Explorer combs near ex-Rio copper mine in Pacific
A private Canadian junior is exploring on Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville Island that suffered a decade-long civil war and environmental damage linked to a former Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE:…
Exploration
Dundee Precious Metals rushes Serbian gold discovery to high-margin PEA
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) assembled a study backing development for its Čoka Rakita gold discovery in Serbia in 18 months. With an initial investment of US$381 million and at…
Savannah converts to indicated most of Barroso lithium project resource in Portugal
Savannah Resources (AIM: SAV) has announced a significant resource upgrade for the Barroso lithium project in Portugal, with 93% of resources now in the indicated category. The update is a…
Abitibi Metals posts 2.3% copper at B26 in Quebec
Abitibi Metals (CSE: AMQ; US-OTC: AMQFF) reported more strong copper mineralization on Thursday at its B26 deposit in western Quebec after results earlier in the week and in March. Drill hole…
Patriot drills high-grade lithium hits as resource upgrade nears
Shares in Patriot Battery Metals (TSX: PMET; US-OTC: PMETF; ASX: PMT) rose 4.5% to $6.93 apiece Wednesday on news about lithium assays as high as 1.66% lithium oxide (Li2O) at…
Sitka Gold’s first hole of 2024 ‘most consistent’ yet at RC project in Yukon
Sitka Gold (TSX-V:SIG; US-OTC:SITKF) reported grades Wednesday of up to 1.16 grams gold per tonne over 191 metres in its first drill hole of the year at its RC Gold…
Thesis Gold gains on new resource hiking Lawyers-Ranch tonnage in B.C.’s Toodoggone area
Thesis Gold (TSXV: TAU; US-OTC: THSGF) says an updated resource at the combined Lawyers-Ranch gold silver project in British Columbia increases the tonnage by nearly a third compared with a 2022…
Grid drills 4.7% lithium at Falcon West project in Manitoba as part of critical minerals hub
Grid Metals (TSXV: GRDM; US-OTC: MSMGF) says its first drilling at the Falcon West project bodes well for building a critical minerals resource in southeast Manitoba where it also has…
Abitibi Metals probes new copper area at B26 in Quebec
Abitibi Metals (CSE: AMQ; US-OTC: AMQFF) says a new copper target west of its B26 polymetallic deposit in northern Quebec shows potential for expanding the project. Assays from the Satellite West…
Pan Am’s Big Mack grades approach Big Whopper in Ontario lithium plays
Pan American Energy (CSE: PNRG; US-OTC: PAANF) reported on Friday assays as high as 2.75% lithium oxide (Li2O) over 1 metre from its Big Mack project in northwestern Ontario, comparable…
Alpha drill results expand gold zones at Kerkasha project in Eritrea where Italians used to mine
Alpha Exploration (TSXV: ALEX) says drill results extend mineralization at the Kerkasha gold project in Eritrea with a double-digit grams assay. Drill hole ABRD113 cut 5 metres grading 11.03 grams gold per…
Power Nickel earns 80% of Nisk project in Quebec, adds polymetallic zone
Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) increased its ownership of the Nisk project to 80% from Critical Elements Lithium (CRE: TSXV) and reported new drill results from a polymetallic zone. The…