New Found Gold hits shallow high-grade in Keats step-out
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG) has released partial assay results for four holes completed at the Keats zone and for six initial holes completed at the Little-Powerline zone within its…
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Mongolia threatens to revoke Rio Tinto’s plan for Oyu Tolgoi
The Government of Mongolia may cancel and replace the development and financial plan for the country’s vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine, Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) said today….
TSX Venture rises, Jan. 4-8
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 2.44% to finish the trading week at 896.71. Spot gold fell US$48 per oz., or 2.53%, to US$1,850 per ounce. Nouveau Monde Graphite jumped 77¢…
TSX up, Jan. 4-8
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 3.37% to 18,042.07 during the Jan. 4-8 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 7.22% to 109.70, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
Torex beats 2020 gold production forecasts
Intermediate miner Torex Gold (TSX: TXG) has released its 2020 operating highlights – last year, the company produced 430,480 gold oz., 130,640 of which were generated in the fourth quarter….
Exploration snapshot: Eight companies active in BC, NWT and the Yukon
With a strong outlook for the mining sector and few recent discoveries, companies are turning to low-risk under-explored frontiers in their search for new deposits and future mines. Below, we…
Copper Mountain reports record Q4 production
After beating its production guidance for 2020 and reporting a record fourth quarter, Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC) is guiding a further 22% increase in production this year. The B.C.-based…
Harte Gold exceeds guidance, expects substantial production growth in 2021
Last year, Ontario-focused miner Harte Gold (TSX: HRT; US-OTC: HRTFF) produced 25,649 gold oz., exceeding its prior guidance of 20,000 to 24,000 ounces. The emerging producer churned out a record…
Seabridge CEO talks about Snowfield acquisition
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has bought Pretium Resources’ (NYSE: PVG) Snowfield property in northwest British Columbia for US$100 million in cash, a 1.5% net smelter return royalty related to all production and…
Permit for Aquila Resources’ Back Forty mine denied
A U.S. judge from Michigan has reversed a decision by state regulators allowing Aquila Resources’ (TSX: AQA; US-OTC: AQARF) proposed gold, zinc and copper mine to go ahead. The ruling…
New Found Gold boosts Queensway budget to $35M, drilling to 200,000 metres
Based on drill results to date at its Queensway gold project in Newfoundland, junior New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG) has doubled the size of its drill program to 200,000 metres…
Corvus expands mineralisation at Mother Lode
Corvus Gold (TSX: KOR; US-OTC: CORVF) has reported drill results from the second hole in the new northern feeder zone target on the Central Intrusive zone (CIZ) at its Mother Lode project…