Fate of Black Swan nickel project to be decided before year-end The Aussie miner, backed by billionaire Andrew Forrest, wants to take advantage of improved nickel prices. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 16, 2019 | 6:20 am
Fortune lies in Canada’s oil sands. Many voters want to leave it there In a campaign that’s been uncharacteristically personal in tone for Canada, energy and the environment is arguably the key policy area that will decide the election. Bloomberg News | October 16, 2019 | 5:35 am
B2Gold offloads Nicaraguan assets, becomes Calibre’s main shareholder The $100-million transaction involved cash payments and shares, which gives B2Gold a 31% interest in Calibre. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2019 | 4:05 am
Granada hits near-surface high grades at Long Bars zone Resources at the Granada mine are 22.3 million measured and indicated tonnes grading 1.06 g/t gold for 762,000 contained oz. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 15, 2019 | 3:53 pm
GoldSpot tech used to create geological map at Yamana mine site GoldSpot says its technology is especially effective in areas where rock exposure is poor, making visual observations more difficult. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 15, 2019 | 3:47 pm
Gatling Exploration connects two deposits along trend at Larder The Larder project has a historical resource of 335,000 indicated tonnes at 4.07 g/t gold and containing 43,800 oz. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 15, 2019 | 3:44 pm
Omineca speeds dewatering at Wingdam project When dewatering is compete, Omineca will prepare the first underground area for ground freezing and bulk sampling will begin. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 15, 2019 | 3:40 pm
MineHub’s blockchain-based mining and metals technology platform goes live MineHub is working with IBM, ING Group, Wheaton Precious Metals, and other companies key to mining, streaming, trade and finance. MINING.com Editor | October 15, 2019 | 3:28 pm
Gran Colombia announces updated resource, PEA for Marmato Company says the new PEA would set a path to “significantly” expand production at the mine. Jackson Chen | October 15, 2019 | 2:00 pm