Montage hikes Koné gold project economics in Africa
Montage Gold (TSXV: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) plans to start building its US$712 million Koné gold project in Côte d’Ivoire late this year after an updated feasibility study nearly doubled its net…
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Centamin propels modern mining rules in Egypt
Centamin (TSX: CEE; LSE: CEY) has helped Egypt develop a new mining law due for passage within weeks as it seeks to expand the Sukari gold mine in the ancient land’s…
Energy metals snapshot: Eight companies hunting for green technology metals
Green metals are critical to new decarbonization technologies including lithium-ion batteries, electric and hybrid vehicles, while rising demand for nuclear energy projects is spurring the increase in uranium prices. Here…
New Found Gold makes new high-grade discovery dubbed ‘Honeypot’
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG; NYSE-AM: NFGC) has found a new, high-grade zone at its Queensway gold project 15 km west of Gander, Nfld. The company released results of 16…
Ivanhoe Electric shocks Saudi geology to spot targets
Ivanhoe Electric (TSX: IE; NYSE AM: IE) has zapped the ground with its Typhoon surveying system to find drill targets in Saudi Arabia and is content with its project portfolio,…
Saudi Arabia forum looks to boost Middle East, Africa exploration
Saudi Arabia is attracting global mining companies to its third annual Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh on Wednesday as it invests its vast oil wealth into mining exploration with some…
Rokmaster’s Revel Ridge BC project offers 21% return
Rokmaster Resources (TSXV: RKR) says its Revel Ridge gold-silver project in southeast British Columbia may produce a double-digit return for investors, according to a preliminary economic assessment. The study…
The Northern Miner’s top 10 most clicked stories of 2023
As we start 2024, The Northern Miner takes a look back at the top 10 most-clicked stories on our website in 2023. No. 1: Video – Robert Friedland warns we’re ‘on the…
Follow the money: Mapping $285.2M in uranium financings in the Athabasca Basin
As uranium spot prices continue to climb and hit US$86.35 per lb. in late-December while demand for the energy metal increases, exploration is heating up in Canada’s uranium hotspot of…
Agnico Eagle invests in Finland-focused FireFox Gold
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), the third-largest gold miner by market value, is buying a stake of junior FireFox Gold (TSXV:FFOX; US-OTC:FFOXF) that may progress to a joint…
Xtra-Gold expands Boomerang system deeper at Kibi project in Ghana
Xtra-Gold Resources (TSX: XTG; US-OTC: XTGRF) says new drill results bode well for growing the Kibi gold project in Ghana beyond the limit of a 2021 resource footprint. Crews discovered…
Thesis Gold grows Ranch project in northern BC
Thesis Gold (TSXV: TAU; US-OTC: THSGF) says its latest drill results expand mineralization in the JK zone at the Ranch project in north-central British Columbia. The results lengthened mineralization along north-south…