Infographic: Canada’s Blue-Collar Wage Leaders
Canada’s mining sector has quietly become one of the most lucrative career paths in the country. Mining workers now earn an average of $42 an hour compared with $35 an…
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Heliostar drilling suggests ‘big prize’ at $426M value Ana Paula gold project
Drilling by Mexico-focused Heliostar Metals (TSX-V: HSTR) at its Ana Paula project supports the conversion of inferred mineralization to stronger categories in a feasibility study targeted for next year. Shares…
Wesdome increases reserve base to support production through 2033
Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO) has extended the operating life of both of its mines to eight years after updating their reserve estimates, which it says provide the foundation for sustained…
Rinehart invests $50M in X-ray tech for ore, cancer
Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, is backing California-based Lumitron Technologies with a $50 million investment to commercialize high-resolution imaging technology used to improve ore processing and cancer detection. The investment…
Ottawa eyes special status for Far North resource roads
The federal government is considering granting national interest status to the $2.67-billion Mackenzie Valley Highway and Grays Bay Road and Port initiative (GBRP), two northern transportation projects crucial to access…
Faraday drilling expands Copper Creek potential
New drilling at Faraday Copper’s (TSX: FDY; US-OTC: CPPKF) Copper Creek, one of America’s largest undeveloped projects for the red metal, has identified broad zones of near-surface mineralization that could…
Gold selloff opens door to investors: BofA
Gold’s recent selloff has opened up a new opportunity for investors, though patience may be required for the precious metal to weather the storm created by the current macro environment…
AbraSilver study quadruples Argentina project value
A definitive feasibility study for AbraSilver Resource’s (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) Diablillos silver-gold project in Argentina quadruples the open-pit mine’s projected value and cuts the payback period to less than…
Timeline: The Oyu Tolgoi saga
From discovery to blockade: the twists, deals and disputes behind Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine.
Newcore Gold tanks as Enchi prefeasibility disappoints
Newcore Gold (TSXV: NCAU; US-OTC: NCAUF) fell to its lowest level in 17 months after a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Enchi project in Ghana delivered underwhelming economics despite underlying…
Newmont’s Red Chris underground expansion gets regulatory green light in BC
Newmont’s (NYSE: NEM, TSE: NGT) Red Chris mine in British Columbia has received crucial regulatory approvals, paving the way for a transition from open-pit mining to an underground operation and…
US sanctions shut Canada’s largest cobalt refinery
Sherritt International (TSX: S) has begun shutting down its Fort Saskatchewan refinery after expanded U.S. sanctions on Cuba halted the feedstock supply needed to keep the Alberta plant running. The…