Nighthawk hits high grades at Treasure Island
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK) has released the results of nine holes completed last year at the Treasure Island gold project, located within its 899-sq.-km Indin Lake property in the Northwest…
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Osisko releases data on longest diamond drill hole in Canadian history
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has released results from the completed Discovery 1 diamond drill hole, the longest diamond drill hole drilled to date in Canada. This hole reached a length…
Equinox-Leagold merger creates US$1.75B gold miner
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) and Leagold Mining (TSX: LMC) said on Wednesday that shareholders of both companies have approved their merger, creating an America-focused gold miner with a market capitalization…
Uranium snapshot: Energetic juniors with attractive assets
While the price of uranium suffered a steep decline after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, growing pressures to decarbonize power generation provide support for the commodity, which is currently…
TSX Venture dips, Jan. 20-24: Abitibi Royalties, New Pacific, Camino, K92
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 0.47% to 581.76 and spot gold finished at US$1,571.60 per oz., up US$14.90 per ounce. Abitibi Royalties posted the largest value gain, jumping $1.45…
TSX posts small rise, Jan. 20-24: Endeavour Mining, Yamana, Seabridge, SSR, Ero
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.04% to 17,565.30 during the trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.92% to 81.52 and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index lost 6.19%…
Top-10 large, high-grade uranium projects
Uranium companies have been awaiting a price recovery since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor disaster in March 2011. Since early 2016 the spot uranium price has remained below US$30 per…
Garibaldi grows footprint at Nickel Mountain
Most recent intercepts from Garibaldi Resources’ (TSXV: GGI; OTC: GGIFF) 63-sq.-km Nickel Mountain project in the Eskay camp have extended the mineralized limits, connected these zones and suggest potential for…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 170: ‘From abject poverty to affluence’ ft P. Jerry Asp on how the mining industry can transform communities
This episode features the induction of P. Jerry Asp to the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto on Jan. 9….
Marathon upgrades Valentine resource
Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) latest resource update for the Valentine project features total measured and indicated resources of 54.9 million tonnes grading 1.75 grams gold per tonne gold for a…
TMAC launches strategic review of Hope Bay
Production in the fourth quarter at TMAC Resources’ (TSX: TMR) Hope Bay mine in Nunavut were at the low end of expectations, and the company has begun a strategic review…
Eldorado discovers new zone at Lamaque
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has discovered a new gold mineralization zone, the Ormaque zone, at its Lamaque gold operations. Drill highlights include 27 metres of 10.2 grams gold…