Kirkland Lake Gold raises stake in Osisko Mining
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) has boosted its ownership in Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) from 8.58% to about 13.61%. The mid-tier gold producer reported it has invested about…
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Wallbridge finds high-grade gold at Fenelon
Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM; US-OTC: WLBMF) is progressing its Fenelon gold project in northwestern Quebec through a 35,000-tonne bulk sample and an 8,000-metre underground drill program. The company says it…
Anglo American has its eye on Angola
Commodities giant Anglo American (LON: AAL) has applied for exploration concessions for base metals in Angola. “We believe there is geological potential in Angola and have noted with interest the…
Corvus tables maiden resource at Mother Lode
Corvus Gold (TSX: KOR; US-OTC: CORVF) has tabled a maiden resource estimate for its Mother Lode gold project in Nevada that incorporates all the results from its first two drill…
Lithoquest drills kimberlite at North Kimberley in WA
Lithoquest Diamonds (TSXV: LDI; US-OTC: CWVWF) hit undiscovered kimberlite mid-year with the first hole at the company’s 1804 target on its North Kimberley diamond project in Western Australia. It was…
Northern Vertex becomes newest gold producer in US
Northern Vertex Mining Corp.’s (TSXV: NEE; US-OTC: NHVCF) open-pit heap leach Moss mine in Arizona has reached commercial production. The gold-silver mine is expected to produce an average of over…
Osisko confirms deep, high-grade zone at Windfall
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has confirmed that a recent discovery at its Windfall Lake gold deposit in Quebec is the real deal, after producing more high-grade intercepts from the new…
Metals Commentary: Growth in tin usage weakens in 2018, ITA survey finds
The following is an edited release from the International Tin Association (ITA) regarding key findings from its 14th annual survey of tin users, which gathered data from tin users worldwide…
Velocity to earn 70% interest in Rozino gold project with new PEA
Velocity Minerals (TSXV: VLC; US-OTC: VLCJF) recently tabled a preliminary economic assessment for its Rozino gold project in southeast Bulgaria and as a result will soon earn a 70% in…
RNC doubles strike length at Beta Hunt discovery
The most recent development work at RNC Minerals ’ (TSX: RNX) Beta Hunt mine in Australia has found a 43 kilogram rock specimen containing an estimated 1,100 ounces of gold…
Orla boosts gold recoveries in Panama
Orla Mining (TSXV: OLA; US-OTC: ORRLF) has increased gold recoveries at its Cerro Quema gold project in Panama with results from new metallurgical column tests — part of a larger…
World needs graphite, Ontario projects need cash
There is roughly 20 times more graphite than there is lithium in a lithium-ion battery — a misnomer if ever there was one. Graphite is the anode material in lithium-ion…