Teck targets 33% carbon reduction by 2030
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) announced a target to reduce carbon intensity by 33% by 2030 as part of its new sustainability strategy and goals. This builds on a…
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Foran tables PFS for McIlvenna Bay
A pre-feasibility study (PFS) released by Foran Mining (TSXV: FOM) for its wholly owned McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan envisions a 3,600 t/d underground mine with on-site processing and tailings…
O3 Mining grows Bulldog at depth
O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII) has released the results of four holes completed at the Alpha property within its Central Cadillac group of holdings in Quebec. Of the four holes reported…
AI, machine learning to deliver ‘wave of discoveries’
The past 20 years have seen remarkable advances in the mining industry, particularly in mineral exploration technologies with vast volumes of data generated from geologic, geophysical, geochemical, satellite and other…
Editorial: Disruption – The new normal
What was surprising about the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference this year was how many people actually showed up, with Covid-19 ripping around the world. According to…
Copper Mountain cuts output targets amid market rout, coronavirus fears
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC) became the latest company to adjust its plans due to collapsing equity markets and near-term copper price uncertainty as a result of the rapidly spreading…
Indigenous title lawsuits don’t conform to provincial boundaries, Supreme Court rules
A recent Supreme Court of Canada decision has confirmed the right of Indigenous communities to sue companies for aboriginal title claims that span provinces without needing to file multiple lawsuits….
Sprott bets on Orefinders
Financier Eric Sprott is putting some of his money behind Orefinders Resources (TSXV: ORX) and the junior explorer’s properties in the Kirkland Lake district of Ontario. Sprott has taken an…
PDAC: Mining is ‘close to home’ for Minister O’Regan
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan made his first appearance at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto last week, knowing he would be under…
Wallbridge grows Fenelon zones
Days after announcing a $110-million all-share acquisition of Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR) to expand the Fenelon project in Quebec, Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM) has released drill results from its portion of Fenelon, which…
Argonaut hits more high grade at Magino
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) continues to intersect high-grade mineralization below and adjacent to the reserve pit limits at its 22-sq.-km Magino project, 40 km northeast of Wawa, Ontario. The most…
Marathon confirms new zone at Valentine
Drilling between the Marathon and Leprechaun deposits at Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) Valentine Lake project in Newfoundland has confirmed a new area of mineralization: the Berry zone. Drill highlights include 55…