Lucky Friday ramp-up buoys Hecla’s 2020 silver production
Buoyed by the ramp-up of its Lucky Friday mine in Idaho, following a nearly three-year strike by unionized workers at the operation, Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) produced 13.5 million oz….
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Great Bear Resources continues to hit shallow high-grade gold at the LP Fault
Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR; US-OTC; GTBAF) has released assay results for 22 holes drilled into the LP Fault at its Dixie project in Ontario’s Red Lake district. The most…
Kirkland Lake Gold generates 369,434 oz. in Q4, meets 2020 guidance
Miner Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) produced 369,434 gold oz. in the fourth quarter of 2020, bringing the company’s 2020 production to 1.37 million oz., in…
JV Article: The next generation of gold prospectors
Last year was a busy time for Vancouver-based Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD). At the end of July 2020, the junior exploration company made a major grassroots gold discovery at the…
First Cobalt inks feed agreements for refinery starting in 2022
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has secured cobalt feed amounting to 90% of capacity for its First Cobalt Refinery in Ontario. The facility will be the only producer of…
TSX Venture rises, Jan. 4-8
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 2.44% to finish the trading week at 896.71. Spot gold fell US$48 per oz., or 2.53%, to US$1,850 per ounce. Nouveau Monde Graphite jumped 77¢…
TSX up, Jan. 4-8
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 3.37% to 18,042.07 during the Jan. 4-8 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 7.22% to 109.70, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
Planning for a post-pandemic economic recovery in the Northwest Territories
As 2021 begins, the Covid-19 pandemic has left no part of Canada untouched, with cases reported in every province and territory, though at press time only the Northwest Territories (NWT)…
Seabridge CEO talks about Snowfield acquisition
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has bought Pretium Resources’ (NYSE: PVG) Snowfield property in northwest British Columbia for US$100 million in cash, a 1.5% net smelter return royalty related to all production and…
Mason Graphite hits major milestone at its Lac Gueret project
Mason Graphite (TSXV: LLG; US-OTC; MGPHF) has reported that testing of lithium-ion batteries containing graphite from its 100%-owned Lac Gueret project in Quebec, 660 km north of Montreal, has reached a…
First Cobalt receives $10 million government boost to cobalt refinery
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has secured $10 million in government funding that will allow it to accelerate the development of its cobalt refinery in Ontario, 600 km from the…
Kore Mining’s ‘portfolio strategy’ has paid off says Scott Trebilcock
It’s been a busy year for Kore Mining (TSXV: KORE; US-OTC: KOREF). The junior exploration and development company has completed preliminary economic assessments for two gold deposits and advanced its exploration-stage projects. “The…