Early-stage Orca to squeeze ore from seaweed
Marine cultivator Blue Evolution launched Orca Minerals last week in a bid to harvest scandium, palladium and rare earths from seaweed farms. Orca, located in San Jose, Calif., is partnering…
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Mining without feasibility studies risks losing projects
Mining companies that move to production without pre-feasibility or feasibility studies face risky consequences. Though forgoing studies is rare, it can lead to costly delays and regulatory issues, Alexander Pizale,…
Ireland logs strongest silver assays since Beatles Help!
Group Eleven Resources’ (TSXV: ZNG; US-OTC: GRLVF) Thursday exploration update at its Ballywire discovery returned among the highest-grade silver intercepts in Ireland in more than 60 years, the company says….
Grey Fox emerges as McEwen’s growth driver
McEwen Mining (NYSE, TSX: MUX) is banking on the Grey Fox deposit to drive production growth at its Fox Complex just outside Timmins, Ontario. McEwen plans to lift Fox Complex…
Mineros gains on Povernir build permit in Nicaragua
Mineros (TSX: MSA) has received the permit it needs to start building its underground mine at the Porvenir project in northeast Nicaragua. Shares gained 7%. Its subsidiary Hemco Mineros Nicaragua…
Revival Gold bets on Mercur, Beartrack-Arnett as catalysts in tight gold market
Revival Gold’s (TSXV: RVG, US-OTC: RVLGF) Mercur project in Utah offers a quicker route to first gold than the more developed Beartrack-Arnett property in Idaho, CEO Hugh Agro said. “It’s…
Contango targets 200,000 direct-ship oz. by 2029
Contango Ore (NYSE-A: CTGO) published its first assessment of the Johnson Tract project in southeast Alaska on Tuesday, showing positive economics and costs per ounce around a quarter of the…
Southern Cross banks $143M to fast-track Sunday Creek resource estimate
Australia’s Southern Cross Gold (ASX: SXG) raised $143 million (A$162 million) in a private placement in Canada to support work at the Sunday Creek gold-antimony project. Bankers from Stifel Nicolaus…
Agnico Eagle podcast spotlights Nunavut’s people, environment and mining
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM), generating about one-fifth of Nunavut’s gross domestic product, launched The Arctic Edge podcast series on Thursday. This series aims to show listeners the realities…
Yukon legislators grill PwC over Eagle Gold cleanup
A manager for the disaster-stricken Eagle mine in Yukon on Wednesday described for the legislative assembly the huge amount of work remaining in the cleanup effort. After the heap-leach pad…
Pampa Metals confirms new porphyry breccia system at Piuquenes East
Pampa Metals (CSE: PM; US-OTC: PMMCF) announced Wednesday the discovery of a new porphyry copper-gold breccia system at Piuquenes East in San Juan, northwest Argentina. Drill hole PIU-06 cut 98…
Strong drill results bode well for AbraSilver’s mid-year Diablillos update
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; OTCQX: ABBRF) released assays Tuesday from the Diablillos project in Salta, northwest Argentina, showing mineralization extends beyond the pit boundary. At the JAC Extension zone, hole…