MAX Resource (TSXV: MXR) announced this week that it was able to secure 100% of the 89 mineral applications it is aspiring to develop in western Colombia.The applications cover a total area of 1,757 square kilometres and are located within the Choc?? department, approximately 100 kilometres southwest of the city of Medell?-n. Of the 89 claims, 63 occupy 1,270 square kilometres, and are collectivel...Read More
Canadian gold producer Pretium Resources (TSX, NYSE: PVG) said output at its Brucejack underground mine in British Columbia fell just shy of fourth quarter and full-year production guidance.In the last three months of 2018, the Vancouver miner generated 96,342 ounces of gold, resulting in the mine producing nearly 189,000 ounces of the precious metal for the second half of the year, or 95% of Pre...Read More
Ascot Resources (CVE: AOT) announced this week that it has entered into a definitive arrangement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of IDM Mining.In a press release, the Vancouver-based miner said that the goal behind the proposed acquisition is to create a prominent BC gold exploration/development company. The pro forma company would own two advance-stage high-grade gold...Read More
Sibanye-Stillwater said on Thursday its bullion output in 2018 would be lower than forecast after almost half of the employees downed tools since mid-November in a wage strike that has killed four employees at its South African gold operations.The miner said it expected 2018 production to come in at 1.1 million ounces compared with a guidance of between 1.13 million ounces and 1.16 million ounces,...Read More
In his latest interview with Jim Goddard, Stewart Muir of ResourceWorks.com worries that the anti-Coastal GasLink pipeline protest in Northern B.C. that has included a blockade has little to do with indigenous rights and more to do with groups that do not want Canada to develop its hydrocarbon assets.It doesn't have the feel of an authentic grass roots thing where there really is an issue here. T...Read More
Acacia Mining (LON:ACA), the Tanzanian gold producer dealing with an ongoing dispute with the country's administration, received a fresh blow on Thursday from the country's government, which fined the miner 300 million Tanzanian shillings (about $129,144) over allegations of breaching environmental rules by its North Mara operation.The company noted it has not yet received any supporting reports...Read More
VANCOUVER, Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - IDM Mining Ltd. (IDM.V) (IDMMF)(Read full newsRead More
Silvercrest Metals (TSXV: SIL; NYSE: SILV) continues cutting high grade mineralization at its Las Chispas silver property in Sonora, Mexico.The latest results from a phase three infill drill program at the property included 9.3 metres grading 39.66 grams gold and 3,361 grams silver, or 6,336 grams silver equivalent, from 194 metres downhole and 2.4 metres at 4.3 grams gold and 1,571.5 grams silver...Read More
Silver has rallied in recent weeks following gold higher after a poor performance during the second half of 2018. While the white metal has firmed to see it down by only 8% over the last year, many silver miners have yet to rally. One that's has been heavily marked down by the market because of silver's 2018 price collapse and its own internal problems is Great Panther Silver Ltd. (TSX:GPR)(NYSEMK...Read More
Being a commodity producer is tough. Many savvy investors contend that over the long term, very few if any actually make an economic profit. Sure, there's money to be made, but time and time again, investors have been fleeced while management teams have lined their pockets.The story is almost always the same for miners. Regulatory uncertainties and massive investment costs constantly throw wrenche...Read More
Westhaven Ventures, a British Columbia gold explorer that had a good year with the drill bit in 2018, topped the table of Canadian-listed mining equities with its standout 733% share price gain for the year.It was the best of a long list of juniors (sub-US$100 million market cap) that made up more than 70% of this top-100 compilation.Leaders among the bigger, mid-tier companies included Brazil van...Read More
Drilling for lithium brine at Pure Energy's Clayton Valley property, Nevada. Photo courtesy GeoXplor Corp.Pure Energy Minerals Ltd. [PE-TSXV; PEMIF-OTCQB] said Thursday January 10 that it has received a water right to extract lithium-bearing brine needed for the operation of a planned pilot plant at its flagship Clayton Valley project in Nevada.Pure Energy shares jumped 34.78% or $0.04 to 15.5 cen...Read More
The 127-carat diamond recovered from Lucara's Karowe Mine in Botswana. Source: Lucara Diamond Corp.Lucara Diamond Corp. [LUC-TSX, LUCRF-OTC] said Thursday January 10 that it has recovered a 127-carat top-white gem diamond from its 100%-owned Karowe diamond mine in Botswana.Since mining began at Karowe in 2012, a total of 129 diamonds in excess of 100 carats have been recovered, 33 in 2018 alone. T...Read More
I didn't watch Trump's speech on Tuesday.Nor did I watch the response from the Democrats.To be honest, I was having a great night and didn't want to ruin it by listening to a bunch of lies and misinformation that has become somewhat obligatory for partisan slaves and knuckle-dragging bureaucrats.So instead, I took five milligrams of my favorite chocolate edible and spent the rest of the evening pl...Read More
In their last official duty as student-athletes, Brody Oliver and Jennifer Kendall stood on either side of the commencement podium and launched into the Mines fight song:I wish I had a barrel of rum and sugar three hundred pounds,The college bell to mix it in and a clapper to stir it 'round.Like every honest fellow, I take my whiskey clear,I'm a ramblin' wreck from Golden Tech, a helluva engineer....Read More
Tracy Camp, professor and head of the Computer Science Department at Colorado School of Mines, and master's student Sarah Person recently discussed with 9News a free computer science workshop that Mines will be offering this spring and summer to elementary school teachers across the state of Colorado. Up to 1,500 elementary school teachers across Colorado could receive training this year to teach...Read More
Mark my words: this will be the year that marijuana breaks into the mainstream...The last few years have been filled with fits and starts, but it's high time that cannabis takes its seat as the most profitable new business sector since the tech boom.Last year started with legalization hitting California, making it the largest North American market.We watched as more conservative states like Utah a...Read More
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