Infill drilling at Eskay Creek returns 20+ grams gold over 12 metres
Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE; OTCQX: SKREF) is pleased with the latest results from the former-producing Eskay gold mine. The best assay was 20.68 grams gold per tonne and 5 grams…
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Lundin Gold goes ahead with $18.6m Fruta del Norte expansion
Canada’s Lundin Gold (TSX:LUG) is going ahead with expansion plans for its Fruta del Norte gold-silver mine in Ecuador, the country’s largest, only a year after producing the first doré bar on site. The Vancouver-based miner…
Taseko’s Florence Copper granted aquifer protection permit
Vancouver’s Taseko Mines Ltd. (TSX: TKO; NYSE American: TGB; LSE: TKO) has received the Aquifer protection permit (APP) for its Florence Copper project. The permit was granted by the Arizona…
Scotiabank’s Marc Desormeaux looks at 2021 and the continuing impact of Covid-19 on metals markets
For Scotiabank senior economist Marc Desormeaux, forecasting what the 2021 global commodity markets will be like, especially for industrial metals, is heavily predicated on the ability of nations to respond…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 216: AME Roundup 2021 highlights diversity and inclusion, ft Kendra Johnston and Andy Randell
This week’s episode features Association for Mineral Exploration president and CEO Kendra Johnston and SGDS Hive CEO and AME board member Andy Randell. Kendra and Andy discuss the upcoming AME…
Diamond industry forecast for 2021 and beyond
Global diamond production this year fell by more than 20% to about 113 million carats due to planned production declines by the major producers and significant pandemic-related suspensions and curtailments…
Australian developer Wyloo to take up 22.5% of Noront shares
Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) says it welcomes the investment in the company by Australian explorer and developer Wyloo Metals Pty Ltd. “We are delighted that Wyloo Metals has chosen to…
Cassiar drills 18.2 metres of 5.43 grams gold at Taurus in BC
Cassiar Gold has released the last of its drill results from its 2020 exploration campaign at its Cassiar gold project in northern B.C. The 24-hole program was designed to confirm the…
Victoria Gold reports initial results from Lynx target at Dublin Gulch in Yukon
Producer Victoria Gold has released its first exploration results from the Lynx target, which lies along the Potato Hills trend within its flagship Dublin Gulch gold property, also host to the Eagle…
Rio Tinto, Newmont move to promote gender equality in mining
Rio Tinto, Newmont Corporation, New Gold, SRK Consulting and Centerra Gold are taking additional steps towards promoting gender equality in the mining sector by joining forces with global non-profit organization International…
Osisko Metals reports drill results from Pine Point
Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) has released drill results from its 100%-owned Pine Point lead-zinc project in the Northwest Territories, about 60 km east of Hay River. Highlights from the…
Political turmoil in Peru could slow major infrastructure works
The sudden removal of a popular president amidst the coronavirus pandemic plunged Peru into chaos last month. On Nov. 9, Peru’s single-chamber Congress voted to impeach President Martín Vizcarra amid…