B2Gold finds more gold at El Limon
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) began the year in Nicaragua with an open-pit resource on its Central Zone gold discovery at the El Limon mine. The Central Zone has 5.13…
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Ascendant turns around El Mochito
Since Ascendant Resources (TSX: ASND; US-OTC: ASDRF) acquired the El Mochito zinc-lead-silver mine from Nyrstar for just US$500,000 in December 2016, the company has increased production 81% and cut costs…
Production nears for Nevada Copper
Pumpkin Hollow will be the next copper mine built in North America, Matthew Gili, Nevada Copper’s (TSX: NCU) new president and CEO, tells The Northern Miner in one of his…
First Quantum backs out of disputed Pebble project
A framework agreement with First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) to help finance the controversial Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska has fallen apart — sending shares of Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX:…
Pan American Silver struggles with security at Dolores
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) said it could not confirm or deny a report by Mark Turner, a blogger on the mining industry based in Peru, that a…
Orla Mining drills Cerro Quema in Panama
With shareholders like Goldcorp (19.9%), Pierre Lassonde (11.1%) and Agnico Eagle Mines (9.9%), Orla Mining (TSXV: OLA) isn’t your typical TSX Venture Exchange-listed junior. Management and insiders own another 7.1%…
Eastmain outlines mine plan for Eau Claire
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of Eastmain Resources’ (TSX: ER) Eau Claire deposit in Quebec outlines a stable operating profile of 86,100 oz. gold a year over the first 10 full…
Maple Gold ‘still finding new gold zones’ at Douay
Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) has just finished a winter drill program at its Douay gold project in the Abitibi greenstone belt of northwestern Quebec. The company completed 21,100…
Editorial: Electric vehicles gain traction
Millions watching the royal wedding over the Victoria Day long weekend grinned with delight as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped into a powder-blue Jaguar for their short journey from…
TSX Venture posts marginal gain, May 14-18
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 0.45% to 786.9 over the trading period. Shares of Millennial Lithium increased 57¢ to $2.70 on news the junior has hired Peter Ehren, an…
Marathon Gold finishes PEA on Valentine Lake
The first economic assessment of Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) Valentine Lake gold project in Newfoundland could host a “very robust” and “low cost” operation, president and CEO Phillip Walford says….
Osisko Mining builds critical mass in Quebec
In the first five months of the year, Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) released resource estimates for two projects in Quebec while keeping in step with an ambitious drill program that…