Calibre Mining gets approval for third open pit at Valentine
Miner announced on Tuesday the approval of the Berry Deposit in Newfoundland & Labrador.
Canada
Video: Cosa Resources targets discovery in untapped uranium corridor
Cosa Resources (TSXV: COSA; US-OTC: COSAF) plans on hitting a home run at the Ursa project, set in one of the last underexplored regions of the Athabasca Basin, CEO Keith…
Confusion and consternation on critical minerals
What started out as optimism two years ago when the federal government turned its eye to critical minerals, introducing a strategy, incentives and funding, and pledging faster permitting for mines,…
Infographic: Yukon’s critical minerals resources grow
The Klondike Gold Rush and later exploration and production elevated the Yukon as a legendary source of gold. But the territory always hosted large critical mineral deposits, and it’s now…
Video: Chakana Copper aims to grow Soledad resource, CEO says
Chakana Copper (TSXV: PERU; US-OTC: CHKKF) aims to expand its initial Soledad copper, gold and silver resource in Peru to 10 million tonnes before wrapping an economic study around it,…
Agnico, Barrick dominate top Canadian miners
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), which tops our list of Canadian miners by market value at $51.4 billion in late July, runs the country’s biggest gold mines by output:…
Iamgold starts production at its only mine in Ontario
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has declared commercial production at its 60%-owned Côté mine in northern Ontario, the company’s third producing gold mine and second in Canada. The mine is…
Winsome buys more time to assess Renard deal
Australia’s Winsome Resources (ASX: WR1) has bought itself an extra three months to decide whether it will acquire the Renard diamond mine and plant in northern Quebec, paying $2 million…
Video: Marimaca Copper aims at low-cost production in Chile’s Antofagasta
At a time when most copper projects are struggling with soaring capital costs, Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; US-OTC: MARIF) expects its eponymous oxide project in Chile’s Atacama Desert to break the mould…
Westgold-Karora merger creates top five Australian gold miner
Australia’s Westgold Resources (ASX: WGX) and Canada’s Karora Resources (TSX: KRR) completed their planned merger on Friday, creating a dual listed miner that sits among Australia’s top five producers. The combined…
NexGen’s Rook I uranium project costs soar
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) says inflation and improved engineering have pushed construction costs for its permits-stage Rook I uranium project in Saskatchewan nearly 70% higher than a…
Video: Tough markets leading some juniors to pad project potential, Doug Silver warns
The quality of disclosures in junior mining – a sector that in the past was rife with shady stock promoters – has improved over the past four decades, says Douglas…