC; US-OTC: PACXF) will create an explorer with over 15 projects spanning 1,260 sq. km in the…
EU adds copper, nickel and manganese to list of critical materials
The European Union has published its Critical Raw Materials Act and added copper, nickel and manganese to its list of critical materials. The CRMA, unveiled by the Brussels-based European Commission…
Roscan hits milestone with environmental permit for Kandiole in Mali
Mali has granted an environmental permit for Roscan Gold’s (TSXV: ROS; US-OTC: RGCF) Kandiole project—the penultimate step that precedes securing a final mining licence, the company reports. CEO Nana Sangmuah…
Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti agree to terms for JV in Ghana
A proposed joint venture between Gold Fields’ (NYSE: GFI) Tarkwa and AngloGold Ashanti’s (NYSE: AU) Iduapriem mines in Ghana would create Africa’s largest gold mine and one of the world’s…