New film sees mining through Quebec Inuit eyes
The northern Quebec region of Nunavik is the setting for a new documentary on the tussle between Inuit survival on the land and the mining industry’s quest to dig it…
Gold
Silver Tiger shares slide on prefeasibility for El Tigre project in Mexico
A prefeasibility study released Tuesday tabled strong economics and a quick payback for Silver Tiger Metals’ (TSXV: SLVR; US-OTC: SLVTF) El Tigre silver-gold project in Sonora, Mexico. The report pinned…
Calibre Mining pares gold outlook, flags 14% Valentine capex hike
Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) shares fell after the company cut its gold production forecast by over 18% and raised the cost estimate of the Valentine project in Newfoundland…
Ascot soars on $40M Premier gold restart plan in BC
Ascot Resources (TSX: AOT; US-OTC: AOTVF) said on Monday it plans to raise at least $40 million to get its Premier gold project in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle back on…
Sitka drills deep visible gold to expand Yukon project
Sitka Gold (TSXV: SIG; US-OTC: SITKF) says new assays showing mineralization at depth “significantly” expand the Blackjack deposit at its RC project in the Yukon. Drill hole DDRCCC-24-068 returned 678.1 metres…
Nuvau plans IPO to revive copper-zinc project in Quebec
Quebec-focused Nuvau Minerals aims to go public this month, a move it says will help it access provincial government support for exploration and development of its past-producing Bracemac McLeod copper-zinc…
How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust
Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem. It’s one Guy Desharnais, Osisko Gold Royalties’ (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) vice-president for project evaluation,…
G Mining-Reunion Gold spinout Greenheart raises $36M for exploration
Greenheart Gold (TSXV: GHRT) shares gained 10.5% Friday after it said it had closed a $36-million, upsized private placement to fund exploration at its projects in the Guiana Shield. The…
West Red Lake raises $73M for Madsen mine restart
West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSXV: WRLG) is set to raise about $73 million to help fund the proposed restart of its Madsen mine in Ontario, which it says remains…
BHP’s Olympic Dam mine halted after storm hits
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) was forced to halt operations at its Olympic Dam copper-gold mine on Friday after severe electrical storms damaged critical transmission infrastructure in northern…
US Snapshot: Mining and exploration for copper, gold, rare earths and more
The United States has a long mining and exploration history and is rich in base and precious metals as well as new energy metals and uranium. Here are seven companies…
Equinox Gold stock drops on lower production guidance for Greenstone mine
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) shares fell on Thursday after it reported output would be almost 37% lower this year amid the ramp-up towards commercial production at its new…