Northern Dynasty’s Pebble copper mine gains more time
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) will have to wait until the end of the week to hear the US Army Corps of Engineers’ comment on future plans regarding…
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Surge Copper PEA outlines three-decade mine at Berg in BC
Surge Copper (TSXV: SURG; US-OTC: SRGXF) has released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Berg project in central British Columbia that outlines a long-life asset with total payable production…
Faraday reports wide intercept from Copper Creek in Arizona
Faraday Copper (TSX: FDY; US-OTC: CPPKF) is reporting wide intercepts of copper mineralization outside of the updated resource it completed in early May for its flagship Copper Creek project in…
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame looks to the future with newest inductees
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame (CMHF) held its 35th annual induction ceremony on May 24 at the Carlu in Toronto, welcoming three new honourees, and bringing total membership up…
TSX drops during May 15-19 trading week
Stocks ended the May 15-19 trading period with a modest drop as investors considered drawn-out negotiations about the U.S. government’s debt ceiling while Canadian and U.S. April retail sales landed…
Oroco rises on ‘robust’ copper resource at Santo Tomas in Mexico
Shares in Oroco Resource (TSXV: OCO; US-OTC: ORRCF) gained after the explorer said a deposit estimate for the Santo Tomas copper project in northwest Mexico “significantly” expands on 1990s studies. The…
Army gives glimmer of hope for Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska
The United States Army is improving the slim odds for the Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) Pebble project in southwest Alaska which has already been blocked by environmental…
Far North Snapshot: Eight companies exploring for gold, critical minerals and more
The Far North contains a wealth of minerals, and although remote, many Far North regions have a rich history of mining. Here’s a glimpse of eight companies advancing some of…
Lundin Mining pays $950M for controlling stake in Chilean copper mine
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) is buying a majority stake in the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine in Chile for about US$950 million, adding to a flow of deals as miners seek to…
Global Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies seeking base, precious and energy metals
From Botswana to Ecuador, Spain and Jamaica – it may sound like a travel destination bucket list, but these are just some of the places these eight juniors are exploring…
Los Andes Copper prefeasibility for Vizcachitas outlines ‘Tier 1 asset’
Los Andes Copper (TSXV: LA; US-OTC: LSANF) has completed a positive prefeasibility study for its 100% owned Vizcachitas project in Chile, highlighted by a US$2.8-billion post-tax net present value using…
Torex Gold picks up the pace on Media Luna build
Torex Gold (TSX: TXG) plans to invest between US$390 million and US$440 million in its flagship Media Luna gold project in Mexico this year to speed up development, with commercial production anticipated in…