DIAMONDS: Lucara recovers 240-ct gem from Karowe
BOTSWANA – Earlier this month, Lucara Diamond Corp. recovered a 127-carat top white diamond from its Karowe mine. And the good new […]
Marilyn Scales
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DRILLS: Sandvik launches the xSeries family of rotary and DTH drills
STOCKHOLM – The Sandvik xSeries family is built upon the proven design, and legendary reliability of our diesel powered rotary blast hole […]
Slower growth weighs on base metals but constructive for gold, CIBC says
The negative effects of trade disputes on global growth this year will push down demand for base metals and steel-making commodities, while […]
GOLD-SILVER: Mirasol Resources expands in southern Argentina
ARGENTINA – Canada’s Mirasol Resources announced that it has signed an option to purchase agreement which would allow it to complete the […]
GOLD: Argonaut Gold receives federal approval of Magino EA
ONTARIO – Canada’s federal government has approved the environmental assessment of Argonaut Gold ’s Magino gold project in Ontario. The open pit project must […]
GOLD: Anaconda updates resources at Great Northern and Cape Spencer
NEWFOUNDLAND and NEW BRUNSWICK – Toronto-based Anaconda Mining has shared updated resource numbers for two gold projects – Great Northern near the […]
COPPER-GOLD: Imperial 2018 output up, despite Mount Polley decision
VANCOUVER – Imperial Metals has published its fourth quarter and year-end numbers for its operations. For the full year, the company produced […]
DIAMONDS: Rio Tinto testing Star’s Orion South kimberlite
SASKATCHEWAN – The Star-Orion South diamond project 60 km east of Prince Albert is moving toward the bulk sampling stage. Owner Star […]
MINING PEOPLE: Adventus, Guyana Goldfields, Nemaska Lithium, and Stornoway
Adventus Zinc Corp. has named Gunther Sotomayor its VP projects. He has over 30 years of experience including leadership of technical and […]
BACKFILL: Outotec to deliver paste fill system to Canadian mine
FINLAND – Outotec has been awarded a contract to design and deliver a mine paste backfill system to a nickel mine in Canada. The […]
Brucejack, Silvertip among BC’s biggest recent successes
The most recent Annual Survey of Mining Companies by the Fraser Institute ranked British Columbia seventh among Canadian mining jurisdictions. But no other province […]
GOLD: Ely Gold options Idaho gold project
IDAHO – Ely Gold Royalties announced this week that, through its wholly owned subsidiary Nevada Select Royalty, it has entered into an […]
Callinex forms Osawi Gold to advance exploration in Manitoba
Callinex Mines (TSXV:CNX; OTCQX:CLLXF) has created a wholly owned subsidiary, Osawi Gold Corp., to advance the company’s exploration activities in Manitoba. Specifically, […]