Quebec simplifies environmental process
Quebec, one of North America’s biggest producers of minerals such as gold, graphite and lithium, recently adopted a new law that amends most of its environmental legislation. Colin McClelland, The…
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B2Gold achieves commercial production at Goose mine
B2Gold’s (TSX: BTO, NYSE-A: BTG) Goose mine, part of the Back River Gold District in Nunavut, has officially reached commercial production three months after making its first pour. Shares surged…
Video: Wheaton foresees 1M-oz run as 4 streams start
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX, NYSE, LSE: WPM) adds four new streams to its portfolio this year, lifting it to 22 operations and helping it approach one-million gold-equivalent ounces later this…
Osisko’s Gaspé project seeks deep-pockets partner
Osisko Metals (TSX: OM) CEO Robert Wares is confident on expanding the largest copper project east of the Mississippi while getting the permits and partner to develop it. The Gaspé…
NexMetals drills wide copper-nickel zones in Botswana
NexMetals Mining (TSXV, Nasdaq: NEXM) on Tuesday said four new holes in its 12-hole metallurgical program at the past-producing Selkirk copper-nickel–platinum mine in Botswana returned broad, near-surface mineralization, supporting a…
Video: ‘Positive, not frothy’ Denver Gold Group’s Tim Wood says on disciplined upcycle
The mood at Mining Forum Americas in Colorado Springs was “very positive, but not frothy at all,” due to the cautious approach of most attendees and investors, Denver Gold Group…
The Northern Miner’s Great Canadian Treasure Hunt
The Northern Miner is proud to launch the Great Canadian Treasure Hunt—a nationwide adventure that celebrates Canada’s rich mining heritage and bright future. Across the country, pure one-ounce gold coins—worth thousands of…
Predictive, Robex reach $1.5B deal to create Guinea-focused gold miner
Australia’s Predictive Discovery (ASX: PDI) and Canada’s Robex Resources (CVE: RBX)(ASX: RXR) agreed to merge in an all-share deal worth A$2.35 billion ($1.55 billion) that would create a new Guinea-focused…
Relevant Gold hunts for Canada’s Abitibi in Wyoming
Relevant Gold (TSXV: RGC; US-OTC: RGCCF) is pushing a big idea across Wyoming’s Archean craton: that the rich systems in Canada’s Abitibi-type orogenic architecture were rifted, rotated and stranded in…
Torex hits record as high-grade gold booked in Mexico
New high-grade structures discovered by Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) during drilling at its ELG underground mine in Mexico could help the company achieve a goal of extending the deposit’s operating…
Video: FPX Nickel touts clean 60% nickel as EA nears
FPX Nickel (TSX-V: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) is preparing to submit an initial project description this quarter to start the environmental assessment (EA) for its Baptiste nickel project in central British…
Spotlight: Gold and critical minerals in northern Quebec – Part 2
Building on the ambitious mining and infrastructure development strategy set out in Quebec’s Plan Nord policy, Quebec envisions a full-cycle domestic value chain for the battery sector, while the historic…