Harte Gold sends first ore to Barrick’s Hemlo mill
Harte Gold (TSX: HRT; US-OTC: HRTFF) has shipped the first ore from a 70,000-tonne, bulk-sample mining program to Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) Hemlo mill on Lake Superior’s North…
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Empire Rock to investigate lithium brine in Alberta gas fields
Lisa Chapman hopes lithium production in the oil patch will help diversify Alberta’s economy. The president and CEO of Empire Rock Minerals (TSXV: EPR) is steering the junior explorer into…
TMAC targets commercial production at Hope Bay in 2017
TMAC Resources (TSX: TMR) aims to get its flagship Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut into commercial production in early 2017. Located in the Kitikmeot region, 125 km southwest of Cambridge…
Nemaska Lithium revs its Whabouchi project
Buzz is building around a perceived, impending supply deficit in the global lithium market, and that’s music to the ears of management at Nemaska Lithium (TSXV: NMX; US-OTC: NMKEF), which…
TSX Venture gains ground, April 4-8
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index was on the rise, as it jumped nearly 4%, or 22.51 points, en route to a 603.92-point weekly close. The rally was driven by rising…
Probe’s CEO David Palmer eyes a new adventure
David Palmer and his team are embarking on an adventure. His company Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB) is proposing a $22.8-million, all-share combination with Adventure Gold (TSXV: AGE) to create a…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 7: On gold discoveries and technical difficulties
Lesley Stokes and Matt Keevil overcome long odds and technical challenges courtesy of Windows 10 to deliver another riveting episode on time and on budget. Topics include discussion on a…
Canadian Zinc pushes Prairie Creek
That mines and mining projects get recycled from one company to the next isn’t new — it happens all the time. What makes the Prairie Creek mine a little different…
Falco to move Horne 5 from PEA straight to feasibility
Luc Lessard has worked on 11 open-pit and underground mine builds during his career as a mining engineer, including the Canadian Malartic gold mine, but he isn’t finished yet. The…
Proxy battle engulfs Eastmain
VANCOUVER — Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER) is in the midst of a proxy fight, as dissident shareholder and junior explorer Columbus Gold (TSX: CGT; US-OTC: CBGDF) aims to unseat the board…
PDAC awards top mining talent
The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) honoured its 2016 award winners at a gala evening ceremony during its annual convention in Toronto in last month. The association gave…
Trevali nears commercial production at Caribou
Pure-play zinc producer Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) expects to reach commercial production at its second zinc mine before July. The company is commissioning its 3,000-tonne-per-day Caribou underground operation…