Wesdome eyes low-cost gold boost at Quebec’s Kiena
Wesdome Gold Mines’ (TSX: WDO; US-OTC: WDOFF) Kiena mine in Val-d’Or, Que., could increase production by 10% to 15% without major new capital spending, while an aggressive drilling program is…
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Levack restart puts Magna on two-mine path
Magna Mining (TSX: NICU; US-OTC: MGMNF) has approved a $70-million (US$49 million) restart of its Levack nickel-copper mine near Sudbury, Ont., targeting commercial production by mid-2028. Thursday’s preliminary economic assessment…
Moly heads for 6th straight deficit, record prices: BMO
Molybdenum is on course for a sixth consecutive year of supply deficit in 2027, setting the stage for record prices as strong demand meets a limited pipeline of new production,…
Sirios plans 200,000 oz gold a year in Quebec
Sirios Resources (TSXV: SOI; US-OTC: SIREF) is sizing its Cheechoo project as a large standalone gold operation in Quebec’s James Bay region as CEO Jean-Félix Lepage moves the deposit from…
Epic outlines initial 440,000-oz resource at McKinnon
The first compliant resource for Epic Gold’s (CSE: EPG; US-OTC: NFLDF) brownfield McKinnon deposit in Ontario – part of the larger Hawkins project – outlines 440,000 oz. that mostly sit…
Sponsored video: Westhaven and Dundee eye a new B.C. gold camp
Westhaven Gold President and CEO Ken Armstrong and Dundee Corp. CEO Jonathan Goodman in conversation with The Northern Miner Western Editor Henry Lazenby. This sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT paid…
Ivanhoe copper jumps 19% as Kamoa-Kakula rebounds
Higher mining rates and improved underground access at the DRC mine lift quarterly output.
Canada’s miners must seize political opening: Gratton
Canada’s mining industry has won the political support needed to reverse years of decline, outgoing Mining Association of Canada (MAC) president and CEO Pierre Gratton said Tuesday. Companies now need…
Rock Tech cuts lithium plant cost estimate by 54%
Rock Tech Lithium’s (TSXV: RCK; US-OTC: RCKTF) proposed Ontario lithium refinery will cost $596 million (US$420.9 million), less than half its previous estimate, although the company hasn’t explained most of…
Q2 logs 1.2% lithium at Cisco as PEA nears
Drilling at Q2 Metals’ (TSXV: QTWO; US-OTC: QUEXF) Cisco lithium project in Quebec extended known mineralization by 100 metres ahead of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) that’s expected soon. Highlight…
Altius makes bid for rest of TNR amid board fight
Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS) has made an unsolicited, non-binding proposal to acquire the 87% of TNR Gold (TSXV: TNR; US-OTC: TRRXF) it doesn’t already own, a move that would give…
NioBay seeks partners to advance Crevier project
Junior explorer NioBay Metals (TSXV: NBY; US-OTC: NBYCF) is looking for financial backers to speed up development of its Crevier niobium-tantalum project in northern Quebec and pave the way for…