Fortuna soars on fast repay plan for Senegal gold project
Fortuna Mining (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) says a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal shows the Canadian miner could recoup its investment in less than…
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Mining Insights: Dundee’s clean-tech solutions unlock value in complex ore projects
As the mining industry faces growing pressure to manage arsenic in complex gold and copper deposits, Dundee Sustainable Technologies (CSE: DST) is gaining traction with its innovations. The Quebec-based company’s…
Taseko fires up Arizona Florence copper mine
Canada’s Taseko Mines (NYSE: TGB; TSX: TKO) has begun wellfield operations at its Florence copper project in Arizona, marking the start of commercial production at one of the few new…
Loncor agrees on $261M sale to China’s Chengtun
Canadian explorer Loncor Gold (TSX: LN; US-OTC: LONCF) agreed to be acquired by Chengtun Mining Group for about $261 million cash in a deal that will hand control of a…
Dryden Gold assays reveal wide zones at Sherridon
Dryden Gold (TSXV: DRY; US-OTC: DRYGF) has drilled grades as high as 2.55 grams gold per tonne across 9 metres at its Sherridon project in northern Ontario while it also…
Capstone sells Chile projects stake to Orion for $360M
Canada’s Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) has struck a deal valued at up to to $360 million (C$506 million) with Orion Resource Partners, granting the private equity firm a…
JV Video: Atex touts high‑grade ‘B2B’ at Valeriano
Atex Resources (TSXV: ATX; US‑OTC: ATXRF) is leaning on a new high‑grade breccia discovery to speed plans at its Valeriano copper‑gold project in Chile, CEO Ben Pullinger says. The deposit…
Infographic: US tariffs steer Quebec aluminum to Europe
Quebec is the heart of Canada’s aluminum industry, hosting eight of the country’s nine smelters. The industry exports $10.8 billion worth of the metal annually. After producers such as Rio…
Blast from the Past: Mining in Quebec, 1923
In its 110th year, The Northern Miner looks back at some events, this time in Quebec, the focus of the October print issue.
Video: New Gold eyes K-Zone study to extend New Afton
New Gold (TSX, NYSE: NGD) is fast-tracking work on the emerging K-Zone at its New Afton gold-copper mine in British Columbia, CEO Patrick Godinand says. An initial integrated resource and…
Video: Hecla cuts debt, eyes organic growth
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) has strengthened its balance sheet after a record second quarter, CEO Robert Krcmarov said. The United States’ oldest public silver miner is to channel stronger cash…
JV video: Fortune Bay’s Goldfields study resets value case
Fortune Bay (TSXV: FOR; US-OTC: FTBYF) says an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Goldfields project in northern Saskatchewan points to an increase in value as gold trades near…