Editorial: Quebec’s mining crossroads
Quebec’s mining sector is at once thriving and uncertain, a duality that reflects the global forces reshaping commodities and the local policies that aim to manage them. The province has…
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Video: Maple Gold gains Douay, to update resource
Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM) has transitioned from a joint venture partner to an owner-operator of the Douay project in Quebec’s Abitibi region. The team is preparing for a 10,000-metre…
Platinum Group’s matte move could unlock Waterberg
Platinum Group Metals (TSX: PTM; NYSE-A: PLG) is seeking South African approval to export converter matte from its Waterberg project rather than bagged concentrate, CEO Frank Hallam says. Converter matte…
DPM halts Ecuador gold project drilling amid protests
Drilling at DPM Metals’ (TSX, ASX: DPM) Loma Larga project in Ecuador has been put on hold following widespread protests, the Canadian miner said as it released a new study…
Agnico’s Boyd links gold’s allure with contest goals
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) chairman and Canadian Mining Hall of Fame member Sean Boyd and Anthony Vaccaro, president of the Northern Miner Group, recently sat down with The Northern…
Video: Azimut preps Wabamisk drilling after VG find
Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM; USOTC: AZMTF) is fast-tracking work at its Wabamisk project in Quebec after fieldwork outlined a new surface target with visible gold, president and CEO Jean-Marc Lulin…
JV Video: Japan Gold drills under cover as Barrick exits
Japan Gold (TSXV: JG; US-OTC: JGLDF) is testing buried epithermal targets across a district-scale portfolio in Japan after completing three Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) -backed scout programs, CEO…
Red Pine books near-surface gold at Wawa project
Red Pine Exploration (TSXV: RPX; US-OTC: RDEXF) said new drilling at the past-producing Wawa project in Ontario showed the presence of near-surface gold near a potential open pit. The stock…
AbraSilver jumps to record on Diablillos drilling results
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) stock closed at an all-time high Tuesday after the miner said new drilling at its flagship Diablillos project in northwestern Argentina showed the presence…
Infographic: Uranium production – Spheres of control
Today, uranium production is firmly dominated by the Russian sphere of control, which accounts for roughly 60% of global supply. This concentration of dominance reflects the historic weight of Kazakhstan,…
Agnico sheds entire 18% stake in Royal Road
Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE, TSX: AEM) says it has sold its entire 18% shareholding in copper-gold explorer Royal Road Minerals (TSXV: RYR) for proceeds of about C$5.51 million. The shares,…
Update lifts Cornish Metals’ UK tin mine value to $336M
Updated PEA outlines a 14-year mine life, with average annual output of about 4,700 tonnes between years two and six, and first production by 2028.