2020

Deltion Innovations’ drill on a rover during a 2012 deployment on the slopes of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Photo by Joe Bibby

The Next Frontier: Prospecting & mining on the Moon

Lost amid concerns about the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak that has dominated headlines for weeks was news that the China National Space Administration (CNSA) has achieved a milestone in lunar exploration,…



Nevada Copper looks to strengthen balance sheet

As its Pumpkin Hollow underground mine ramps up to commercial production, Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) has entered into non-binding arrangements for a balance sheet strengthening package. The company is working to reach binding…


Core racks at Nouveau Monde Graphite’s Matawinie project in Quebec. Credit: Nouveau Monde Graphite.

Nouveau Monde grows Matawinie resources

Nouveau Monde Graphite (TSXV: NOU) has released updated resources for the West Zone deposit at its Matawinie graphite project, 150 km north of Montreal. Updated measured and indicated resources increased by…



Copper production facilities at Codelco's Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile. Source: Codelco

Copper price meltdown sinks mining stocks

The decline in the copper price accelerated on Wednesday, as pandemic fears grip global markets and mining companies announce a wave of production halts and project construction suspensions. Copper trading…


BTU hits more VMS-style mineralization at Dixie Halo

Drilling at BTU Metals’ (TSXV: BTU) 197-sq.-km Dixie Halo project in Ontario’s Red Lake district returned continuous volcanogenic massive sulphide-style mineralization over 300 metres, starting at surface, with metal grades increasing…


Explorers reduce activity over coronavirus threat

With mining majors suspending expansion plans, ramping down operations and temporarily closing down head offices in response to Covid-19, development and exploration companies are also taking precautionary measures to prevent…





Drilling at Dunnedin Ventures' Kahuna project in Nunavut this summer. Credit: Dunnedin Ventures

Dunnedin Ventures to become Kodiak Copper

Publicly traded Kodiak Copper (TSXV: KDK), a portfolio company of the Discovery Group that was formerly Dunnedin Ventures (TSXV: DVI), will focus on copper porphyry exploration in Canada and the United States. The…


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