JV Video: Toogood extends Quinlan, lines up Mélange
Toogood Gold (TSXV: TGC; US-OTC: TGGCF) drilling last year expanded the Quinlan discovery at its 164-sq.-km project in Newfoundland and helped sharpen targets for the next round of step-outs. The…
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Eldorado buys Foran for $2.8B in copper push
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has agreed to buy fellow Canadian miner Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) in a transaction that values the copper-focused developer at about $3.8…
Copper is key at Rio-Glencore deadline
With the time limit for a Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) bid to acquire Glencore (LSE: GLEN) expiring this Thursday, The Northern Miner offers another look at how the…
Junior Explorers Challenge aims to spark youth interest in Canada’s mining story
The Northern Miner has partnered with Mining Matters and Alamos Gold (TSX, NYSE: AGI) to launch a new national initiative encouraging Canadian youth to explore the country’s mining heritage and…
AME Roundup Video: BC sets 140-day permit timelines
British Columbia will begin processing mineral-exploration permit applications within 40 to 140 days starting April 1, a move aimed at keeping investment flowing after exploration spending hit a record $751…
Despite gold drop JPMorgan sees $6,300 this year
JPMorgan is maintaining a bullish outlook on gold prices by setting an end-of-year price target of $6,300 an oz. amid a broader shift towards hard assets. In a note published…
Capstone restarts a limited Mantoverde as strike lingers
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC; US-OTC: CSFFF) resumed operations at its Mantoverde mine in Chile this weekend despite failing to resolve a month-old strike that will cap output. Mantoverde…
Trump’s $12B minerals vault to cut China reliance
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a strategic stockpile of critical minerals on Monday backed by $12 billion to protect manufacturers from supply disruptions as the country accelerates efforts to reduce…
Kazatomprom plans 9% uranium output rise this year
Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), the world’s top uranium producer, forecasts output will rise about 9% to 71.5 to 75.4 million lb. this year compared to last year. The increase is mostly…
Mining equities have room to run: BMO
Mining and metals stocks remain positioned for further gains in the mining equity cycle, despite a sharp selloff on Friday and new concerns about China’s copper demand, according to an…
Near 400 feared dead in DRC mine collapse
Up to 400 people are feared dead after heavy rains triggered landslides at an informal mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the deadliest recent accidents in…
VRIC Video: Dakota Gold pushes towards Richmond Hill PFS
Dakota Gold (NYSE-A: DC) is advancing its Richmond Hill project in South Dakota’s historical Homestake district towards a prefeasibility study within months and first production in three years, CEO Robert…