Rubicon rebrands as Battle North Gold
Battle North Gold (TSX: BNAU; US-OTC: BNAUF), previously Rubicon Minerals, has released an updated resource estimate for its flagship Bateman gold project, formerly known as Phoenix, which grows the measured…
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Eric Sprott increases stake in Stratabound Minerals
Billionaire mining investor Eric Sprott has acquired 3 million common shares of Stratabound Minerals (TSXV: SB) at a price of 5¢ per share. The acquisition was conducted through Jerritt Canyon…
Sabina expands drill program at Back River
Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB; US-OTC: SGSVF) has returned to work at its Back River gold project in Nunavut, with an expanded 8,500-metre drill program planned at the 8-km-long…
Barrick, Japan Gold step up exploration
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and Japan Gold (TSX-V: JG) have kicked off geophysical-gravity surveys in the Asian country’s Hokusatsu Region, as part of a joint effort to uncover…
ScoZinc plans low-cost, open-pit zinc mine near Halifax
ScoZinc Mining (TSXV: SZM) has released the results of a preliminary feasibility study (PFS) on its wholly owned and permitted Scotia mine project, 62 km northeast of Halifax. The study…
JV Article: Monarch Gold focused on producing 100-200,000 ounces of gold annually
For emerging Canadian gold mining company Monarch Gold Corporation (TSX: MQR), 2020 has been anything but a slow period. While other sectors in the mining industry have seen their operations…
Skeena exercises option on Barrick’s Eskay Creek
Skeena Resources (TSXV: SKE) will be exercising its option to acquire 100% of the Eskay Creek gold-silver project from Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) via a binding term sheet…
GT Gold tables resource for Saddle North porphyry in BC
GT Gold (TSXV: GTT) has released a maiden resource estimate for the Saddle North gold-rich copper porphyry within its wholly owned 468-sq.-km Tatogga property in northern British Columbia. Total indicated…
Moon richer in metals than previously thought: study
Plans to start mining the Moon as early as 2025 became more attractive this week after a U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) team found evidence that the Earth’s…
Victoria Gold begins commercial production at Eagle
Victoria Gold’s (TSX: VGCX) Eagle gold mine in central Yukon reached the commercial production milestone on Canada Day. As of July 1, all of the facilities required for this stage…
Eastmain restarts exploration at Quebec properties
Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER; US-OTC: EANRF) has resumed exploration across its three properties in Quebec’s James Bay region. The company will focus on expanding the existing Eau Claire deposit at…
Gran Colombia funds Caldas Gold’s Juby acquisition
Colombia-focused Gran Colombia Gold (TSX: GCM; US-OTC: TPRFF) has invested $14 million in a private placement in its recent spinoff, Caldas Gold (TSXV: CGC), to fund the acquisition of a…