Share this articleVANCOUVER - Sama Resources Inc. [SME-TSXV; SAMMF-OTC] report additional drilling results from the 2021 to 2022 drilling campaign at the newly discovered 100%-owned Grata nickel-copper-palladium (Ni-Cu-Pd) prospect in Ivory Coast, West Africa. Sama has drilled a total of 23 drill holes for 7,673 metres at the Grata discovery.Highlights include drill hole GR-06B that returned 60.15...Read More
On August 17, 1896, Mrs. Bridget Driscoll became the first person to die from a car accident.She was hit by Arthur Edsell, who was employed by the Anglo-French Motor company at the time.Almost two years later, on February 12, 1898, Mr. Henry Lindfield died from injuries related to a car accident when his "electric carriage" overturned.And on February 25, 1899, James Stanley Richer became the first...Read More
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS) has reported assay results from six holes aimed at upgrading and growing the resources at its Warintza copper porphyry project in southeastern Ecuador. Highlights from the drill results included 930 metres grading 0.62% copper, starting at 2 metres in drillhole SLS-61 and 926 metres grading 0.49% copper starting from surface in drillhole SLS 57. Hole 57 targeting the...Read More
Aurelius Minerals (TSXV: AUL; US-OTCQB: AURQF) has released an initial mineral resource estimate on its Aureus East gold project in Nova Scotia, sending its equity to a new 12-month low at 19 ? apiece.The Toronto-based explorer outlined 985,000 tonnes in the indicated category grading 5.14 grams per tonne gold for 162,700 oz. of contained metal. The company also released an inferred resource estim...Read More
SilverCrest Metals (TSX: SILV; NYSE-AM: SILV) said Thursday it has begun commissioning the processing plant at its Las Chispas gold-silver project in Sonora, Mexico, which is expected to reach commercial production in the fourth quarter.The Canadian precious metals exploration and development company said construction of the plant was completed ahead of the feasibility study schedule.It added it e...Read More
Galway Metals (TSXV: GWM) has completed its recently upsized bought deal private placement, raising gross proceeds of $10.5 million. The financing consisted of the sale of approximately 6.66 million flow-through shares priced at 60 ? each, and 15.3 million hard-dollar shares at 42.5 ? each.The offering was carried out by a syndicate of underwriters led by Paradigm Capital, and included Laurentian...Read More
Canada's B2Gold (TSX, NYSE: BTO) is buying Australian explorer Oklo Resources (ASX: OKU) in a deal valued at A$90 million (US$64 million) or 17.25 ? per share, representing a 127% premium on Oklo's closing price of 7.6 ? on Wednesday.As part of the transaction, B2Gold will give Oklo's investors 5.25 ? cash per share and will issue up to roughly 10.8 million shares for the target company's shareho...Read More
First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) will sell its past producing La Guitarra silver mine, located in the Temascaltepec mining district in Mexico, to Sierra Madre Gold & Silver (TSXV: SM) in an all-share deal worth about US$35 million. Under the deal, First Majestic will receive 69.1 million Sierra Madre shares at 65 ? per share. Upon closing, First Majestic will own 47% of the outstanding s...Read More
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Share this article VANCOUVER - Osisko Development Corp. [ODV-TSXV] has released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its flagship Cariboo gold project in British Columbia that targets an initial gold pour in the first quarter of 2024.The PEA illustrates potential economics for a low cost, large scale underground gold mine, with industry-leading operating costs. It envisages total gold pr...Read More
Try to think where you were exactly one year ago. Perhaps you were caught up in the red-hot tech boom that had been raging for more than a decade. Watching the Nasdaq climb 385% between May 2012 and May 2021 would've been quite fruitful for your portfolio. Little did you know that the crash was about to begin just six months later. What didn't pique your interest was the fact that WTI oil was t...Read More
Alpha Exploration (TSXV: ALEX) has reported drill results from its first campaign on the Aburna gold prospect, part of the company's Kerkasha project in Eritrea, based on which it expects is "a large gold discovery" in the property. Highlights from the latest results of the 19-hole program that ended in March included 22 metres grading 4.5 grams gold per tonne starting from 47 metres depth in...Read More
Lithium technology companies are jostling for a foot in the door of the rapidly accelerating North American integrated battery metals supply chain, whether becoming a battery precursor material manufacturer or a potentially disruptive lithium direct extraction tech provider.Vancouver-based Nano One Materials Corp (TSX: NANO; US-OTC: NNOMF) on May 25 announced the acquisition of lithium iron phosph...Read More
Shares of Peru-focused miner Tinka Resources (TSXV: TK) rose 25% in the afternoon on May 25 as the company announced investments worth $11 million from regional mining giants Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA) and Buenaventura (NYSE: BVN) in the firm. One of the largest zinc producers in Latin America, Nexa will subscribe for 40.7 million common shares for proceeds of $9 million, increasing its total...Read More
Applications for the 2022 Young Mining Professionals (YMP) Scholarship Fund are now open for students enrolled this coming September in an Earth Science or Mining Engineering program at a Canadian university. The value of the YMP Scholarship Fund, the largest mining scholarship fund in the world according to the YMP executive team, has grown from $12,000 when it was founded in 2018 by Stephen S...Read More
Higher commodity prices are not high enough to incentivize new production to come online, as slowing demand from China weighs heavy, especially on copper.Bank of America recently hosted its metals and mining conference in Miami, which heard that weak near-term demand from China in March and April impacted all six sectors that matter for copper demand. Not a single demand driver expanded year-on-ye...Read More
Osisko Development (TSXV: ODV) has released the results from its preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Cariboo gold project in central B.C. The study, which examines a large, low-cost underground mine, was prepared by BBA Engineering.The Cariboo mine is to be a phased development, averaging 75,000 oz. per year to begin and expanding to 286,000 oz. annually after four years. The base case c...Read More
Four out of the eight miners who have been missing since Trevali Mining's (TSX: TV) Perkoa mine in Burkina Faso was hit by flash floods last month, were found dead, the company reported on May 25. The rescue team discovered the bodies of the four workers, the company said, without providing more details. The search for the remaining four workers will continue, it added. Six out of the eight men...Read More