May 21, 2020

Rockcliff hits near-surface copper and zinc at Freebeth

Drilling in Manitoba has returned high-grades including 5.28% copper equivalent over 2.3 metres and 4% copper-equivalent over 4.7 metres.

May 21, 2020

Caldas Gold to acquire Juby project in Ontario

The project consists of more than 14,000 acres of patented claims within the Shining Tree area of the Abitibi greenstone belt.

May 21, 2020

Kirkland Lake invests in Melkior Resources

The company has struck a strategic partnership with Melkior, which is advancing its flagship Carscallen gold project in Timmins, Ontario.

May 21, 2020

Rio Tinto preps plans for 2020 at Janice Lake

Rio can earn an initial 51% in Janice Lake by spending C$10 million on exploration over four years.

May 21, 2020

CHART: Mining exploration spending to drop 29% this year

The rally in the gold price will not be enough to prevent 2020 turning into the worst year in 15 for global exploration spending.

May 21, 2020

Kore drills 76.5 metres of 1.1 g/t gold at FG project in BC

Kore Mining has released assay results from the top of hole FG-20-368 completed at its wholly owned 130-sq.-km FG Gold property, 100 km […]

May 20, 2020

CHART: Mining’s covid-19 capital spending cuts top $6bn

And 2020 copper production forecasts have been trimmed by nearly 400,000 tonnes due to covid-19 disruptions and delays.

May 20, 2020

Fresh study calls for moratorium on deep-sea mining

It warns that the impacts of nodule mining in the Pacific Ocean will be extensive, severe and last for generations.

May 20, 2020

Sprott backs Pure Gold with $10.7 million investment

Pure Gold's mine in Red Lake is on track for its first pour this year.

May 20, 2020

Barrick, Japan Gold kick off exploration program

The partnership, known as Barrick Alliance, will evaluate 28 out of 30 gold projects in the country.