A few things were top of mind for delegates as they converged on the Metro Toronto Convention Centre June 13-15 for the first in-person Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in more than two years. Excitement about meeting in person again; mild shock at how pleasant a city Toronto can be outside of early March, when the convention is normally scheduled; and despite the...Read More
The U.S. Department of the Interior has set aside more than US$74 million to invest across 30 states in research and mapping of areas with potential for critical minerals, as President Joe Biden's administration seeks to strengthen key domestic supply chains.The funding will also cover geoscience data collection, data preservation, and scientific interpretation of areas with potential for critical...Read More
Shares of Emerita Resources (TSXV: EMO) rose by about 10% in the morning as the company reported its latest, high-grade drill results from the Romanera deposit at its wholly-owned Iberia Belt West project in southwestern Spain.Highlights of the results from drill hole LR002 included 14.3 metres grading 7.61 grams gold per tonne, 311.1 grams silver, 0.4% copper, 2.9% lead and 3% zinc starting from...Read More
"We must be the great arsenal of democracy. For us this is an emergency as serious as war itself. We must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same sense of urgency, the same spirit of patriotism and sacrifice, as we would show were we at war."This quote from one of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "fireside chats" may not entirely apply today, but at its heart is the sam...Read More
A gunman who stole necklaces worth 2 million baht from a Bangkok gold shop on Saturday was attempting to make up for his massive losses in cryptocurrency trading, police said on Sunday.Read full newsRead More
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; OTC: FPOCF) has executed a new development memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the Decar nickel district with Binche [...]Read full newsRead More
About 100 guests were invited to the opening yesterday, including Banjima Traditional Owners and Western Australian mines minister Bill Johnston.Read More
Share this articleVANCOUVER - Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd. [GSVR-TSXV; GSVRF-OTCQX; VAQ-FSE] has discovered high-grade gold and silver material in an historical tailings area at the wholly owned El Cubo mine complex in Guanajuato, central Mexico.A 43,000-square metre, 1.0-1.5-metre thick layer of high-grade surface material has been identified from a retired tailings facility named Mastrantos IV...Read More
Drill hold APC-1, which is the first ever diamond drill hole to test the Apollo target, resulted in 87.8 metres @ 2.49 g/t gold equivalent, the Toronto-headquartered firm said. Read More
The departure of former chief executive Steve Promnitz sparked uncertainty in the market on the future direction of the firm and the status of his 10.Read More
Exploration resumed in 2021 after a decade hiatus under previous operators, with the company planning 30,000m of drilling this year as it seeks to build on the 23 million tonnes grading 1.37% copper Minto resource. Some 60% of the resource is not in the current mine plan.The company has identified priority targets including possible extensions to underground mining areas at Minto North II, Minto E...Read More
Voting on the NDAA is scheduled for later this year and is expected to include increased US government support for the mining and processing of critical minerals, including antimony, and to increaseRead More
CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Taking Construction to the Next LevelSPONSOREDconexpo-con/agg 2023Advancing Copper and Gold Projects in an Under-Explored Porphyry DistrictSPONSOREDresilience miningServicing China's Steel SectorSPONSOREDaspire miningChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesAbout 100 guests were invited to the opening yesterday, including Banjima Traditional Owners and Western Australian...Read More
CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Taking Construction to the Next LevelSPONSOREDconexpo-con/agg 2023Advancing Copper and Gold Projects in an Under-Explored Porphyry DistrictSPONSOREDresilience miningServicing China's Steel SectorSPONSOREDaspire miningChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesBut attending the Mining Indaba in South Africa, which itself is back after being suspended for over two years, it...Read More
(IDEX Online) - De Beers today announced $650m (provisional) of rough sales at its fifth sales cycle of 2022 - up over a third on last year amid ongoing sanctions against Russia.The UK-based miner attributed the rise in sales to positive sentiment in the US and China's gradual emergence from Covid lockdowns, but made no mention of its biggest rival, Alrosa.De Beers reportedly hiked the...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (AIGS) has launched what it believes is the first standardized color code for aquamarine.It aims to introduce third-party objectivity in a gemstone market where the all-important color is often described with ambiguous terms such as greenish blue or blue.The AIGS Santa Maria color code takes its name from the legendary Santa Maria de Itab...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Trans Atlantic Gem Sales (TAGS) reports $25m sales from its June rough tender, up from $20m in April, but well below the company's $75m record in March.Around 30 per cent of goods, all from southern African mines, remained unsold in Dubai, amid what the company described as a mood of "cautious optimism".Smaller goods - in short supply because of sanctions on Alrosa - were in h...Read More
CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Taking Construction to the Next LevelSPONSOREDconexpo-con/agg 2023Advancing Copper and Gold Projects in an Under-Explored Porphyry DistrictSPONSOREDresilience miningServicing China's Steel SectorSPONSOREDaspire miningChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesTanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar are amongst east African states that have attracted investment in critical min...Read More
CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Taking Construction to the Next LevelSPONSOREDconexpo-con/agg 2023Advancing Copper and Gold Projects in an Under-Explored Porphyry DistrictSPONSOREDresilience miningServicing China's Steel SectorSPONSOREDaspire miningChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesThe dam elimination program, which began four years ago, has already cost the company $857 million of the $4 billio...Read More
The company listed on June 20 and on June 21 had a share price of C$0.15 (US$0.12) and market capitalization of C$11.03 million.Read More