Northern Graphite (CVE: NGC) of Ottawa has taken a closer look and updated some parameters for its Bissett Creek graphite project between Ottawa and North Bay. The updates were done by G Mining Services.The review contains an improved net present value and internal rate of return numbers. The after tax NPV at an 8% discount is now $198.2 million, up from $150 million in the preliminary economic a...Read More
"Sojourn's Todd Creek Project Geochemical Samples Confirm High Tenor Precious and Base Metal Values in Multiple Zones https://t.co/RcWAkbi1fu"Read full newsRead More
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Casa Minerals (TSXV: CASA) has discovered a new zone at its Pitman gold project near Terrace, B.C., 1 km south of the Golden Dragon gold discovery it made earlier this year.Prospecting, rock and soil geochemical sampling graded as high as 231 grams per tonne silver, 2.83% copper and 6.15% zinc at the Dragon Tale zone over an area measuring 1.4 km by 0.7 km. The zone remains open in all directions....Read More
Impending battle for control of DR Congo, & its mineral riches, threatens further pain for miners.Read full newsRead More
Less than a year after acquiring a 76% stake in the Coscuez emerald mine in Colombia, Fura Gems (TSXV: FURA; US-OTC: FUGMF) has completed a maiden resource estimate that puts the potential mine life of the project at 30 years.The company mapped more than 20 km of underground tunnels, drilled more than 1,600 metres and recovered nearly 16,000 carats of emeralds from bulk samples and came up with an...Read More
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NxGold Ltd. (TSXV:NXN) is pleased to announce the grant of the previously pending tenements at the Mt Roe project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Read full newsRead More
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - 12 December 2018 - Boart Longyear is introducing its LF?,,?160 surface coring drill rig and FL262 Freedom?,,? Loader into the African market. After beinglaunched in late 2016, this rig and loader combination is already being successfully used in North and South America, Australia, and Turkey.The African continent got to see its first LF160 rig and FL262 Freedom Loader at an...Read More
"Great Bear Drills 27.36 g/t Gold over 3.65 m Including 153.73 g/t Gold over 0.5 m as Hinge Zone Extended; Defines New Ultramafic Gold Control, and Mobilizes Second Drill at Dixie Project @GreatBearGBR https://t.co/I9q5S9WPio"Read full newsRead More
Barrick Gold Corp. has reached an agreement with the Tanzanian government on a $300 million payment, a milestone toward resolving a dispute that has crippled the miner's subsidiary in the African country, according to people familiar with the situation. The two sides made significant progress on a deal that includes Acacia Mining Plc paying $300 million in installmentsExecutives from the Toronto-b...Read More
A recent report on Canada's mining sector suggests that there may soon be a rebound in the industry, but it warns that a drop in the number of mining engineering graduates needs to be countered with educational reform to achieve sustainability.The Mining Industry Human Resources Council's (MiHR) annual Canadian Mining Labour Market Outlook 2019 notes declining enrollment in mining engineering p...Read More
ALEXANDRIA, December 12, 2018 - The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), a coalition of leading companies dedicated to improving the security and human rights conditions in their mineral supply chains, today announced voluntary guidelines to drive the common adoption of definitions and concepts in the application of blockchain-enabled solutions. The RMI Guidelines represent a first industry effo...Read More
A South African consortium called Project Halo has submitted the winning bid of 3.05 billion rand ($215 million) for three major assets of Tegeta Exploration & Resources (Pty) Ltd., the Gupta family-linked mining company under administration since February.Project Halo will buy Optimum Coal Mine (Pty) Ltd., for a maximum of 2.8 billion rand, Koornfontein Mines (Pty) Ltd. for 200 million rand and O...Read More
As we wrote in our Monday market update, our 30-day Pharmaceuticals Indicator seems to have a decent ability to time the group's highs and lows. When the indicator peaks above 200%, it represents a strong peak in insider buying that has, at times, coincided with a base in stock prices. As of Tuesday, it appears the indicator has peaked at a level not seen since September 2017. This development sh...Read More
Voters in the world's second-largest producer of mined copper and zinc cast out some fierce opponents of giant mines, ushering in a change of guard that could potentially lure investments to some of Peru's most impoverished regions.Citizens in Cajamarca, the South American nation's poorest region, elected pro-investment candidate Mesias Guevara, ending the rule of an anti-mining movement that has...Read More
ATHENS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Greece is trying to avert the possible closure of Europe's biggest nickel producer Larco and is looking at ways to ensure there are no interruptions to its electricity supply, the country's energy ministry said on Wednesday.Larco, which is 55 percent owned by the Greek state, owes about 280 million euros in unpaid electricity bills to state-controlled power utility Pub...Read More
MELBOURNE- Australia is this week set to sign a preliminary deal with the United States to support joint research and development of minerals deemed critical to the U.S. economy, a government minister said on Wednesday.That comes as Washington is looking to diversify its sources of supply for 35 minerals used in smartphones, computers and military equipment amid a festering trade war with China."T...Read More
Amarillo Gold Corporation (TSX.V: AGC) has received approval from the Brazilian Mining National Agency for a three-year extension of its mining concessions for the Posse gold deposit, also known as the Mara Rosa gold project.According to Amarillo, the agreement allows for the continued delay of mining activities, thereby preserving the mining status of the concessions and providing enough time for...Read More
Canada's IAMGOLD Corp. (TSX IMG), (NYSE: IAG) is working on expanding its footprint in Burkina Faso, West Africa, where it already operates its Essakane mine, in production since 2010.From the drilling carried out this year around the mine, particularly the Gossey satellite deposit, located 15 km north, IAMGOLD has concluded the prospect holds combined, indicated and inferred resources amounting...Read More