Kirkland Lake Gold generates 369,434 oz. in Q4, meets 2020 guidance
Miner Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) produced 369,434 gold oz. in the fourth quarter of 2020, bringing the company’s 2020 production to 1.37 million oz., in…
2021
Geology Corner: The nuts and bolts of feasibility studies on gold
Of the 123 global gold projects with completed feasibility studies or ones being worked on, 50 projects are orogenic deposits; 24 are epithermal deposit types, and eight are porphyry deposits,…
JV Article: The next generation of gold prospectors
Last year was a busy time for Vancouver-based Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD). At the end of July 2020, the junior exploration company made a major grassroots gold discovery at the…
First Cobalt inks feed agreements for refinery starting in 2022
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has secured cobalt feed amounting to 90% of capacity for its First Cobalt Refinery in Ontario. The facility will be the only producer of…
Orla tables updated feasibility for Camino Rojo with increased reserves, longer mine life
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) has released an updated feasibility study for its Camino Rojo heap leach oxide gold project in Mexico. The latest study features a 54% increase…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 221: The future of assurance — building trust in a digital world, ft. EY’s Dean Braunsteiner and Eric Simmons
This week’s episode features EY Canada’s Dean Braunsteiner, partner, assurance, and Eric Simmons, partner, assurance, who discuss the increasing importance of non-financial assurance reporting. Dean and Eric explain how ESG…
Focus on the positive: M&A and strong metal prices in the year ahead
With rising Covid-19 infections, a new and more infectious variant of the virus, and a vaccination rollout slower than most would like, along with the sickening scenes from Washington, D.C….
Equinox tops 2020 guidance, produces 477,200 gold oz.
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) beat its revised 2020 production guidance and churned out 477,200 gold ounces last year. With 136,400 oz. generated in the fourth quarter, the company…
New Found Gold hits shallow high-grade in Keats step-out
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG) has released partial assay results for four holes completed at the Keats zone and for six initial holes completed at the Little-Powerline zone within its…
Mongolia threatens to revoke Rio Tinto’s plan for Oyu Tolgoi
The Government of Mongolia may cancel and replace the development and financial plan for the country’s vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine, Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) said today….
Canada Nickel mulls using Glencore’s processing facility in Ontario
Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has inked a deal with Glencore (LSE: GLEN) to explore the potential use of the miner and commodities trader’s Kidd concentrator and metallurgical…
TSX Venture rises, Jan. 4-8
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 2.44% to finish the trading week at 896.71. Spot gold fell US$48 per oz., or 2.53%, to US$1,850 per ounce. Nouveau Monde Graphite jumped 77¢…