Alexco tables PFS for Keno Hills in Yukon
Alexco Resource has tabled a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its wholly owned Keno Hills silver project, in Yukon, that assigns the project a $101.3-million after-tax net present value at a…
Nickel
Balmoral extends depth of Grasset deposit in Quebec
In the first expansion drilling since 2015 on its Grasset deposit in the Abitibi greenstone belt of Quebec, Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR; US-OTC: BALMF) has extended the known depth of…
Glencore expects higher copper production in 2019
Commodities giant Glencore (LON: GLEN) has reported production figures for 2018 and confirmed 2019 guidance that implies a 14%-year-on-year increase in copper-equivalent production. Copper production reached 1.45 million tonnes in…
Balmoral finds nickel zones at Grasset
Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR; US-OTC: BALMF) has found several nickel sulphide zones in the central part of its Grasset ultramafic complex in Quebec after drilling the area during its late…
TSX Venture rises, Jan. 7-11; Cobalt 27, K92, Ascot-IDM
Shares of Cobalt 27 Capital rose 26¢ to $4.44. In January 2019, the company bought Westgold Resources’ royalty on the Mount Marion lithium mine in Western Australia for $240,400, plus…
TSX Venture soars, Dec. 24-28
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 4.12% to close the trading week at 552.09, and has continued to rise over the start of 2019. Shares of Novo Resources rose 48¢…
Power Ore picks up historic Opemiska complex
Power Ore (TSXV: PORE) is buying the Opemiska copper mine complex in Quebec from Explorateurs-Innovateurs de Québec (Ex-In), a private company. Opemiska consists of two past-producing underground mines operated by…
Outlook Snapshot: Eight juniors with plans for a busy 2019
The junior exploration and development scene is still in high gear in North America, with many juniors planning for extensive work programs in 2019 at precious and base metal projects…
Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies looking for precious and base metals
While prices for most precious and base metals have been subdued throughout 2018, there has nevertheless been a high level of mineral exploration around the world, as companies seek to…
Talon Metals tables PEA for Tamarack North
Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; US-OTC: TLOFF) has announced a preliminary economic assessment for the Tamarack zone at its Tamarack North nickel-copper-cobalt project in Minnesota. The study assigns the project a…
TSX Venture rises, Oct. 29-Nov. 2
Shares of Cantex Mine Development soared 389% on drill results from its North Rackla silver-lead-zinc project in Yukon. The company had drilled nine holes on the project’s massive Sulphide zone,…
Horizonte completes feasibility on Araguaia nickel project in Brazil
Araguaia, one of the largest undeveloped ferro-nickel projects in the world, could produce about 52,000 tonnes of ferronickel a year over a mine life of 28 years, Horizonte Minerals (TSX:…