Seabridge confirms new porphyry discovery at Iskut property in BC
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA) (NYSE: SA) has achieved its 2023 goal of finding a new porphyry mineral system from drilling on the Snip North target of its Iskut property in…
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Volt Lithium rises on PEA for Rainbow Lake Alberta brine project
Volt Lithium (TSXV: VLT) shares rose more than 11% today after it released a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Rainbow Lake lithium brine project in northwest Alberta. The…
George Cross remembered for a lifetime spent chronicling Canada’s mining heartbeat
Industry legend George Buchanan Cross, who covered Canada’s junior mining sector for five decades through the authoritative George Cross News Letter, passed away on Nov. 18 at the age of…
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals in four-continent quest for lithium
KoBold Metals, backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has launched a four-continent search for lithium, the coveted metal used in batteries that power electric…
Osisko Gold Royalties sells Osisko Mining shares
Canada’s Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX:OR; NYSE: OR) has sold all the shares it held in exploration and development company Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) for $132 million (US$98.3 million). The Montreal-based firm,…
Fission Uranium advances Patterson Lake for 2029 start
Fission Uranium (TSX:FCU; OTCQX: FCUUF) plans the Patterson Lake South uranium project in northern Saskatchewan to hit several milestones next year on its way to starting production as early as…
Eldorado Gold shares fall on lower Lamaque reserves
Shares in Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) fell on Wednesday after the company announced a 5% decrease this year in proven and probable gold reserves at specific assets within…
NexGen updates at-the-market equity program to $500M for Rook I
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) is updating its at-the-market equity program to sell up to $500 million worth of common shares from treasury. The company intends to…
Barrick gets go ahead for Goldrush mine ramp-up
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) said on Monday the US Bureau of Land Management has approved the company’s plan of operations for its Goldrush underground mine at the Cortez…
Kefi Gold and Copper’s Tulu Kapi build to put Ethiopia on global mining map
After three tumultuous years of civil war in Ethiopia, the founder of Kefi Gold and Copper (AIM: KEFI) pinches himself over the East African country’s emergence as a mining investment destination. Harry…
ATHA ups financing to $22.8M on interest in three-way uranium junior merger
ATHA Energy (CSE: SASK; US-OTC: SASKF) has sealed two separate all-stock deals to acquire Latitude Uranium (CSE: LUR) and 92 Energy (ASX: 92E) to create what it says will be…
Global gold snapshot: Eight companies exploring the world for the yellow metal
As gold prices reach historic highs of US$2,019 per oz., exploration companies are pursuing the yellow metal from up and down the Americas to Down Under. Here’s an overview of…