Osisko Metals’ Gaspé copper assays beat outlook
Osisko Metals (TSX: OM) said initial drilling results at its Gaspé copper project in eastern Quebec topped expectations. Shares jumped. All five holes drilled in the past three months intersected…
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Power Metallic CEO sees ‘monster-size’ deposit at Nisk
Power Metallic Mines’ (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) Nisk polymetallic property is probably at least as large as Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL; US-OTC: AAUK) 44-million-tonne Sakatti copper-nickel-platinum project in Finland, CEO…
Mining dominates Poilievre’s speedy permits list
Mining investments make up nearly all the resource projects Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre would approve within a year if elected Canadian Prime Minister this month. Campaigning in British Columbia on…
Sheinbaum quickens mining permits even as Mexico faces $1.5B in claims
Mexico’s image as a tough place for mining may show little sign of abating under the Claudia Sheinbaum administration as it increases taxes and faces $1.5 billion (C$2.15 billion) in…
Spotlight: Latin America projects to watch – Part 2
Latin America is well-known for its long mining history and rich mineral endowment. This is the second part of two, highlighting four companies with exciting assets to watch. The first…
JV Article: Why end-to-end optimization isn’t optional
Yokogawa Electric, a Tokyo-headquartered electrical engineering and software company, is celebrating its 110th anniversary this year (just like The Northern Miner!) with a new strategy to manage mining operations from…
Spotlight: Latin America projects to watch
Latin America is well-known for its long mining history and rich mineral endowment. In this first half of the Spotlight, we highlight four companies with exciting assets to watch. Appia…
Interview: Sierra rebounds under ex-Gold Fields exec
Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT) is targeting a 10-fold earnings increase this year compared with 2022 as it attracts potential “white knight” investors after rejecting a hostile takeover bid, its CEO…
Collective to expand 2025 Colombia drill program
Canadian explorer Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) said it will expand drilling in Colombia this year while speeding up various studies in a bid to secure permits faster. The revised…
Endeavour Silver expands into Peru with $145M mine
Endeavour Silver (NYSE: EXK; TSX: EDR) is expanding its operations into Peru with the acquisition of the Kolpa mine in Huancavelica in a $145-million (C$207-million) cash and shares deal. The…
Vizsla reports high-grade discovery in Mexico
Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) says a high-grade find bodes well to expand its flagship Panuco silver-gold project in Mexico. Hole AM-25-90 returned 653 grams silver per tonne, 4.26 grams gold, 0.02%…
PDAC JV video: Argenta Silver to part re-log 100,000m of drill core, exec says
Frank Giustra-backed Argenta Silver (TSXV: AGAG) is re-logging part of 100,000 metres of old core from its El Quevar project in Salta, Argentina. In a video interview, Joaquin Marias, vice-president…