Rio Tinto hikes investment in the Pilbara
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has spent over US$385 million (A$500 million) in the past year to continue developing the Greater Tom Price iron ore operations in…
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Nighthawk grows Colomac resource with near-surface indicated ounces
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK) has updated the mineral resources for its Indin Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories, 200 km north of Yellowknife. The latest numbers incorporate two-thirds of…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 228: Juniors ‘on fire’, metals demand ‘eye-popping’, ft IBK Capital CEO Michael White at the Global Mining Symposium
This week’s episode features IBK Capital president and CEO Michael F. White in conversation with Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the Global Mining Symposium online conference. Michael describes…
Nothing but high grades as Osisko continues drilling Windfall
The more it drills the Windfall gold project in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt of Quebec, the more high grade results Osisko Mining (TSC:OSK) reports from the work. The latest uncut…
Ivanhoe mines record tonnage, grade for Kamoa-Kakula stockpiles
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN); OTCQX: IVPAF) put a record 338,000 tonnes of ore grading 5.5% copper on the pre-production stockpile at its Kamoa-Kakula copper project in Democratic Republic of the…
Equinox adds to Hardrock stake in Ontario
Growing gold miner Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) has upped its stake in the Hardrock gold project in Ontario by 10%, for a total ownership of 60%. The company…
Standard Lithium produces high-purity Li₂CO₃, shares up
The company has successfully completed the conversion of its Arkansas-produced lithium chloride into 99.985% pure lithium carbonate.
Golden Star files PEA for Wassa gold mine expansion in Ghana
Golden Star Resources (TSX:GSC; NYSE:GSS) filed a preliminary economic assessment for expansion of its underground Wassa gold mine in Ghana on March 1. By mining the Southern Extension zone, the…
JV Article: Sokoman seeks success at Moosehead in Central Newfoundland
There are substantial gold resources in Central Newfoundland, people have just been slow to find them. Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV:SIC) has doubled down on the Moosehead drilling program and added…
Northern Dynasty to appeal latest negative Pebble permit decision
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has accepted the request of Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX:NDM) to appeal the latest refusal to grant a water licence to the Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum project….
Satori prepares to drill Tartan Lake gold project in Manitoba
Satori Resources (TSXV:BUD) has received the permits needed to begin drilling at its wholly owned Tartan Lake gold mine near Flin Flon, Man. Work has already begun on repairing the…
JV Article: Mayfair on course with Fenn-Gib gold project
Successful people make successful mines. And some of the best have come together to create Mayfair Gold (TSXV: MFG) and unlock the true value of the Fenn-Gib gold property in…