Altius spins out copper play Aethon Minerals
Newly formed copper explorer Aethon Minerals (TSXV: AET) is adding to its already large Chilean land package with an option agreement to acquire full interest in the Llanos de Llahuin…
Gold
B2Gold finds more gold at El Limon
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) began the year in Nicaragua with an open-pit resource on its Central Zone gold discovery at the El Limon mine. The Central Zone has 5.13…
Integra chasing high-grade gold at DeLamar
Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR) has tabled assays from nine of 13 initial drill holes at its DeLamar deposit, part of its larger 21.4 sq. km DeLamar gold project, 80 km…
First Quantum backs out of disputed Pebble project
A framework agreement with First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) to help finance the controversial Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska has fallen apart — sending shares of Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX:…
Pan American Silver struggles with security at Dolores
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) said it could not confirm or deny a report by Mark Turner, a blogger on the mining industry based in Peru, that a…
Gold discovery rates dropping, S&P says
The following is an edited excerpt from S&P Global Market Intelligence’s annual Gold Discoveries report. To see the full report, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence. Although gold exploration budgets have fallen from a…
Orla Mining drills Cerro Quema in Panama
With shareholders like Goldcorp (19.9%), Pierre Lassonde (11.1%) and Agnico Eagle Mines (9.9%), Orla Mining (TSXV: OLA) isn’t your typical TSX Venture Exchange-listed junior. Management and insiders own another 7.1%…
Eastmain outlines mine plan for Eau Claire
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of Eastmain Resources’ (TSX: ER) Eau Claire deposit in Quebec outlines a stable operating profile of 86,100 oz. gold a year over the first 10 full…
Video: Fireside chat with Ross Beaty at CMS 2018
A fireside chat with Pan American Silver chairman Ross Beaty at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London on April 25, 2018. Moderator: Gianni Kovacevic, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,…
Video: Fireside chat with Pierre Lassonde at CMS 2018
A fireside chat with Franco Nevada chairman Pierre Lassonde at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London on April 24, 2018. Moderator: Anthony Vaccaro, Group Publisher, The Northern Miner Group.
Maple Gold ‘still finding new gold zones’ at Douay
Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) has just finished a winter drill program at its Douay gold project in the Abitibi greenstone belt of northwestern Quebec. The company completed 21,100…
Canadian Gold Snapshot: Quebec, Ontario and BC remain prime destinations
“Busy” would be a good word to describe gold explorers and developers in Canada in mid-2018. With gold prices holding steady above US$1,200 for a sustained period and the Canadian…