Proposed BC rules threaten exploration: prospectors
Mining prospectors and policy specialists are warning that a new mineral claims consultation framework due to be adopted this spring by British Columbia could end up hurting exploration in the…
Exploration
Premium Resources hits high grades at Selebi North
Two holes drilled outside the resource estimate area at the past-producing nickel-copper-cobalt Selebi North underground mine in Botswana delivered grades as high as 1.73% copper, Premium Resources (TSXV: PREM; US-OTC:…
Maritime finds more shallow gold at Hammerdown
Definition drilling at the former Hammerdown mine in Newfoundland and Labrador has returned high grades within metres of surface, Maritime Resources (TSXV: MAE; US-OTC: MRTMF) reported Monday. Highlights included 41.6…
Fortuna posts record precious metals output in 2024
Fortuna Mining (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) reported record production results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024 from its five operating mines abroad. For the whole of 2024, Fortuna…
London Symposium JV Video: Ontario Mines Minister touts critmins, faster permitting
Ontario’s Minister of Mines, George Pirie, says the province has updated its mining rules to speed up permits and attract investment in critical minerals. The provincial government passed the Building…
AME Roundup: BC’s Eby proposes 3-pronged approach to ‘bizarre’ U.S. tariffs threat
British Columbia Premier David Eby on Thursday outlined a three-part plan to counter proposed United States tariffs on Canadian imports during remarks at a Vancouver conference. Eby says the province…
Artemis starts Blackwater gold milling in BC
Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG) says it’s begun milling ore this week at the Blackwater mine in British Columbia as it prepares for an initial gold pour this month.The Vancouver-based company…
Savannah gains on larger lithium zone in Portugal
Savannah Resources (LSE: SAV), the British company behind the Barroso lithium project — Europe’s largest in spodumene — said new exploration results point to a larger deposit than previously estimated…
Sitka doubles RC project’s gold in Yukon
Sitka Gold (TSXV: SIG) (OTCQB: SITKF) has more than doubled the gold resource for its Blackjack deposit in the Yukon. The explorer’s first result in the indicated category amounts to…
Power Nickel says drill results boost confidence in Lion zone’s potential
Canadian junior explorer Power Nickel (TSX-V: PNPN) reported high-grade assay results from recent drilling in the Lion zone of its majority-owned Nisk property in Quebec that the company says boosts confidence…
Teck allots up to US$3.9B to boost copper output
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, plans to invest up to US$3.9 billion over the next four years to increase its copper production to about…
Vital Metals grows Nechalacho tonnage by 56%
Vital Metals (ASX: VML; US-OTC: VTMXF) says resource definition drilling has boosted its confidence in the early-stage Nechalacho rare earths project, one of the world’s largest. The company reported a…