Nighthawk adds Kim & Cass property to Colomac holdings
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK) has entered into a binding option agreement with a subsidiary of natural gas and oil-focused Pine Cliff Energy (TSX: PNE) to acquire a 100% interest in…
2021
Endeavour Mining CEO Sebastien de Montessus is our Mining Person of the Year for 2020
Completing two major acquisitions in one calendar year is a significant achievement by any measure but to do so in the midst of a pandemic makes it even more remarkable…
Interview: Endeavour’s CEO Sebastien de Montessus on M&A, the “magic box” and creating a Top Ten gold miner
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) has become a Top Ten global gold producer since announcing two major acquisitions last year – Semafo and Teranga Gold. It is now the…
Pent-up weddings and stimulus could mean ‘generational consumer boom’ for diamonds
Global diamond production in 2020 fell by more than 20% to about 113 million carats due to planned production declines by the major producers and pandemic-related suspensions and curtailments. The…
Battery metals are critical over the next decade, Roskill says
The growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is driving the increasing demand for lithium, nickel and cobalt – critical metals used as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries in the automotive,…
Billionaire Naguib Sawiris bets on Egypt’s gold
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is backing his country’s drive to develop a gold industry following drastic changes to mining regulations passed last year. Altus Strategies’ subsidiary AKH Gold, majority owned…
Ontario taskforce aims to improve capital raising for public companies
An Ontario government task force issued a series of recommendations aimed at making capital raising in the public markets easier for issuers of all sizes, something that experts say could…
JV Article: Cerro Las Minitas has transformed Southern Silver into one of the largest, undeveloped silver projects in the world
Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV) is sitting on one of the world’s largest undeveloped silver projects, Cerro Las Minitas in Durango, Mexico. The flagship property is now under 100% control…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: I’m not superstitious, but …
Miners have more than their fair share of superstitions. The more you dig into the world of mining lore and myths, the more you realise how hard a job it…
Osisko Mining continues to grow ‘world-class’ Windfall deposit
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has released an updated resource estimate for its Windfall gold deposit in Quebec, which, according to CEO John Burzynski, “places Windfall among the best high-grade development…
Battle North Gold starts 22,000-metre drill program in Red Lake
Following on last week’s announcement that it would be going ahead with construction of the Bateman gold project in Red Lake, Battle North Gold (TSX: BNAU; US-OTC: BNAUF) has started…
Warintza project presents a “unique opportunity” says Solaris Resources’ Daniel Earle
Initial assays from the first drill program on the Warintza West zone at Solaris Resources’ (TSX: SLS; US-OTC: SLSSF) flagship Warintza project in Ecuador were “so exciting,” says President and…