Juggernaut drills new gold zone at Midas in BC
Juggernaut Exploration (TSXV: JUGR; US-OTC: JUGRF) has discovered a new gold zone on its Midas gold property in northwestern B.C. after drilling 6.85 grams gold per tonne over 9 metres…
2019
BC, Yukon & NWT Snapshot: Gold, base metals and diamonds remain top targets
While wider mining markets may have been subdued in 2018, mineral exploration in British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories continued to be a hotbed of activity, with junior and…
Commentary: Celebrating a century of mining at Yukon
It was finding gold at Rabbit Creek and along the riverbeds of the Klondike that forever changed one of the world’s final frontiers — the Yukon Territory — and cemented…
Commentary: Northwest Territories, a multi-faceted mining destination
As Minister of Industry Tourism and Investment for the Government of the Northwest Territories, one of my jobs is to champion resource development for our unique place in Canada’s North….
Millennial Lithium nears feasibility at Pastos Grandes
Millennial Lithium (TSXV: ML; US-OTC: MLNLF) is nearing an updated resource estimate and feasibility study (FS) at its 86 sq. km Pastos Grandes lithium project in Salta, Argentina. The company…
Editorial: Gold, Barrick come out of gates strong in 2019
If the first week of trading in 2019 is auspicious for the rest of the year, gold bugs are going to be in for a fun ride. Amidst broad market…
Commentary: AME works to ensure a vital exploration community in BC
As the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) prepares for its 36th annual Mineral Exploration Roundup conference from Jan. 28 to 31, 2019, we look back on industry successes in 2018…
Pacific Empire builds substantial land position in BC’s Babine district
Pacific Empire Minerals (TSXV: PEMC) has consolidated 90 sq. km of contiguous claims in central B.C.’s Babine copper-gold porphyry district into its Paragon copper-gold project after joining its Wasp property…
Sun Metals shows polymetallic potential at Stardust
Sun Metals (TSXV: SUNM; US-OTC: SMTTF) has announced the final results from its 15,000-metre, 2018 drill program at its Stardust polymetallic project in north-central British Columbia. Notable intercepts from the…
Metals Commentary: Bright lights at end of long tunnel for lithium
Cold water was thrown on the lithium market in 2018, with prices falling and lithium miners’ equity prices falling alongside. We at Fastmarkets believe the price weakness has been front-loaded…
TSX rebounds, Dec. 24–28
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rebounded 2.1% over the week to finish at 14,222 on Dec. 28 and finish the year at 14,322.90 on Dec. 31 — or an 11.6% drop…
US markets rise, Dec. 24-28
The gold price continued a strong December push, rising 1.9% to US$1,280.40. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 1.4% to 69.68 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.7%…