Monarch reports bonanza gold grades at McKenzie Break
Monarch Mining (TSX: GBAR; US-OTC: GBARF) has intersected near surface bonanza grades 200 metres southwest of the current pit shell at its McKenzie Break gold project, 35 km north of…
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Nighthawk reports new greenfield find – Albatross – near former Colomac gold mine
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) has made a new greenfield discovery about 15 km southwest of the former Colomac gold mine about 220 km northwest of Yellowknife, in the…
Barrick, NovaGold to update $7.4B Donlin feasibility
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and NovaGold Resources (TSX: NG; NYSE: NG), 50:50 owners of the Donlin gold project are working on an updated feasibility study, scheduled for release…
UPDATED: Osisko Mining raises $154M for Windfall, plans JV with Australia’s Northern Star
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has signed an agreement with Australia’s Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) to raise $154 million for continued work on its Windfall gold project 200 km north…
Auxico plans to build US$116M rare earth refinery in Colombia
Auxico Resources Canada (CSE: AUAG) is making plans to build a 10,000-sq.-metre rare earth refinery in the free trade zone in the city of Santa Marta, Colombia. With a throughput…
Exploration Projects to Watch Snapshot: Eight companies on the lookout for new deposits
Mining companies are scouring the globe to find new deposits and future mines. Here’s a list of eight companies hunting for base and precious metals around the world. AURION RESOURCES…
Talisker cuts 81 grams gold per tonne in Bralorne-Pioneer Gap zone in BC
Talisker Resources (TSX: TSK; US-OTC: TSKFF) has reported drill results that include 81.09 grams gold per tonne over 1.3 metres from the 77 vein in the Gap zone, situated between…
Wolfden boosts resources at Pickett Mtn base metals project in Maine
Wolfden Resources (TSXV:WLF) has released new resource numbers for its Pickett Mountain base metal project in Penobscot Cty., Maine. Both indicated and inferred resources have been significantly increased by 22%…
ScoZinc reports prefeasibility study for Scotia mine
ScoZinc Mining (TSXV: SZM) has released a prefeasibility study for its Scotia zinc-lead mine at Gays River, Nova Scotia. Using an 8% discount rate, the prefeasibility study gives the project…
US Southwest Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
The southwestern United States has a long history of mining and remains one of the nation’s top mineral regions. The region has good infrastructure, an established regulatory and permitting regime…
First Cobalt to expand Ontario refinery and widen focus; plans change name to Electra Battery Materials
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) wants to increase the design capacity of its hydrometallurgical cobalt refinery in Cobalt, Ontario, to 6,500 tonnes of cobalt annually from 5,000 tonnes. The…
Sherritt plans to expand Cuban nickel mine
Sherritt International (TSX: S) is making plans to expand production and lengthen the life of the Moa nickel-cobalt mine in Cuba. Moa is a joint venture of Sherritt (50%) and…