Yamana Gold ups production targets after find in Quebec
It expects gold output from its Canadian mines to reach 500,000 ounces a year by 2028 thanks to new mineralized zones found at Wasamac.
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Midland Exploration options Tete Nord nickel-copper property to Rio Tinto
Midland Exploration (TSXV: MD) is optioning its Tete Nord nickel-copper property near the town of La Tuque in Quebec to Rio Tinto Exploration Canada. Under the agreement, Rio Tinto Exploration…
Nighthawk reports new greenfield find – Albatross – near former Colomac gold mine
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) has made a new greenfield discovery about 15 km southwest of the former Colomac gold mine about 220 km northwest of Yellowknife, in the…
Clean Air Metals’ PEA rates Thunder Bay North NPV at $378M, IRR at 29.8%
Clean Air Metals (TSXV: AIR; US-OTC: CLRMF) has released a preliminary economic assessment for its 100%-owned Thunder Bay North project putting the after-tax net present value with a 5% discount…
Renewables adoption speed still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA
Growth in renewable energy is set to hit an all-time record this year, but is still falling “well short” of what is necessary to reach net zero emissions by 2050,…
Report: Large gold miners contributed US$38B in GDP to local economies in 2020
Large scale gold miners make a big contribution to local economies, with a research report released by the World Gold Council today putting some numbers to that contribution. According to the report, The Social and Economic…
UPDATED: Osisko Mining raises $154M for Windfall, plans JV with Australia’s Northern Star
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has signed an agreement with Australia’s Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) to raise $154 million for continued work on its Windfall gold project 200 km north…
UPDATED: Capstone Mining, Mantos Copper to merge
Canada’s Capstone Mining (TSX: CS) and Chile-focused Mantos Copper, run by British investment firm Audley Capital Advisors and Orion Mine Finance, are merging to form a new copper producer called Capstone Copper….
Palladium ETF tops US$100M in AUM for the first time
A substantial influx of interest from institutional investors and wealth management allocations has pushed the Global Palladium fund (GPF), an exchange-traded fund created by Russia’s Norilsk Nickel, above US$100 million…
Feds, BC government launch climate resilience committee in wake of devastating floods
The federal and B.C. governments have formed a new committee to address climate resilience in British Columbia following the devastating flooding, mudslides, and damage to highways and rail infrastructure in…
Video Interview: Great Bear’s new Dixie discovery
Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR; US-OTC: GTBAF) has announced a new, high-grade gold discovery named the Midwest zone at its cornerstone Dixie project in northwest Ontario’s fabled Red Lake district….
Agnico Eagle raises stake in White Gold
White Gold (TSXV: WGO) has arranged a non-brokered private placement of flow-through and common shares to raise proceeds of $9 million. Pursuant to an investor rights agreement signed in December…