Alacer tables resource for Ardich in Turkey
Alacer Gold (TSX: ASR; US-OTC: ALIAF) has tabled a maiden resource for its Ardich gold deposit, located 6 km northeast of its 80%-owned Copler gold mine in east-central Turkey. The…
2018
Newcrest options Cornerstone’s Miocene
Over the last 15 years, Australian gold major Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM) has found gold deposits in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, and continues to explore and evaluate prospects…
Steppe Gold nears production at ATO
Since Steppe Gold (TSX: STGO) bought Altan Tsagaan Ovoo (ATO) from Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) for $19.8 million in January 2017, the junior has made steady progress de-risking and building…
Newmont forecasts ‘growing margins and reserves’
Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) expects its attributable gold production will reach 5.2 million ounces in 2019 and 4.9 million ounces in 2020, while attributable copper production will be 45,000 tonnes…
Delrey expands portfolio with BC vanadium properties
Delrey Metals (CNSX: DLRY) has acquired two B.C. vanadium projects by issuing 5.5 million shares to BC Vanadium, a private company. The Star and Porcher vanadium properties cover a combined…
Arena acquires Antofalla project in Argentina
Arena Minerals (TSXV: AN) has acquired privately held Antofalla Minerals for US$400,000 in cash and 10 million common shares. Antofalla Minerals’ flagship property is its 4,000-hectare Antofalla lithium brine project…
Nordic pours gold at Laiva
Nordic Gold (TSXV: NOR; US-OTC: FIEIF) recently poured its first gold at its restarted Laiva gold mine in central Finland. Roughly 25 people attended the live-streamed event in person, with…
International Lithium estimates 25-year mine life at Mariana
International Lithium (TSXV: ILC; US-OTC: ILHMF) could produce 10,000 tonnes lithium carbonate equivalent per year over a 25-year mine life at its Mariana lithium brine project, according to a recent…
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…
Canadian budget update full of goodies for miners
In a move long sought by mineral explorers active in Canada, Canada’s federal government has extended its mineral exploration tax credit (METC) for five years, in contrast to the prior…
Editorial: Rio Tinto-led staking rush hits Australia’s Paterson province
As 2018 draws to a close, one of the more intriguing exploration stories of the year is shaping up in the Paterson province in a remote part of Western Australia’s…
Orsu connects targets at Sergeevskoe in Russia
Orsu Metals (TSXV: OSU; US-OTC: ORSYF) has connected its Klyuchi West and Kozie gold targets into a 250-metre wide gold mineralized stockwork that extends for 750 metres at its Sergeevskoe…