The Metals Company advances commercial-scale processing of deep-sea nodules
TMC and its partner PAMCO have produced approximately 500 tonnes of calcine during the first phase of a commercial-scale campaign.
Canada
Ascot halts Premier gold mine operations in BC just months after first pour
The Toronto-quoted shares of Ascot Resources (TSX: AOT; US-OTC: AOTVF) cratered Friday after suspending operations at its Premier gold mine less than five months after celebrating its first gold pour….
Site visit: Equinox Gold’s newest mine to launch it into the 1M oz per year club
GERALDTON, ONT. — Through the slight haze of dust kicked up by a passing haul truck loaded with ore at Equinox Gold’s (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) Greenstone mine, visitors can…
Canada Nickel may net US$500M Ottawa loan for giant Crawford project
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) says a Canadian government agency might loan it US$500 million for its Crawford project in northern Ontario, which could become the world’s largest nickel-cobalt…
JV Article: Sandvik’s versatile jumbo bolter improves mining operations at KGHM’s Victoria project
In June, DMC Mining Services started trialing Sandvik’s DD422i two-boom dual controls jumbo bolter at KGHM’s Victoria nickel-copper project in Ontario, 35 km west of Sudbury. The multi-purpose diesel-powered jumbo…
JV Article: Power Nickel gains Friedland support in Nisk project expansion to copper, platinum
Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) shares have nearly tripled this year as the company transformed its resource-stage Nisk project in Quebec with a polymetallic discovery attracting billionaire mining investor Robert…
Arcadium Lithium suspends Mt. Cattlin in Australia
Arcadium Lithium (NYSE: ALTM; ASX LTM), one of the world’s largest producers of the battery metal, plans to idle its Mt. Cattlin spodumene mine in Australia next year in another step…
Thesis Gold boosts investment return at Lawyers-Ranch project in BC
A new study combining Thesis Gold’s (TSXV: TAU; US-OTC: THSGF) Ranch gold-silver project in British Columbia with Lawyers, acquired through its takeover of Benchmark Metals last year, shows a 35% post-tax…
Alamos tables high-return Puerto Del Aire mine plan
Alamos Gold’s (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) development plan for its Puerto Del Aire (PDA) high-grade underground gold project in northwest Mexico boasts a net present value at least 63% higher…
Probe Gold shares pop on Val-d’Or East update that doubles resources
Probe Gold (TSX: PRB) shares jumped as high as 22% to $1.55 early trading Thursday after the company nearly doubled its Val-d’Or East resource base. The company grew global resources…
Update bumps zinc resource four-fold for Fireweed Metals’ Macpass project in Yukon
A resource update for Fireweed Metals’ (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) Macpass zinc-lead-silver project in Yukon boosts indicated tonnage and contained zinc more than four times over a previous estimate. Indicated…
Alamos Gold hints at tripling Mulatos district mine life
High-grade drill results from Alamos Gold’s (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) Puerto Del Aire (PDA) and Cerro Pelon deposits signal future growth in Mexico’s Mulatos district. Results from both targets expanded…