New film sees mining through Quebec Inuit eyes
The northern Quebec region of Nunavik is the setting for a new documentary on the tussle between Inuit survival on the land and the mining industry’s quest to dig it…
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IsoEnergy and Purepoint Uranium partner up to explore Larocque trend in Saskatchewan
IsoEnergy (TSX: ISO) and Purepoint Uranium (TSXV: PTU) have formed a 60%-40% joint venture to explore and develop uranium properties in Saskatchewan’s eastern Athabasca Basin, covering over 980 sq. km….
Serra Verde makes global list of critical projects, banks US$150M investment
Brazil-focused Serra Verde Group has gained a US$150 million investment and earned a spot on the Minerals Security Partnership’s (MSP) global list of projects considered crucial to the global energy…
Diamond miners’ results spark market recovery hopes
Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) and Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) provided a glimmer of hope for the precious gemstones market on Tuesday by posting stronger revenues and production figures, signalling a…
Silver Tiger shares slide on prefeasibility for El Tigre project in Mexico
A prefeasibility study released Tuesday tabled strong economics and a quick payback for Silver Tiger Metals’ (TSXV: SLVR; US-OTC: SLVTF) El Tigre silver-gold project in Sonora, Mexico. The report pinned…
Guanajuato Silver earns $3M Sprott investment backing
Guanajuato Silver Company (TSXV: GSVR) announced on Tuesday that it has arranged a private placement of about 33.3 million units priced at 24¢ each for proceeds of $8 million. Anchoring…
Calibre Mining pares gold outlook, flags 14% Valentine capex hike
Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) shares fell after the company cut its gold production forecast by over 18% and raised the cost estimate of the Valentine project in Newfoundland…
Ascot soars on $40M Premier gold restart plan in BC
Ascot Resources (TSX: AOT; US-OTC: AOTVF) said on Monday it plans to raise at least $40 million to get its Premier gold project in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle back on…
Azimut CEO hails James Bay nickel discovery at Kukamas among career best
The Perseus nickel discovery Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM; US-OTC: AZMTF) announced late last month on its Kukamas property ranks among the top of CEO Jean-Marc Lulin’s 35-year career, he says….
Liability trial for BHP in Samarco dam collapse begins in London
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) faces a potential US$47-billion payout in damages over the 2015 Mariana Dam disaster in Brazil, believed to be the country’s most catastrophic environmental…
Northern Graphite to double output in Quebec
Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF), the continent’s only graphite producer, plans to around double production capacity at its Lac des Iles plant in Quebec to meet higher demand for…
Sitka drills deep visible gold to expand Yukon project
Sitka Gold (TSXV: SIG; US-OTC: SITKF) says new assays showing mineralization at depth “significantly” expand the Blackjack deposit at its RC project in the Yukon. Drill hole DDRCCC-24-068 returned 678.1 metres…