Hecla nearly doubles exploration budget
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL), the largest silver producer in the U.S. and Canada, plans to almost double investments this year on exploration and pre-development activities. The stock surged. Idaho-based Hecla…
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Roundup Video: Brixton drills Langis silver project in Ontario, preps Thorn return
Brixton Metals (TSX-V: BBB; US-OTC: BBBXF) is drilling its Langis silver project in Ontario this winter and plans to restart rigs at its Thorn copper-gold project in northwestern British Columbia…
Battered Vizsla keeps ‘long-term’ commitment to Mexico silver-gold mine
Vizsla Silver (TSX; NYSE: VZLA) said it remains determined to develop the Panuco silver-gold project in Mexico’s strife-torn Sinaloa state even after an armed group kidnapped 10 company workers, killing…
i-80 Gold secures $500M for Nevada growth
i-80 Gold (TSX: IAU; NYSE-A: IAUX) surged to its highest in nearly three years on Thursday after securing a $500-million financing package to fund its mine development plans and erase…
Fortuna’s Sunbird deposit results lift Séguéla prospects
Drilling at Fortuna Mining’s (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) Séguéla mine in Côte d’Ivoire confirms that high-grade mineralization remains open at depth in the Sunbird deposit, one of the richest targets that…
1911 Gold taps 9-gram past in Manitoba for $1B value
A new study for 1911 Gold’s (TSXV: AUMB; US-OTC: AUMBF) True North project on the site of Manitoba’s first gold mine boasts an almost $1-billion value aided by strong gold…
Sirios taps Osisko team to push Cheechoo build
Sirios Resources (TSXV: SOI; US-OTC: SIREF) says the December acquisition of Osisko Development (NYSE, TSXV: ODV)-backed OVI Mining will give its Quebec Cheechoo gold deposit the financing and development push…
Ascot rebrands under new CEO to restart troubled Premier gold mine in BC
Ascot Resources (TSXV: AOT.H) plans to rebrand in a fresh start under new leadership to advance two projects in British Columbia including what was once the continent’s biggest gold mine. …
Australia’s St Barbara unveils bold Canadian push
Australia’s St Barbara (ASX: SBM) has unveiled an aggressive exploration strategy in Nova Scotia, Canada, as it advances plans to redevelop its 15-Mile open pit gold mine and processing hub…
White Gold to create critical metals explorer in Yukon
White Gold (TSXV: WGO) plans to spin off its critical metals projects located in Yukon in a bid to “unlock” the value of its non-gold assets amid a supportive policy…
Black Pine among largest gold projects in western US
A resource update for Liberty Gold’s (TSX: LGD; US-OTC: LGDTF) Black Pine site in southeastern Idaho ranks it at the top of undeveloped gold projects in the state by contained…
Roundup Video: Banyan readies AurMac resource update
Banyan Gold (TSXV: BYN; US-OTC: BYAGF) is advancing its AurMac gold project in Yukon as a conventional milling story and pointing drills at silver upside, president and CEO Tara Christie…