AME Roundup: Rio Tinto on the lookout for BC porphyry deposits
VANCOUVER — British Columbia is known for its coal and copper-gold deposits, with a storied history of mining all three commodities. Now the second largest mining company in the world…
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AME Roundup: BC exploration tax credits made permanent
VANCOUVER — Miners and explorers in British Columbia hit paydirt on Monday, with B.C. Premier John Horgan announcing that two investment-friendly tax credits would be made permanent and no longer…
Osisko Metals releases more high-grade drill results from Pine Point
Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM) has released new drill results from its high-grade, large tonnage and near-surface Pine Point zinc-lead deposit on the south shore of Great Slave Lake in the…
Uranium Energy lays groundwork for market recovery
Over the last two years, Uranium Energy (NYSE-AM: UEC) has taken advantage of the downturn in uranium markets and acquired uranium projects in the Powder River basin of Wyoming, Canada’s…
Goldcorp expects higher production in 2019
Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) expects to produce more silver, zinc, lead and gold equivalent ounces in 2019 compared to 2018. The company, which is currently merging with Newmont (NYSE:…
Feds approve Argonaut’s environmental assessment for Magino
Canada’s federal government has approved the environmental assessment of Argonaut Gold ’s (TSX: AR) Magino project in Ontario. The open-pit project must still receive provincial government approval for the EA…
US markets rise, Jan. 21-25: Yamana, Iamgold and Freeport McMoRan
The gold price rose 1.66% to US$1,302.60. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 4% to 71.17, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.12% to 24,737.20. The S&P 500…
Pacific Bay drills Haskins-Reed polymetallic project in BC
Pacific Bay Minerals (TSXV: PBM) has extended the Meteor Boot zone 20 metres southeast at its Haskins-Reed polymetallic project in northern B.C. with a recent seven hole, 448-metre drill program….
Galway discovers gold zone at Clarence Stream in New Brunswick
Galway Metals (TSXV: GWM) has discovered 7 metres of visible gold starting 51 metres downhole in a new area of its Clarence Stream project in New Brunswick, its second gold…
Balmoral finds nickel zones at Grasset
Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR; US-OTC: BALMF) has found several nickel sulphide zones in the central part of its Grasset ultramafic complex in Quebec after drilling the area during its late…
Is Global Atomic Stephen Roman’s next big thing?
Serial mine builder and financier Stephen Roman cut his teeth working for Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-AM: DNN), the uranium company built by his father. After starting there as a…
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #18: Getting savvier with energy consumption ft Peak Power’s Matt Sachs
Peak Power COO Matt Sachs talks about how industrial users of electricity can use predictive technology to move off grid power during peak load times, and save money. This is…