Pretium makes new discovery around Brucejack
Pretium Resources’ (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) 25,350-metre 2020 exploration program has led to the discovery of a new zone of epithermal-style gold mineralization, the Hanging Glacier zone. The gold producer…
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Rio Tinto taps finance head as new CEO
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has named finance head Jakob Stausholm as its next chief executive, replacing incumbent Jean-Sébastien Jacques who had to step down following an…
Amex Exploration has ten drills turning at Perron project
Amex Exploration (TSXV: AMX; US-OTC: AMXEF) is on track to complete the remaining 148,000 metres of its 300,000 metre fully funded drill program in 2021 at its Perron project, 110…
Pure Gold Mining sends first ore to the mill in Red Lake
Emerging miner Pure Gold Mining (TSXV: PGM; LSE: PUR) has introduced first ore to the mill at its PureGold mine in Red Lake, Ontario. With first gold production expected later…
Surge Copper acquires option on 70% stake in Berg copper project
Explorer Surge Copper (TSXV: SURG) has entered into a definitive option agreement with Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) to hold the right to acquire a 70% interest in the Berg porphyry…
Equinox to buy Premier Gold in US$480M all-stock deal
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX) is buying fellow miner Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG), which will spin out its Nevada assets in a new U.S.-focused gold miner to be…
Canada Nickel signs unique agreement with First Nation at Crawford project
Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) is partnering with the Taykwa Tagamou First Nation to develop electric power for its Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project in Ontario’s Timmins-Cochrane mining camp….
Aurania gathers evidence of ancient mine corridor at Lost Cities – Cutucu project
Aurania Resources (TSXV: ARU; US-OTC: AUIF) reported that it found more evidence of ancient roads and peculiar landforms that may be old prospecting or mine sites near its Lost Cities…
Rio Tinto’s $6.75B Oyu Tolgoi expansion to kick off production in 2022
Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) unveiled on Wednesday that underground production from the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia is slated to begin in October 2022, adding that…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 217: Canadian Nuclear Association CEO John Gorman on the next generation of nuclear reactors
This week’s episode features an interview with Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA) president and CEO John Gorman, who discusses how nuclear power will play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas…
Neo Lithium closes equity investment from CATL
Neo Lithium (TSXV: NLC; US-OTC: NTTHF) announced it has closed a strategic equity investment by EV battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd (CATL). CATL, which supplies lithium iron phosphate batteries to…
Roxgold grows Seguela resources in West Africa
Gold miner Roxgold (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) has released an updated resource estimate for its Seguela gold project in Cote d’Ivoire. The update features growth in the total ounce inventory,…