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…
Canada
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…
PDAC: Toronto stock exchanges sign MOU with Brazilian Mining Association
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Brazilian Mining Association (IBRAM) that seeks to increase investment in the…
Wallbridge acquires Balmoral in $110M all-share deal
Developer Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM) has announced plans to acquire explorer Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR) in an all-share deal worth $110 million, consolidating the Fenelon gold property, within the Abitibi greenstone…
Canada Nickel tables maiden Crawford resource
A day after its shares started trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC) released a maiden resource estimate for the wholly-owned Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project near…
Rockcliff updates Tower and Talbot resources
Rockcliff Metals (CSE: RCLF) has released resource updates for the Tower and Talbot volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits within the Flin Flon-Snow Lake greenstone belt in Manitoba. At its wholly-owned…
Nevsun loses bid to stop lawsuit over alleged forced labour in Eritrea
Nevsun Resources (TSX, NYSEMKT:NSU) has lost its bid to have Canada’s Supreme Court throw out a lawsuit by former employees who say they were forced to work at the company’s copper-zinc…
‘Time to load up’ on gold equities, Haywood says
With gold breaking through US$1,600 per oz. – “a key long-term resistance zone” – analysts at Haywood Securities recommend “increasing tactical exposure to gold and gold miners” and “particularly juniors.”…
Atac boosts Tiger’s economics with updated PEA
Atac Resources (TSXV: ATC) has unveiled an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Tiger deposit in the Yukon, envisioning a smaller, higher grade operation with better economics compared to…