First Mining PEA pegs Duparquet initial capex at $706M
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for First Mining Gold‘s (TSX: FF; US-OTC: FFMGF) Duparquet project in the Abitibi region of Quebec puts an initial price tag of $706 million on…
Precious Metals
TNM Drill Down YTD Silver: The Americas dwarf other regions in best silver results
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner has compiled the top 10 drill results for major metals…
TNM Drill Down YTD: Australia and Canada dominate top gold drill results this year
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner has compiled the top 10 drill results for major metals…
Pan American Silver sees a 10% resource decline despite Yamana additions
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) has recorded a 10% year-on-year decrease in its gold-equivalent reserves and resources, an analysis by Canaccord Genuity mining analyst Carey MacRury has found….
What the ascent of hydrogen as a renewable resource means for platinum demand
The emerging global hydrogen supply chain is essentially “made of platinum,” declares Bank of America Global Research commodities strategist Michael Widmer, coauthor of the bank’s Global Metals Weekly report. If…
How chilly relations with China are playing out for Canada’s miners
As the world’s largest metal consumer, the second largest economy in the world, and the largest funder of overseas metal projects, China’s impact on the mining business globally cannot be…
Lundin’s Fruta del Norte drilling could ‘open doors’ to resource growth
Lundin Gold’s (TSX: LUG) largest drill program since 2007 in the Fruta del Norte (FDN) district in southeast Ecuador has confirmed the continuity and expansion potential of recent discoveries Bonza…
What’s driving gold miners’ copper craze?
Gold miners have never been more bullish. But not on gold — on copper. The red metal is one of the driving forces behind Newmont’s takeover of copper-rich fellow gold…
Canadian gold miners post strong Q2 performance
A number of gold companies released record operating and financial results after Wednesday’s market close. Agnico-Eagle, Alamos Gold, New Gold, Perseus Mining, and Westgold Resources all reported impressive figures, beating…
Newcrest interim CEO on Newmont merger, and why copper could soon outshine gold
Sherry Duhe has only been in the mining world for a year and half. But she’s already been tasked with steering Australia’s largest gold miner, Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX:…
TNM Drill Down: Heliostar Metals tops week’s assays at Ana Paula in Mexico
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays from July 14-21. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our data provider Mining…
Austral Gold begins commissioning of Chilean heap reprocessing project
Austral Gold (TSXV: AGLD; ASX: AGD) has started commissioning its heap reprocessing project at the Guanaco-Amancaya mine complex in Antofagasta, Chile, with production is expected later this month. For the…