World needs graphite, Ontario projects need cash
There is roughly 20 times more graphite than there is lithium in a lithium-ion battery — a misnomer if ever there was one. Graphite is the anode material in lithium-ion…
Canada
Maritime posts first drill results after avoiding hostile takeover
Maritime Resources (TSXV: MAE; US-OTC: MRTMF) has tabled the final results from its 1,733 metre 2018 drill campaign at its Hammerdown gold deposit, part of its Green Bay property in…
Site visit: IDM keen on Red Mountain in Golden Triangle
STEWART, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Vancouver-based IDM Mining (TSXV: IDM; US-OTC: IDMMF) is steadily advancing its wholly owned Red Mountain gold project in northwestern British Columbia’s Golden Triangle region. “We are…
Balmoral expands newly optioned Gargoyle property by 1,600%
In August, Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR; US-OTC: BALMF) optioned the Gargoyle nickel property, 55 km northeast of Atikokan, Ontario. Just a few weeks later, it expanded Gargoyle 1,600% by staking…
Barkerville tests at Bonanza Ledge exceed expectations
Test mining of an initial 80,000 tonnes at Barkerville Gold Mines’ (TSXV: BGM; US-OTC: BGMZF) Bonanza Ledge underground gold mine in south central B.C. returned higher-than expected grades and confirmed…
Pure Gold on track to build Ontario’s next gold mine
Pure Gold Mining (TSXV: PGM) is on its way to finishing a definitive feasibility study (DFS) of its Madsen gold project in Ontario’s Red Lake district. Madsen is one of…
McEwen bolsters Black Fox with new resource
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) has tabled a maiden resource for its Stock East gold deposit and an updated resource for its Froome gold deposit to go with numerous…
Commerce hopes new US policy will benefit rare earth projects
Commerce Resources (TSXV: CCE; US-OTC: CMRZF) has spent the past 10 years developing its Ashram rare earth element (REE) project in northern Quebec. Like many REE miners, Commerce’s fate has…
Avalon discovers lithium pegmatite
A new lithium pegmatite Avalon Advanced Materials (TSX: AVL; US-OTC: AVLNF) is naming Snowbank has been found 4 km northwest of the company’s main Separation Rapids lithium deposit, near Kenora,…
Alamos boosts Island Gold’s reserves, grades
After incorporating 65,600 metres of exploration drilling in the first half of the year, Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) has increased the reserves and resources at its Island Gold…
Osisko bumps Cariboo royalty to 4%
Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) has agreed to acquire an additional 1.75% net smelter return royalty (NSR) for $20 million on the Barkerville Gold Mines’ (TSXV: BGM; US-OTC:…
Marathon discovers gold trend
Prospecting and trenching southwest of Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) Victory deposit in central Newfoundland have uncovered a 1,500-metre-long gold trend. A channel sample returned 2.71 grams gold per tonne over…