Kirkland Lake shares up on M&A rumour
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL) rose nearly 8.5% in early trading Monday after IKN News released a statement Sunday saying the gold miner was “marketing itself to the highest bidder.”…
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Hudbay drills three new zones at Copper World project, near Rosemont
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) has drilled more high-grade copper sulphide and oxide mineralization at its near-surface Copper World project, 7 km from the Rosemont project in Arizona. Drilling…
Gemfields swings to profit as it reopened mines
Precious gemstones miner Gemfields (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) has swung to a first-half net profit after it reopened mines and demand for its emeralds and rubies surged. The company, which returned to the London Stock Exchange’s…
First Cobalt resumes drilling at Iron Creek
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) said today that it has begun drilling at its Iron Creek cobalt-copper project in Idaho, seeking to double production as higher demand for electric…
Nevada Gold Mines enters earn-in on Ridgeline’s Swift gold project
The Swift project is a district-scale land package located in the Cortez district.
Universities collaborate to kickstart Australia’s critical mineral future
A new collaboration between Curtin University and The Australian National University (ANU) aims at helping Australian miners better identify, characterize and extract critical minerals to ensure the long-term viability of…
Barrick options South Uchi project from Kenorland Minerals
The South Uchi project is located within the Birch-Uchi greenstone belt, covering over 65,000 hectares in the Red Lake mining district.
Sonoro Gold completes PEA on Cerro Caliche in Mexico
A preliminary economic assessment of Sonoro Gold’s (TSXV: SGO; US-OTC: SMOFF) Cerro Caliche project in Mexico’s Sonora state envisions an open-pit heap leach operation capable of producing an average of…
NorZinc begins PEA to up Prairie Creek to 2,400 tonnes per day
NorZinc (TSX: NZC; US-OTC: NORZF) has launched a preliminary economic assessment for a 2,400 tonne-per-day production plan for the 100%-owned Prairie Creek silver-zinc-lead project. The underground mine and mill, 200…
Talon Metals hits record nickel, copper grades at Tamarack
One drill hole intersected nickel-copper mineralization grading 7.97% Ni and 11.25% Cu.
FirstRand bank to scrap loans to new coal mines, plants from 2026
It makes it one of only two big South African lenders to close the door on funding for such activities altogether.
Chile lowers copper price estimate for 2021 on lower demand, US stimulus
Chile’s copper commission Cochilco has revised down its average copper price forecast for the year to US$4.20 per lb. from a previous estimate of US$4.30 per lb. on the back of slowing…