Maple Gold Mines connects gold zones at Douay
Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) has released the results of hole 20-281 completed within the conceptual pit shell at the Porphyry zone at the company’s 355-sq.-km Douay project…
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Star Diamond and Rio Tinto clash over project ownership
In spite of a legal dispute between partners Star Diamond (TSX: DIAM) and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) at the Star-Orion South diamond project in north-central Saskatchewan, the project…
EHR Resources launches diamond ‘incubator’
With a new strategy focused on diamonds that officially launched in March, just as the coronavirus pandemic began to spread across the globe, you might think that EHR Resources (ASX:…
David Garofalo-led fund takes stake in Radisson
The Marshall Precious Metals Fund, managed and led by chairman and CEO David Garofalo, with funds from Chinese state-owned Zhaojin Mining, has taken a 3.8% interest in Radisson Mining Resources…
Top 10 Canadian miners by market cap
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, Canada-headquartered mining companies by market capitalization as of late-June, 2020. 1. Barrick Gold Market cap: US$46.56 billion Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has…
Electrum fund boosts stake in Nickel Creek Platinum
The Electrum Strategic Opportunities Fund has increased its interest in Nickel Creek Platinum (TSX: NPC; US-OTC: NCPCF) to 33.88% following the closure of the second tranche of a private placement….
Talisker drills high-grade gold at Bralorne in BC
Drilling at Talisker Resources’ (CNSX: TSK; US-OTC: TSKFF) 42-sq.-km Bralorne gold project in British Columbia has returned high-grade gold from new veins as well as from existing structures. Of the…
New Gold sells Blackwater to Artemis for $190M in cash
New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-AM: NGD) is selling its Blackwater project in central B.C. to Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG) for $190 million in cash. Under the deal, New Gold will…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 190: Pierre Lassonde signs off as chair of Franco-Nevada
This week features Pierre Lassonde’s final shareholder meeting as chair of Franco-Nevada, which took place on May 6, 2020. Lassonde discusses the founding of the company, the dramatic appreciation of…
Great Bear drills more high-grade gold at Dixie
Drilling along the LP fault at Great Bear Resources’ (TSXV: GBR) wholly owned Dixie gold project in Red Lake continues to return long intervals of high-grade gold mineralization. The most…
Maritime Resources drills Hammerdown
Maritime Resources (TSXV: MAE) has started a 10,000-metre diamond drill program at its 98-sq.-km Hammerdown gold project in Newfoundland and Labrador. This program will focus on testing prospective areas for…
Mistango River starts exploration at Eby-Baldwin project in Ontario
Mistango River Resources (CNSX: MIS) has developed a geological model for its 34-sq.-km Eby-Baldwin project, located 10 km west of Kirkland Lake in the historic “Mile of Gold” of the…