The view from England: Gold’s copper foil
Like opposing characters in a literary plot, gold and copper highlight aspects of the other’s attributes and values. Writers frequently use opposing characters to build drama or create conflict, classically…
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Integra Resources builds optionality into a compelling DeLamar development case
Integra Resources Corp. (TSXV: ITR; NYSE American: ITRG) has released a pre-feasibility study (PFS) on the DeLamar gold-silver project in Idaho, outlining a two-pronged approach to both affordable near-term and…
Westhaven posts initial 1M oz open pit gold resource for Shovelnose in BC
Westhaven Gold (TSXV: WHN) has released its first resource for its Shovelnose gold-silver project in British Columbia’s Spences Bridge Gold Belt, outlining an open pit resource at the South zone. Indicated resources are 10.6 million…
Report: Large gold miners contributed US$38B in GDP to local economies in 2020
Large scale gold miners make a big contribution to local economies, with a research report released by the World Gold Council today putting some numbers to that contribution. According to the report, The Social and Economic…
Site visit: Maple Gold moves the needle at Douay and Joutel in Quebec
AMOS, QUEBEC–Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) is building exploration momentum at its flagship Douay and Joutel projects in Quebec’s Abitibi gold belt, where it is working with Agnico…
Iamgold pledges net negative GHG emissions by 2050
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) pledged this week that it will achieve net negative greenhouse gas (GHG) emission no later than 2050. To reach that goal, the company has two…
Ascot on track for late 2022 production at Premier gold project in BC
Ascot Resources (TSX: AOT) has received the ball and SAG mills at its Premier gold-silver project in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle, putting the junior on track to restart production in…
Higher metal prices to push exploration budgets up in 2022, says S&P Global
S&P Global Market Intelligence’s pipeline activity index points to mineral exploration budgets increasing by 5% to 10% in 2022, metals and mining analyst William Mason told a recent online conference….
SSR advances Ardich deposit near Copler gold mine towards first reserve estimate
Drilling at SSR Mining‘s (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM; ASX: SSR) Ardich gold deposit in Turkey has returned strong results as the company plans an initial reserve estimate slated for next…
Rio2 tests non-carbon gold recovery tech for Fenix project
Rio2 (TSXV: RIO) is moving to the next stage of testing of a new gold processing technology developed by Canadian nanotechnology company, Sixth Wave Innovations (CSE: SIXW), after initial tests…
BC approves early construction at Artemis Gold’s Blackwater
British Columbia has granted a permit for early construction work at the Blackwater gold project belonging to Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG). This is the first step in construction of a…
Vizsla Silver picks up the pace at Panuco
Success didn’t come immediately for Vizsla Silver (TSXV: VZLA; US-OTC: VIZSF) when it began its first drill program at its Panuco silver-gold project, in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, in early 2020,…