Minera Alamos has started construction of its Santana open-pit heap leach mine in Sonora state and expects to transition from a developer to gold producer this year. “This is a big year for us,” Doug Ramshaw, the company’s president, tells The Northern…
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RUSSIA – The world’s top diamond producer by output, Alrosa, announced that it has started test drilling at the Mir kimberlite pipe with the goal of figuring out how feasible it is to reopen this diamond deposit. Located in the…
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QUEBEC – Eldorado Gold has announced the discovery of a new zone of gold mineralization, the Ormaque zone, at its Lamaque gold operations. Drill highlights include: 27.3 metres of 10.2 g/t gold; 12.3 metres of 26.82 g/t gold; and 16.25…
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Canadian explorer Crystal Lake Mining has appointed Cole Evans as CEO and to its board as a director. Maurizio Napoli, the company’s interim CEO, will remain its president, vice-president of exploration and director. Evans is the co-founder, president …
MINNESOTA – Superior Industries, a U.S.-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, will showcase a brand new conveyor drum pulley during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 in Las Vegas. It’s one of a dozen new prod…
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ONTARIO – The latest exploration release from Alamos Gold’s Island Gold mine suggest presence of high-grade mineralization up to 200 metres outside of the current resource limits. The company reported intercepts from three gold-bearing zones below and …
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ONTARIO – Joshua Gold Resources (JSHG) announced this week that it acquired a 100% interest in the King Solomon’s mine in northern Ontario in exchange for 8 million of its common shares and a 2% set smelter royalty. King Solomon’s…
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ONTARIO – Gold miner Wesdome has issued production guidance of 90,000 oz. to 100,000 oz. for this year; last year’s production of 91,688 oz. was in line with prior guidance for 88,000 oz. to 93,000 oz. The bulk of the company’s…
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IDAHO – First Cobalt has released an updated resource for its 7 sq. km Iron Creek project with 2.2 million tonnes at 0.32% cobalt-equivalent in the indicated category and 2.7 million tonnes at 0.28% cobalt-equivalent in the inferred category. Contained…
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AUSTRALIA – Autonomous solutions specialist RCT has released RCT Connect, the first digital WiFi communications network designed specifically for machine automation and control in underground mining operations. The product is designed to be user …
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