Newcrest to buy 70% of Red Chris for US$807M
Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM) says there is potential to transform Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III) Red Chris copper-gold mine in northwestern British Columbia into a tier-one operation, and is spending US$806.5…
Canada
Seabridge updates resource for Iron Cap in BC
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has tabled an updated resource estimate for its Iron Cap gold-copper porphyry project in British Columbia that increases the project’s indicated resource by 460,000…
TSX slips, March 4-8: Serabi, Euro Sun and North American Palladium
Canada’s benchmark index fell 0.44% to 15,996.21 to start March 2019 after a strong February. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 0.43% to 73.60, and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index…
Crystal Lake makes copper discovery at Newmont Lake in BC
Crystal Lake Mining’s (TSXV: CLM; US-OTC: SIOCF) maiden drill program has uncovered a new copper discovery consisting of more than 20 mineralized zones at its 430-sq.-km Newmont Lake project northwest…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 132: Feature interview with PM Justin Trudeau on Canadian mining
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped in on the annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada in Toronto on March 5, 2019, for a sit-in interview conducted…
Newmont rejects Barrick takeover, suggests Nevada JV
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is attempting to “bite off substantially more than it can chew,” and has “a poor M&A track record,” Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) CEO Gary…
Suppliers Snapshot: Five firms supporting industry with critical solutions
The mineral development industry continues to rely on and support a varied network of suppliers. From early-stage exploration to decommissioning, suppliers are there every step of the way, providing the…
Monarques Gold grows McKenzie Break deposit in Quebec
Assays are back for the first 21 holes of a 61-hole drill program completed at Monarques Gold’s (TSX: MQR; US-OTC: MRQFR) McKenzie Break project and have extended the deposit laterally…
Gold & Precious Metals Snapshot: Drills turn across the Americas in search of precious metals
Gold and silver remain the preferred targets for North American mineral explorers, with thousands of campaigns ongoing across the globe. Here is a look at eight such companies. ALAMOS GOLD…
QMC confirms spodumene in first holes at Irgon
QMC Quantum Minerals (TSXV: QMC; US-OTC: QMCQF) has visually identified spodumene in the first diamond holes it has drilled into its Irgon lithium project in the Cat Lake-Winnipeg River rare-element…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Lassonde praises Meikle, takes final bow as CMHF MC
During the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony held in Toronto in January, master of ceremonies and Franco-Nevada chairman Pierre Lassonde shared a story of a fateful encounter he…
Pure Gold completes PEA on satellite deposits at Madsen
Mining three satellite deposits that outcrop within one to three kilometres of the Madsen mill at its Madsen project in Red Lake, Ont., would add roughly $51 million in after-tax…