Galleon Gold begins engineering at West Cache in Ontario
Galleon Gold (TSXV: GGO) is making progress in permitting of a bulk sample and other activities at its 100% owned West Cache gold project in Timmins, Ont., with the company…
2022
Benchmark PEA projects $493M capex for 12-year open pit mine at Lawyers
Benchmark Metals (TSXV: BNCH; OTC: BNCHF) has completed a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its flagship Lawyers gold-silver project that presents a robust open pit mining scenario with attractive economics…
Magna Mining to acquire Sudbury nickel-copper-PGE assets in ‘transformational’ deal
Magna Mining (TSXV: NICU) has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire Lonmin Canada (Loncan), whose assets include the Denison project and the past-producing Crean Hill nickel-copper-PGE (platinum…
VIDEO: VMS deposits present exciting new zinc-copper-gold discovery opportunities in Mexico
Volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits have been a core source of copper, zinc and sometimes gold mineralization for over 150 years and remain the mainstay of some major mining camps…
Taseko granted draft permit for Florence copper project in Arizona
Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-AM: TGB; LSE: TKO) has scored a small, but key win in the long-dragged permitting process for its Florence copper project in Arizona as the U.S….
U.S. markets gain during Aug. 4-8 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 957.58 points or 2.92%, to 33,761.05, and the S&P 500 climbed 134.96 points or 0.77% over the week to 4,280.15. The trading week’s top…
TSX gains during August 8-12 trading week
Over the Aug. 8-12 trading period, the S&P/ TSX Composite Index gained 559.68 points or 2.85%, to 20,179.81. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index added 2.33 points or 2.51% to 95.05,…
TSX Venture edges higher over the Aug 8-12 trading session
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index edged up 2.5% or 16.32 points higher over the Aug. 8-12 trading session to end the week at 680.49. Toronto-based graphite junior Gratomic gained 122.2%, or…
Giga Metals, Mitsubishi to jointly develop Turnagain nickel deposit in BC
Junior Giga Metals (TSXV: GIGA) and global trading and investment firm Mitsubishi Corp. agreed on Monday to form a joint venture company, Hard Creek Nickel Corp., to develop the Turnagain…
TNM Drill Down: Top gold assays of the week Aug 4-12
Our weekly TNM Drill Down feature focuses on the top gold assays of the past week. Assays are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company…
Turquoise Hill rejects Rio Tinto’s US$2.7B takeover offer
Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) has rejected majority shareholder Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) bid to buy the 49% stake it doesn’t already own in…
Karora completes PEA for nickel resources at Beta Hunt mine
Karora Resources (TSX: KRR; US-OTC: KRRGF) says a preliminary economic assessment for the nickel resources at its Beta Hunt mine in Western Australia has outlined a low capex project with…