BC approves early construction at Artemis Gold’s Blackwater
British Columbia has granted a permit for early construction work at the Blackwater gold project belonging to Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG). This is the first step in construction of a…
2021
Barrick’s Q2 gold production lower on production outages
Planned and unplanned maintenance shutdowns at Nevada Gold Mines in the US and Pueblo Viejo in the Dominican Republic have resulted in a 5.4% drop in the world’s second-largest gold…
Redox flow battery market expected to become multi-billion by 2031 – report
A new report by IDTechEx states that the current trend of adoption of redox flow batteries (RFBs) should lead to a multi-billion market size in 2031. However, in the analyst’s…
Mako’s San Albino mine achieves commercial production milestone
Mako Mining (TSXV: MKO) has declared commercial production effective July 1 at its San Albino mine in northern Nicaragua. San Albino has a 500 tonne per day gravity and carbon-in-leach…
NexGen inks two agreements with First Nations
NexGen Energy (TSX: AM; NYSE: NXE) recently signed two benefit agreements with First Nations affected by the proposed development of its Rook I uranium project near the southwest rim of…
Marimaca extends strike length of Cindy target, shares down
The Cindy target offers potential to add to the company’s leachable resource base and extend mine life.
Updated: OceanaGold to restart Didipio mine after new deal with the Philippines
The Philippines has renewed the contract for OceanaGold‘s (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) Didipio gold and copper mine for another 25 years, after almost two years of the operation being halted…
What a “Joy” — Lucara finds largest fancy pink diamond yet
Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has found a 62.7 carat fancy pink diamond at its prolific Karowe mine in Botswana, which has been named “Boitumelo” meaning “Joy” in Setswana, the national and majority language….
Western Australia plans world’s biggest renewable energy hub
An international consortium plans to build what would be the world’s biggest renewable energy hub along the south coast of Western Australia. The Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH) would stretch…
Pure Gold mulls an accelerated 8 Zone development plan
The Toronto-quoted equity of Pure Gold Mining (TSXV: PGM) rose more than 7% early Tuesday trading after the company reported strong second-quarter production, underground drilling success and the potential for…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 247: A survey of Manitoba’s mining industry, ft Pedersen, Parsons, McCallum and Lee
This week’s episode features the Manitoba Thought Leadership panel at the Global Mining Symposium. The all-star event included the Honourable Blaine Pedersen, Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development, Government of…
Liberty Gold completes resource estimate for Black Pine in Idaho
Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD; US-OTC; LGDTF) has released the first resource estimate for its 100%-owned Black Pine gold project in south-eastern Idaho, about 29 km northwest of the town of Snowville….