How mining figures in the BC election
The NDP and Conservative parties vying to govern British Columbia agree critical minerals projects need to be fast-tracked through permit stages. This week they released their platforms on mining. Premier…
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Video: Gold rally leaves hesitant Western investors in the dust, fund manager says
Most Western investors have missed the record gold rally, remaining hesitant while waiting for a price correction that may never come, Liechtenstein-based gold fund manager Ronald-Peter Stöferle says in a…
Rio Tinto offers early termination to Diavik diamond workers in Northwest Territories: report
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is offering early termination for employees at its Diavik diamond mine, Canada’s largest gem producer, as part of cost savings ahead of…
Drill hits deepen deposit size at Renegade Gold’s Newman Todd in Red Lake
Recent drill results from Renegade Gold (TSXV: RAGE; US-OTC: TGLDF) increases mineralization at its Newman Todd deposit in northwestern Ontario, building on previous high-grade results this month showing mineralization goes…
YMP celebrates 2024 Eira Thomas and Peter Munk award winners
Scott Berdahl a Yukon-based geologist with a lifetime of experience prospecting in the bush and Ella Cullen, a New Zealander now living in Portugal who co-founded a business focused on…
Denison deal shows slumping battery metals benefiting uranium sector
Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology (CSE: FAT; NASDAQ: FMST), a junior with early-stage projects in Quebec and Manitoba, is pivoting into uranium through a cash and shares earn-in deal with Denison…
Video: Gold miners face skepticism, even as metal price rises, Denver Gold exec says
Gold at all-time highs has pushed up miners’ margins, but companies are opting for restraint and avoiding the temptations of past bull cycles, Denver Gold Group executive director Tim Wood…
Video: ‘We don’t need M&A to grow,’ B2Gold CEO says
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) has had a rough year with falling production in Mali and a delay in first gold and rising costs at its Goose project in Nunavut….
SSR targets October restart at Seabee gold mine in Saskatchewan after forest fire
SSR Mining (TSX, Nasdaq: SSRM; ASX: SSR) is expecting to restart its Seabee gold operations in Saskatchewan in the second half of October after a forest fire halted activities last…
JV Video: Peartree CEO sizes up Canada’s unique flow-through regime, changes to fed tax rules
Flow-through financing plays a crucial role in supporting Canada’s junior mining sector. This unique-to-Canada financing model, which PearTree Financial Services helped pioneer, facilitates over 90% of exploration investment across the…
Short-seller blasts New Found Gold for lack of resource after oodles of drilling
Shares in New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG, NYSE: NFGC) closed 5% weaker on Thursday after short-selling analyst Iceberg Research accused the explorer of misleading investors about its Queensway gold project in Newfoundland….
Yukon First Nations appeal BMC’s Kudz Ze Kayah project in court
The decision to approve BMC Minerals’ Kudz Ze Kayah (KZK) polymetallic mine for permitting in the Yukon is being challenged again by Indigenous groups claiming they weren’t property consulted on…