PwC’s Art of Mining winners honoured
The mining industry gathered in Toronto in early March for PwC Canada’s fourth annual Art of Mining event, which showcases mining innovation through a photo competition. This year’s contest featured…
2019
Colombia, Ecuador & Peru Snapshot: Eight juniors on the hunt for minerals
Despite centuries of local mining history, the northern Andes remain under-explored by modern standards, and the region stands as one of the favourite destinations of the world’s mineral explorers. Here…
PDAC-Oreninc report: Mineral investment facing headwinds
The following is an edited excerpt from the report “State of mineral finance 2019: At the crossroads,” produced by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and Oreninc. For…
Reunion Gold completes resource on Nivre following Barrick deal
A drill program last year to validate historic resources at Reunion Gold’s (TSXV: RGD) Nivre deposit in French Guiana has resulted in a 43-101 resource that is similar to its…
Leagold achieves higher gold production with 2018 acquisitions
Leagold Mining (TSX: LMC; US-OTC: LMCNF) produced 302,550 oz. gold in 2018 from its four operating mines at US$974 all-in sustaining costs (AISC) for a US$83.2 million AISC margin. The…
PDAC Interview: PM Justin Trudeau speaks on Canadian mining innovation, aboriginal engagement
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a visit to the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) in Toronto on March 5, 2019, for a sit-in…
Blue Sky Uranium proposes low-cost operation at Ivana
Blue Sky Uranium (TSXV: BSK; US-OTC: BKUCF) has unveiled a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Ivana uranium-vanadium deposit at its wholly owned Amarillo Grande project in Rio Negro, Argentina,…
Salazar Resources set to dust off neglected portfolio
After riding out a decade of political and market instability, Ecuador-focused junior Salazar Resources (TSXV: SRL) has emerged with funds and a new focus to explore its portfolio of early-stage…
Editorial: Federal gov’t unveils Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan
Canada’s federal government used the opportunity of the annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada in Toronto in early March to unveil its 44-page Canadian Minerals and…
Atlantic Gold boosts resource, exceeds 2018 production guidance
Atlantic Gold (TSXV: AGB; US-OTC: SPVEF) has added measured and indicated ounces at its Touquoy, FMS and Cochrane Hill gold projects with results from its 2018 drill campaign. The company…
CIBC upgrades Imperial Metals with Newcrest investment in Red Chris
Imperial Metals ’ (TSX: III) deal with Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM) to sell a 70% stake in its Red Chris mine in British Columbia averts a “liquidity crunch” for the…
Newcrest to buy 70% of Red Chris for US$807M
Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM) says there is potential to transform Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III) Red Chris copper-gold mine in northwestern British Columbia into a tier-one operation, and is spending US$806.5…