May 21, 2021

BHP enters $17 million farm-in deal for Elliot copper project

Last fall, BHP entered an option agreement to earn up to a 75% interest in the project.

May 21, 2021

First Majestic takes foothold in Blackrock Silver

Blackrock has a portfolio of gold and silver properties in Nevada, including the Tonopah West project.

May 20, 2021

Azimut cuts 40 metres of 6.4 g/t gold at Elmer near James Bay

Azimut considers Patwon to be one of the largest gold finds in the James Bay region since Éléonore was discovered in 2004.

May 20, 2021

Mako nears commercial gold production in Nicaragua

The San Albino gold project in northern Nicaragua may reach commercial production at the end of the quarter.

May 20, 2021

Covid-19 lops 8% off mining capex spend in 2020 — report

Mining capital spending forecast of $176 billion is up 18% from 2020 and 2019 spends.

May 19, 2021

Wesdome expands Kiena Footwall zone, possible mining restart by year-end

This new discovery could have major positive impacts on the project, in particular on the next updated mineral resource estimate, company says.

May 19, 2021

Galantas stock explodes after securing funding for Northern Ireland gold project

Eric Sprott was the leading investor in the C$8 million placement.

May 18, 2021

Canada Nickel drills new discovery at MacDiarmid project

This is a new discovery located 23 km southwest of the company’s Crawford nickel-cobalt project in Ontario’s Timmins-Cochrane camp.

May 18, 2021

McIlvenna Bay becomes world’s first carbon neutral copper project

The milestone was reached following the completion of carbon purchases to offset emissions from 10 years of exploration.

May 18, 2021

Endomines restarts operations at Friday mine

Endomines expects production of around 9,000 ounces of gold per year for more than seven years.