Copper

Workers in a core shed at Ivanhoe Mines' Platreef PGM project in South Africa. Credit: Ivanhoe Mines

Ivanhoe says most locals support Platreef

Should Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) cranks out its estimated 785,000 oz. platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold from the Platreef project in South Africa, the underground operation 280 km northeast of Johannesburg would be…



Drill core from Balmoral Resources' Grasset nickel-copper-platinum group metals (PGM) project in Quebec. Credit: Balmoral Resources

Balmoral expands Grasset nickel-copper-PGM discovery

Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR; US-OTC: BALMF) has more than doubled the strike length and depth of the high-grade Horizon 3 zone at its Grasset nickel-copper-platinum group metals (PGM) project in Quebec. Grasset is about 200 km north of…


East Africa Metals' Adyabo gold-copper project in northern Ethiopia. Credit: East Africa Metals

East Africa Metals defines Adyabo in Ethiopia

Pleased with results from recent drilling at its Adyabo gold-copper project in Ethiopia, Canaco Resources spinoff East Africa Metals (TSXV: EAM; US-OTC: EFRMF) is starting a 6,000-metre diamond-drilling program to define several mineralized…





TSX declines, Sept. 22-26

The S&P/TSX Composite Index lost 238.58 points during the trading week to end at 15,026.77. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index stayed relatively flat at 170.72 points, while the spot price for gold added US$3.20 per oz. to US$1,219.40. The…



Precipitate Gold vice-president of exploration Michael Moore (facing camera) analyzes core from discovery hole 5 at the Ginger Ridge zone, part of the Juan de Herrera gold project in the Dominican Republic. Credit: Precipitate Gold

Precipitate Gold team talks discovery at Ginger Ridge

VANCOUVER — It took junior Precipitate Gold (TSXV: PRG; US-OTC: PREIF) two years of socio-political wrangling to get its drills turning, but only a fraction of that time to make a discovery at its 125 sq. km Juan de Herrera…


Processing facilities at Lundin Mining's   Eagle copper-nickel mine in Michigan. Credit:  Lundin Mining

Lundin produces concentrate at Eagle

With the start of concentrate production and the completion of mill commissioning ahead of schedule and under budget at Lundin Mining’s (TSX: LUN) high-grade Eagle mine in Michigan, the company is poised to start shipments of the first…


Core racks at Falco Resources' historic gold property in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.

Sean Roosen brings golden touch to Falco

The co-founder of Osisko Mining — who brought the $1-billion Canadian Malartic mine into production, and oversaw the sale of the company earlier this year to Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) and Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY)…


By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information

Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.

Close