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JV Article: Metamorphosis at Northern Vertex’s Moss gold mine in Arizona
When Northern Vertex (TSXV: NEE, US-OTC: NHVCF) released its Q1 2021 production of 9,912 gold equivalent ounces at its wholly owned Moss gold mine in Mohave County, Arizona last week, it marked the beginning of the metamorphosis of a mine…
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Artemis drilling raises confidence in high-grade starter pit at Blackwater gold project
Grade control drilling at Artemis Gold‘s (TSXV: ARTG) Blackwater project in central B.C. has confirmed that the starter pit outlined in a 2020 prefeasibility study contains wide, near-surface intervals of elevated gold grades. Highlights of the reverse-circulation drill program include:…
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Underground rehab begins at Omineca’s Wingdam placer project in B.C.
Omineca Mining and Metals (TSXV: OMM) has started the underground portion of rehabilitation at the Wingdam placer gold project, 40 km east of Quesnel, B.C. Omineca’s joint partner KR Investment has been on site for several months dewatering, setting up…
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JV Article: Osisko Metals’ Pine Point on track to be a major source of clean, high-grade zinc concentrate
Osisko Metals’ (TSXV: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) Pine Point project in the Northwest Territories has “all the ingredients you want for an outstanding base metals project,” says the company’s Chairman and CEO Robert Wares. The past-producing zinc-lead project, located about…
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Turquoise Hill updates Oyu Tolgoi mine, Q1 performance
Underground development at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia is progressing as planned, says operator Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ). The first sustainable production from the project is expected in 2022. Production is to ramp up to 580,000 tonnes…
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Yukon, First Nations release mineral development report ahead of mining act update
The rights of Indigenous peoples is at the heart of the Yukon Mineral Development Report prepared by an independent committee of government and First Nations representatives. The report was prepared by the Mineral Development Strategy (MDS) Panel after extensive engagement…
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SilverCrest connects Babicanora veins at Las Chispas
As SilverCrest Metals (TSX: SIL; NYSE: SILV) prepares to put its Las Chispas project in Sonora, Mexico, into production by the second half of 2022, its latest infill and expansion drill results suggest 1.3 km of strike continuity across the…
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Pan mine gold output trends up for Fiore
In the first three months of 2021, Fiore Gold’s (TSXV: F) Pan heap leach mine in Nevada generated 10,915 oz. of gold, a 19% increase over the prior quarter due to an improvement in heap leach pH levels. The amount…
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Wesdome confirms Kiena gold resource with bulk sample
Ahead of a prefeasibility study expected this quarter on a restart of the Kiena mine complex in Quebec, miner Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO) has announced the results of bulk sample processing from the high-grade Kiena Deep A zone. The…
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Magna Gold ramps up mining at San Francisco in Mexico
After restarting mining and processing at the San Francisco mine in Mexico in the third quarter of 2020, Magna Gold’s (TSXV: MGR) first-quarter operational results show significantly higher gold and silver production compared with last year’s fourth quarter. This year,…
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NextSource partners with Asian companies to build battery anode plant
NextSource Materials (TSX: NEXT; US-OTC: NSRCF) — which is developing its large flake graphite project in Madagascar and is backed by Sir Mick Davis’ Vision Blue Resources — is teaming up with a prominent Japanese trading company and a Chinese…
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Osisko Royalties reports strong deliveries, US royalty additions
Gold-equivalent deliveries received by Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX, NYSE: OR) in the first quarter of this year were ahead of the company’s expectations and higher than the ounces recorded in the fourth quarter of 2020. The Montreal-based royalty company has…
