Newcrest options Cornerstone’s Miocene
Over the last 15 years, Australian gold major Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM) has found gold deposits in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, and continues to explore and evaluate prospects…
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Steppe Gold nears production at ATO
Since Steppe Gold (TSX: STGO) bought Altan Tsagaan Ovoo (ATO) from Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) for $19.8 million in January 2017, the junior has made steady progress de-risking and building…
Nordic pours gold at Laiva
Nordic Gold (TSXV: NOR; US-OTC: FIEIF) recently poured its first gold at its restarted Laiva gold mine in central Finland. Roughly 25 people attended the live-streamed event in person, with…
Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies looking for precious and base metals
While prices for most precious and base metals have been subdued throughout 2018, there has nevertheless been a high level of mineral exploration around the world, as companies seek to…
Canadian budget update full of goodies for miners
In a move long sought by mineral explorers active in Canada, Canada’s federal government has extended its mineral exploration tax credit (METC) for five years, in contrast to the prior…
Editorial: Rio Tinto-led staking rush hits Australia’s Paterson province
As 2018 draws to a close, one of the more intriguing exploration stories of the year is shaping up in the Paterson province in a remote part of Western Australia’s…
Letter to the Editor: Time to re-open prospector programs in Manitoba
Since the beginning of the Twentieth Century, a healthy mineral exploration industry has been the major driving force that has uncovered northern Manitoba’s economic mineral deposits to the benefit of…
TSX Venture falls, Nov. 26-30
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 2% to 589.52. It has been on a slow but steady decline since the start of 2018. Shares of SilverCrest Metals rose 28¢ to…
Carube expands gold anomaly at Main Ridge in Jamaica
Carube Copper (TSXV: CUC) has expanded the gold-in-soil anomaly at its Main Ridge gold project in Jamaica east to a 5.5 km total strike length. Though Carube has several copper…
TSX mixed, Nov. 26-30
Canada’s benchmark index rose 1.24% to end the trading week at 12,197.82. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.19% to 62.58 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 1.4% to…
US markets post significant gains, Nov. 26-30
U.S. markets surged in the trading week with a revised North American trade pact. The U.S.–Mexico–Canada (USMCA) agreement, signed on Nov. 30, replaces the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement….
Maple Gold Mines finds drilling success at Douay
Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) has completed its first drill campaign on its Douay gold project in Quebec since assembling a technical committee and exploration team a year…