August 3, 2022

Silver Lake to invest $24-$31m on Sugar Zone mine in Ontario over next two years

The Sugar Zone underground mine has been in production since 2019 and is one of Ontario’s most recent and highest grade gold mines.

August 3, 2022

Diamond exploration hits a new low — even as rough prices soar

In Canada last year, coal exploration attracted more spending than diamond exploration.

August 3, 2022

Seabridge Gold PEA outlines standalone underground mine plan at KSM in British Columbia

The PEA outlines primarily an underground block cave mining operation supplemented with a small open pit, and is planned to operate for 39 years with a peak mill feed production…

August 3, 2022

Baffinland to terminate 1,100 workers at Mary River iron ore mine

The miner is preparing for two rounds of layoffs to take effect on Sept. 25 and Oct. 11, if it doesn't obtain a permit to continue extracting 6 million tonnes…

August 2, 2022

Benz Mining drills high-grade lithium at Ruby Hill West in Quebec

The best results were 26.4 metres at 1.01% Li2O and 3.7 metres at 2.61% Li2O.

August 2, 2022

Gold Fields slowly turning Yamana deal doubters into allies

CEO Chris Griffith told MINING.COM there is still some pushback on the premium, but said shareholders are starting to understand the strategy.

August 1, 2022

Canadian government sued by environmental groups over 20 oil and gas “sleeper” permits

Exploration permits originally granted off the coast of British Columbia in the late 1960s and 1970s.

July 29, 2022

Denison and Uranium Energy fight over explorer UEX in Athabasca boxing ring

Athabasca Basin M&A heats up as market signals utilities are shifting their preference to North American assets.

July 29, 2022

Eldorado Gold operating costs up more than 20% in Q2

The Canadian gold miner saw cash operating costs for the second quarter jump by 22%, while costs per ounce sold increased by 9%.

July 28, 2022

Canada races ahead of US on current lithium project pipeline

Technology seen as key to unlocking economic new supplies across hard rock, brine and clay sources