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PANAMA – As Toronto-based First Quantum is heavily committed to the development of the $5.5 billion Cobre Panama copper project, the Panamanian supreme court has ruled that Law 9, which was used to grant the company the mining concessions in…
It has a market capitalization of just $40.8 million, but Monarques Gold (TSXV: MQR; US-OTC: MRQRF) has a lot going on across its 300 km2 of gold properties in Quebec. Its flagship Wasamac project, 15 km west of Rouyn-Noranda in the heart…
QUEBEC – Headquartered in Chicoutimi, Que., Arianne Phosphate has signed its first formal offtake agreement for high purity phosphate concentrate from its Lac a Paul mine. The concentrate will be shipped to the buyer’s plant to be processed into downstream…
ECUADOR – Vancouver-based Lundin Gold has updated all aspects of the Fruta del Norte gold project in the Cordillera del Condor region. One of the best aspects of the review is that the all-in sustaining cost has been trimmed to…
IDAHO – eCobalt Solutions of Vancouver continues to advance construction on its Idaho cobalt project near the town of Salmon. The project is on time and on budget. When completed this will be the only near term, environmentally permitted primary…
Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) has agreed to acquire an additional 1.75% net smelter return royalty (NSR) for $20 million on the Barkerville Gold Mines’ (TSXV: BGM; US-OTC: BGMZF) Cariboo gold project in British Columbia, raising its total royalty on…
VANCOUVER – NorZinc Ltd. has changed its name from Canadian Zinc Corp. and will trade on the TSX under the new symbol NZC. The new name is part of a rebranding initiative that will draw attention to the company’s core…
QUEBEC – Eastmain Resources of Toronto is advancing its Eau Claire gold-silver project in the James Bay area. The company will undertake engineering studies for an underground exploration ramp as well as environmental and infrastructure studies. In May 2018, Eastmain…
FINLAND – As part of the development of the largest gold mine in Europe – located in Kittila in the far north of Finland – Agnico Eagle Mines of Toronto has chosen ABB’s production and personnel hoists. This investment will…