CIBC raises gold price forecast; shares top stock picks
CIBC is increasing its gold price forecast to US$1,725 per oz. in 2020 and US$1,800 per oz. in 2021, up from its previous estimates of US$1,600 per oz. for both…
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GoGold drill results show ‘significant potential’ at Los Ricos
GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD; US-OTC: GLGDF) has reported assay results from 12 drill holes at its Los Ricos South project in the Mexican state of Jalisco, 100 km northwest of…
Silver investment demand jumped 12% in 2019: report
Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in forecasting silver market conditions over the rest of the year, extended physical demand could drive the metal’s price higher in 2020,…
Emissions to drop 6% this year due to pandemic: WMO
Greenhouse emissions are expected to fall by 6% this year due to a global slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, but that would not…
Canada Nickel’s Mark Selby sees Dumont-style deposit at Crawford
Mark Selby led a team that raised over $100 million and advanced the Dumont nickel-cobalt project in Quebec from an initial resource to a fully permitted, construction-ready project for RNC…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 183: PDAC, biogeochemistry, AI and space mining, ft Carl A. Williams
This week’s episode features an interview with Northern Miner senior reporter Carl A. Williams, who discusses all things mining and science, including biogeochemical prospecting, artificial intelligence and space mining. He…
South America divided on coronavirus measures
South American countries have taken varying approaches to containing the spread of COVID-19, ranging from leaving it to states and cities to handle the virus to implementing aggressive lockdowns and…
Far North Snapshot: Eight companies exploring the frontiers
As existing deposits and mines are advanced, companies are looking for new frontiers to secure their long-term production and growth. The northern portion of this continent, with favourable geology, relative…
First Cobalt stakes claims near Iron Creek in Idaho
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has staked new claims to the west of its Iron Creek cobalt-copper project in Idaho – increasing its landholdings by 50%. The 43 new claims…
New Pacific sees ‘district-scale potential’ in Bolivia
New Pacific Metals (TSXV: NUAG; US-OTC: NUPMF) says its Silver Sand project in Bolivia is one of the more significant primary silver discoveries in the last decade, and the majority…
SilverCrest raises $101M after National Bank Financial bails
Less than a month after National Bank Financial said it was terminating a $75 million bought-deal financing deal with SilverCrest Metals (TSX: SIL; NYSE-AM: SLV) due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
KORE completes study on Imperial gold deposit in California
KORE Mining (TSXV: KORE; US-OTC: KOREF) has reported a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its wholly-owned Imperial gold deposit in the desert region of southeastern California, 14 km from Equinox…