Feds may offer Highland Copper $250M loan
Highland Copper (TSXV: HI) has received a significant boost for its Copperwood project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, with the US Export-Import Bank issuing a non-binding letter of interest for up…
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Arizona Sonoran bumps copper at Cactus by half
Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU; US-OTC: ASCUF) has increased its Cactus project’s contained metal by 51% ahead of a prefeasibility study (PFS) due this year. Cactus now hosts 1.04 billion…
Anglo, Codelco seal pact to mine $5B in Chilean copper
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) Chile’s state-owned copper miner Codelco have sealed a landmark deal to jointly operate their neighbouring mines in central Chile, unlocking at least $5 billion in value….
Beaver Creek: Crypto joins gold windfall in M&A race
Beaver Creek, Colo. – Flush crypto firms and gold miners are driving industry M&A in a competitive market where the number of discoveries has slid by more than half, this…
Seabridge Gold’s strong assays define Snip North
High-grade results from drilling at Seabridge Gold’s (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) Iskut project in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle have confirmed the continuity and size of the Snip North target and…
Centerra soars on Mt Milligan gold-copper plan
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) shares jumped to their highest level in more than three years after it released a pre-feasibility study that extended the life of its Mount…
Canada fast-tracks Newmont, Foran projects
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has named Newmont’s (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) Red Chris copper-gold mine expansion in British Columbia and Foran Mining’s (TSXV: FOM) McIlvenna Bay copper project in…
Top 20 copper drillers: Andes dominate
The Northern Miner’s list of top 20 copper drill results in this year’s first half reflects the strong exploration momentum in the Andes of Chile and Argentina, as well as…
JV article: Troilus Gold nears construction decision
After leading the development and sale of a gold project in Peru in 2014 for about $270 million (C$300 million), Justin Reid was looking for a new opportunity. He found…
Freeport keeps Grasberg shut amid rescue operations
Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) said operations at its giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia remain suspended as the company continued efforts to rescue seven workers trapped underground earlier this week. The…
JV video: OceanaGold preps NYSE listing, mine growth
As gold prices touch record highs, Vancouver-based OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OCANF) is advancing further into the United States market with a New York Stock Exchange listing next year and…
Foran secures $70M in Sask. tax credits
Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) says it has secured up to $70 million (US$51 million) in Saskatchewan provincial tax credits to support the development of its McIlvenna Bay project…