Indigenous-owned Minto doubles copper-gold
Venerable Ventures’ (TSXV: VLV.H) new resource for the old Minto mine in the Yukon has more than doubled contained copper and gold over the 2005 estimate as the owners create…
Exploration
Ivanhoe sees $70M Kakula mine dewatering cost
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) said it expects the dewatering of its Kakula mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo to cost as much as $70 million (C$96 million). Production…
West Red Lake’s Rowan might earn 42% return
West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSXV: WRLG; US-OTC: WRLGF) said a preliminary economic assessment shows that developing the Rowan project in northwestern Ontario may generate a high rate of return. Based…
Dundee gets OK for Ecuador gold project
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) has the full go-ahead to proceed with its Loma Larga underground gold project after the government of Ecuador granted the company its environmental licence for…
Luca logs high-grade gold, silver at Campo Morado
Drilling by Luca Mining (TSXV: LUCA; US-OTC: LUCMF) has returned results as high as 15.1 metres grading 5.35 grams gold per tonne, 187.5 grams silver, 0.31% copper, 8.39% zinc and…
Spanish Mountain PEA lifts both NPV and capex
Spanish Mountain Gold’s (TSXV: SPA; US-OTC: SPAUF) rescoped preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its eponymous project in British Columbia’s Cariboo region boosts early cash flows but doubles upfront costs. Based…
Site visit: New Found Gold works to bring the mine to the community
GANDER, N.L. — There are just a handful of producing mines that sit near the Trans-Canada Highway across the country, and New Found Gold’s (TSXV: NFG, NYSE: NFGC) Queensway could be…
Spotlight: Mining and Exploration in BC, Prairie Provinces and the Far North
Canada is among the world’s best mining jurisdictions and has a rich endowment of minerals from coast to coast to coast. Here’s a look at four companies with projects in…
Japan to test mine seabed mud for rare earths
Japan will begin test mining rare earth rich mud from the deep seabed near Minamitori Island in 2026, aiming to secure a domestic supply of critical minerals amid tightening global…
Marimaca surges to 13-year high on copper hits in Chile
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; ASX: MC2) shares soared to a new 13-year high Thursday on the release of copper sulphide drill results as high as 6 metres grading 12% copper…
Ero says Tucumã hits commercial copper output
Ero Copper (TSX, NYSE: ERO) said its Tucumã copper operation in Brazil achieved commercial production this week – though at least one analyst was left wondering if the company would…
DRC’s Kibali gold mine life could grow, Barrick says
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B) says new drilling along the ARK-KCD corridor at its main Kibali mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) confirms “significant additional orebodies” that could stretch…