Great Bear discovers high-grade Arrow zone at Dixie
Drilling at Great Bear Resources’ (TSXV: GBR; US-OTC: GTBAF) 91-sq.-km Dixie property has intersected a new Red Lake-style gold-bearing zone – Arrow – 1 km west of the Hinge zone,…
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Iamgold sees potential to extend Nelligan footprint
Drill results from Iamgold’s (TSX: IMG) 75%-owned Nelligan joint-venture project suggest potential for a western extension of the existing resource and confirm the data in the existing resource model. In…
PwC report points to rising ESG focus in BC mining
While the current business outlook remains uncertain, PwC Canada, in its new B.C. mines report, says the British Columbia mining industry is in a good position to withstand volatility due…
GFG plans ‘aggressive’ exploration program at Pen gold project
After a successful initial drill program earlier this year at its Pen project, 40 km west of Timmins, and a $5.9-million financing closed in May, GFG Resources (TSXV: GFG) is…
Gold miners will struggle to maintain 2019 production levels, Wood Mac says
Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, peak gold supply was becoming a real possibility. Now, with exploration programs halted or cancelled and project disruptions hampering production, the summit is in sight,…
Vale to resume operations at Voisey’s Bay
Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s top producer of nickel and iron ore, is fine-tuning details to reopen its Voisey’s Bay open pit nickel mine and concentrator in Canada, next month….
MacDonald Mines extends gold mineralization at SPJ in Ontario
Drilling at MacDonald Mines’ (TSXV: BMK) wholly owned SPJ property, 20 km east of Sudbury, has extended the strike length of the high-grade New Zone-Villeneuve trend to over 225 metres…
‘You have to think, not believe’: Canadian Mining Symposium day 2 features Don Lindsay, Jeffrey Christian
The second day of the Canadian Mining Symposium (CMS) went global on June 17, with the virtual event bringing together another set of speakers from across a wide spectrum of…
Canadian Mining Symposium opens with industry stalwarts Sean Boyd, Ashley Kirwan and Gord Stothart
The fifth instalment of the Canadian Mining Symposium kicked off on June 16. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s event has been moved from the auspicious setting of…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 191: The Canadian Mining Symposium goes digital, ft. Dean McPherson and Anthony Vaccaro
This week’s episode features the opening of this year’s Canadian Mining Symposium held on Zoom from June 16-18, 2020. Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro gives opening remarks to the…
Dominion Diamond sues partner in Diavik mine
Dominion Diamond Mines is suing DDMI, its associate in the iconic Diavik mine and a subsidiary of Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO), for alleged breach of contract and acting…
Osisko Metals’ Pine Point PEA suggests large-scale operation
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Osisko Metals’ (TSXV: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) wholly owned Pine Point project in the Northwest Territories outlines an 11,250 tonne per day open-pit and underground…