Nighthawk Gold extends Grizzly Bear at Indin Lake
Drilling at Nighthawk Gold‘s (TSXV: NHK) 930-sq.-km Indin Lake gold project, 200 km north of Yellowknife, has extended mineralization at the Grizzly Bear deposit ahead of a resource update expected…
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Serbia may decide fate of Rio Tinto’s lithium project in referendum
Serbia’s President, Aleksandar Vucic, may seek voter approval for Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) Jadar lithium project near the city of Loznica, in western Serbia, as community…
Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lithium from seawater
Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, a private research university in Saudi Arabia, have developed what they believe is an economically viable system to extract high-purity lithium…
BHP to pay $93m for environmental damages at Escondida
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), the majority owner and operator of Escondida copper mine in Chile, will have to spend up to US$93 million as part of an…
High copper prices revive old deposits
The record copper price environment has prompted a resurgence in copper exploration activity at several projects that were marginal at the long-term average metal price. Just two examples include US…
Castillo Copper raises A$11.7M for copper projects in Australia and Zambia
Castillo Copper (ASX: CCZ; LSE: CCZ) plans to drill its flagship Mt. Oxide project in Australia’s Mt. Isa copper belt and its Luanshya and Mkushi projects in Zambia with the…
Taseko expects ‘money-maker’ Florence Copper’s draft permit this month
One of the top contenders to bring new copper pounds to market in the medium term is Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-AM: TGB; LSE: TKO), operator of the 75%-owned Gibraltar…
Near-term catalysts in the works for Newcore Gold as Enchi’s district-scale potential beckons
Recent drill results from Newcore Gold’s (TSXV: NCAU; OTCQX: NCAUF) Enchi project in Ghana underlines the company’s district-scale exploration opportunity in Africa’s top gold producing nation, president and CEO Luke…
Monarch plans 2022 restart for Beaufor gold mine
Monarch Mining (TSXV: GBAR; US-OTC: GBARF) plans to reopen its Beaufor mine and Beacon mill, 20 km east of Val-d’Or, Quebec, by next June. Currently on care and maintenance, Beaufor…
Miners to continue flying high through 2022 – report
Global miners can continue to expect an “exceptional year of earnings” through 2022 as a broad commodity price rally underpins strong financial results for most actors, according to a new…
Kinross and S2 team up to find Finnish gold
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has signed a US$9.5 million farm-in agreement with a Finnish subsidiary of Australia-based S2 Resources (ASX: S2R) to look for gold. The agreement covers…
Nordgold seeks listing in Moscow and London
Russian gold producer Nordgold is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of at least 25% of its existing shares in London, with a secondary listing in Moscow, as it seeks…