Wallbridge infill drilling at Fenelon hits more good grades
In preparation for its initial resource estimate due by the end of the third quarter, Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM) is nearing completion of the definition drilling program at the Fenelon…
Canada
Mountain Province bounces back as diamond demand returns
Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPV; US-OTC: MPVD) saw profit jump in the second quarter of the year as consumer demand for precious stones returned and Covid-19 cases dropped at its…
Resolute Mining sells Bibiani mine to Asante Gold for US$90 million
Australia’s Resolute Mining (LSE: RSG; ASX: RSG) is selling its Bibiani gold mine in Ghana to Canada’s Asante Gold (TSXV: ASE) for US$90 million in cash. The company will receive an initial US$30 million payment, followed by…
Orla Mining reports high grade assays from Camino Rojo gold project in Mexico
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) has released new assay results from drilling the sulphides zone at its Camino Rojo gold project in Mexico’s Zacatecas state, about 50 km southeast…
Anglo American, Salzgitter to jointly advance green steel
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and German steel producer Salzgitter Flachstahl will work together on decarbonizing the steel sector by exploring ways to reduce carbon emissions. The partners intend to conduct research into…
Quebec injects $13.5 million into Monarch Mining to help it reopen Beaufor
The Canadian province of Quebec has granted Monarch Mining (TSXV: GBAR; US-OTC: GBARF) a $13.5 million senior secured term loan agreement to help the company restart the Beaufor gold mine and Beacon…
Canada’s newest gold mine starts commercial production
Pure Gold Mining (TSXV: PGM; LSE: PUR) has kicked off commercial production at its namesake mine in Red Lake, Ontario, eight months after pouring first gold. The Toronto-based miner said the milestone, achieved on August 1, followed a successful commissioning…
Lomiko Metals releases PEA for La Loutre in Quebec
Lomiko Metals (TSXV: LMR; US-OTC; LMRMF) has released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its 100%-owned La Loutre graphite project in southeastern Quebec, about 120 km northwest of Montreal. The PEA…
Lucara digs up 393 carat diamond at Karowe
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has recovered a 393 carat diamond from its company’s Karowe mine in Botswana, the seventh stone greater than 300 carats dug up at the operation so far this year. …
SSR Mining sells non-core royalty portfolio to EMX Royalty
SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM; ASX: SSR) is selling its non-core royalty portfolio to EMX Royalty (TSXV: EMX; NYSE-AM: EMX) for a total of US$100 million. The sum consists…
Construction begins for Nouveau Monde’s Matawinie mine
Nouveau Monde Graphite (TSXV: NOU; US-OTC: NMGRF) has begun civil construction works for its Matawinie graphite mine in Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec, 120 km north of Montreal. Commercial production is scheduled to…
Cameco pares Q2 loss as uranium contract business grows
Canada’s largest uranium producer Cameco (TSX: CCO) says it has managed to narrow its June-quarter headline loss despite a 32% drop in overall revenue. The quarter also saw its long-term…