2018



Senior geologist Chris Pedersen in a core shack at Avalon Advanced Materials’ Separation Rapids lithium project near Kenora, Ontario. Credit: Avalon Advanced Materials.

Avalon discovers lithium pegmatite

A new lithium pegmatite Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) is naming Snowbank has been found 4 km northwest of the company’s main Separation Rapids lithium deposit, near Kenora,…


Alamos Gold’s Island Gold gold mine in northern Ontario. Credit: Alamos Gold.

Alamos boosts Island Gold’s reserves, grades

After incorporating 65,600 metres of exploration drilling in the first half of the year, Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) has increased the reserves and resources at its Island Gold…


Osisko bumps Cariboo royalty to 4%

Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) has agreed to acquire an additional 1.75% net smelter return royalty (NSR) for $20 million on the Barkerville Gold Mines’ (TSXV: BGM; US-OTC:…


Aztec can acquire a 75% interest in Tombstone over the next three years. Credit: Aztec Minerals.

Aztec chases silver-zinc deposits at Tombstone

Aztec Minerals (TSXV: AZT; US-OTC: AZZTF) has started surface exploration at its newly optioned Tombstone silver-zinc district, 104 km southeast of Tucson, Arizona. The company is chasing multiple mineralization types,…



Nevsun agrees to $1.86B Zijin takeover bid

Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE: NSU) has agreed to Zijin Mining’s (HGK: 2899) friendly take-over bid which values Nevsun at $6 per share or $1.86 billion. Nevsun shares jumped nearly…



Mawson improves gold-cobalt grades at Rajapalot

Mawson Resources (TSX: MAW; US-OTC: MWSNF) recently announced results from 46 diamond drill holes spanning six prospects at its Rajapalot gold-cobalt project in Finland. The company assayed previously gold-only drill…


Marathon Gold geologists examining quartz-tourmaline-pyrite-VG veining at the Frank zone at Valentine Lake. Credit: Marathon Gold.

Marathon discovers gold trend

Prospecting and trenching southwest of Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) Victory deposit in central Newfoundland have uncovered a 1,500-metre-long gold trend. A channel sample returned 2.71 grams gold per tonne over…



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