B.C. hands Skeena key Eskay Creek permit
Skeena Gold & Silver (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) has picked up a provincial permit for its Eskay Creek gold-silver redevelopment in northwest British Columbia, moving one of Canada’s most closely…
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Sprott soars on 500,000-lb uranium buy
The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (TSX: U.U for USD; U.UN for CAD) continues its new year shopping spree after it purchased 500,000 lb. of uranium oxide (U3O8) on Tuesday, its…
Alamos books new gold in Manitoba and Quebec
Alamos Gold (TSX, NYSE: AGI) said recent drilling at its Lynn Lake project in Manitoba and Qiqavik property in northern Quebec located new mineralization at both sites, potentially boosting the…
Agnico sells Swedish mine stake to Goldsky for $166M
Canada’s Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) said on Wednesday it will sell its 55% interest in the Barsele gold project in northern Sweden, exiting direct ownership while retaining a…
Copper rally lifts 2026 earnings view for miners: report
Rising spot metal prices are setting up one of the strongest earnings years in recent memory for diversified miners, with Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO, LSE: RIO) and Glencore (LSE: GLEN)…
JV Video: Westhaven Gold rides $85M funding tailwind
Westhaven Gold (TSXV: WHN) enters 2026 fresh off an $85-million investment from Dundee (TSX: DC.A) in December that gives the developer a 60% interest in the explorer’s British Columbia projects,…
Hecla to sell Quebec mine to Orezone, focus on silver
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) agreed to sell its Casa Berardi gold mine in Quebec and a clutch of nearby exploration properties to Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) for up to…
TNM reveals latest bonus prize Treasure Hunt clue
The Northern Miner is excited to share that the latest bonus prize clue has just been emailed to all subscribers! The newest instalment of our ongoing Great Canadian Treasure Hunt adds…
CHARTS: Mining M&A surges as Canada deal values hit post-2009 high
Mining companies are rushing into mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a core growth strategy, a shift that is helping drive Canada’s deal market to its highest level in more than…
VRIC: Refining, not mining, is West’s security bottleneck
National security is reshaping Western mineral policy, speakers told the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference on Sunday – and the critical-minerals choke point is no longer in the ground, it’s in…
Equinox closes $1B Brazil mines sale to China’s CMOC
Equinox Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: EQX) has closed the sale of its Brazilian operations to a subsidiary of China’s CMOC Group for up to $1 billion (C$1.4 billion). The transaction covers…
Rio2 pours first gold at Fenix mine in Chile
Canada’s Rio2 (TSX-V: RIO) has achieved first gold production at its Fenix gold mine in Chile, marking the transition from construction to Chile’s newest gold mine. The first official gold…