The father, the son and the holy atom
“IL EST MORT! He is dead!” At least that was the verdict of five French doctors who were on their way to a medical convention on the Paris to London…
Gold
Canada rejects Shandong’s bid to buy TMAC
The Canadian government has rejected Shandong Gold Mining’s bid to acquire TMAC Resources (TSX: TMR), the companies said. In a filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shandong Gold said it had…
Roxgold receives mining permit approval for Seguela
Cote d’Ivoire’s Council of Ministers has granted Roxgold (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF)a mining permit that allows the company to develop and operate its Seguela gold project, 240 km northwest of the capital,…
Nighthawk drills 155 metres of 1.36 g/t gold at the Colomac Main Sill
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) has released assay results for four drillholes completed at zones 2 and 2.5 of the Colomac Main Sill within its Indin Lake gold property…
Almaden denied environmental permit for Ixtaca project in Mexico
Mexico’s federal permitting authority, SEMARNAT, has rejected the environmental permit application (MIA) for Almaden Minerals’ (TSX: AMM) Ixtaca gold-silver deposit, one of the country’s significant precious metal discoveries. The company…
Kore Mining’s ‘portfolio strategy’ has paid off says Scott Trebilcock
It’s been a busy year for Kore Mining (TSXV: KORE; US-OTC: KOREF). The junior exploration and development company has completed preliminary economic assessments for two gold deposits and advanced its exploration-stage projects. “The…
Rupert Resources’ Ikkari target continues to grow
Since 2019 Rupert Resources (TSXV: RUP) has made six discoveries at its 100%-owned Pahtavaara gold project in Finland’s Central Lapland Greenstone belt – all of them have been under 10-15…
SolGold’s Nick Mather faces shareholder anger at AGM
Two years ago The Northern Miner named Nick Mather, president and CEO of Australian junior SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG), as its Mining Man of the Year for his role…
Perseus pours first gold at Yaouré mine
Perseus Mining (TSX: PRU; ASX: PRU) has successfully completed the first pourof gold at its Yaouré Gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire, five weeks ahead of schedule. With construction of the…
Alamos Gold doubles Ontario footprint with Trillium buy
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) is buying Trillium Mining for $25 million (US$19.6 million) to access a 5,418-hectare land package located east of its own Island Gold deposit in…
Northern Dynasty to challenge rejection on Pebble next month
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) will in January submit its request for an appeal of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE’s) negative record of decision (RoD) for…
Cartier tables first resource for Benoist in Quebec
Quebec-based Cartier Resources (TSXV: ECR) has released an initial underground resource estimate for the Pusticamica deposit at its road-accessible Benoist property, 65 km northeast of Lebel-sur-Quevillon. The gold-copper-silver deposit is…