Quebec pension fund boosts position in Osisko Metals
The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has acquired an additional 1 million shares in Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF), which is developing two zinc mining camps…
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Canarc tables study of New Polaris gold project in BC
Canarc Resources (TSX: CCM; US-OTC: CRCUF) has wrapped up a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its New Polaris gold project in northwestern British Columbia that models production of 80,000 oz….
Great Bear expands drill program at Dixie in Red Lake
In April 2019, Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR; US-OTC: GTBDF) doubled the 30,000-metre drill program at its Dixie gold project in Ontario’s Red Lake district. At the time the company…
Nevada Copper plans Q4 production at Pumpkin Hollow
Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) has released a new prefeasibility study for an open-pit mine at its Pumpkin Hollow project in Nevada, where it is building a standalone underground operation that…
Millennial Lithium doubles resource at Pastos Grandes in Argentina
Millennial Lithium (TSXV: ML; US-OTC: MLNLF) has doubled the measured and indicated resource at its Pastos Grandes lithium project in Salta, Argentina. The project now contains 18 billion measured and…
Lundin Mining to buy Yamana’s Chapada mine in Brazil
Lundin Mining’s (TSX: LUN; NASDAQ: LUMI) proposed acquisition of Yamana Gold’s (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) Chapada copper-gold mine in Brazil for US$800 million in cash will boost its copper production…
Aztec says Cervantes a district-scale property after survey
Aztec Minerals (TSXV: AZT; US-OTC: AZZTF) recently flew a magnetic and radiometric survey over its Cervantes copper-gold project in Sonora, Mexico, that identified 11 porphyry targets. Follow-up work by the…
Cupric Canyon secures financing for Khoemacau in Botswana
A US$565-million funding package brings Cupric Canyon Capital one step closer to turning its Khoemacau project into a major copper and silver mine in northwestern Botswana. The private company has…
American Pacific signs JV with OceanaGold
In its fourth joint-venture deal in Nevada over the last six months, OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) will invest US$4 million for the next four years to earn a 51%…
Fission considers underground-only scenario at PLS
Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) has tabled a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Patterson Lake South uranium project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca region, outlining an open pit and underground hybrid…
Newrange pushes ahead at Pamlico in Nevada
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved Newrange Gold’s (TSXV: NRG; US-OTC: NRGOF) proposal to transfer the company permits for the Merritt decline, part of its 16.7 sq. km Pamlico…
BHP invests in Midland Exploration
BHP (NYSE: BHP) is investing in Midland Exploration (TSXV: MD) to support the junior’s copper exploration in northern Quebec, including its Mythril copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project in James Bay Eeyou Istchee. BHP…