BOTSWANA – Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond Corp. has recovered a 127-carat, top white gem diamond at its Karowe mine in the Orapa-Letlhakane district. The mine also produced the 1,109-carat Lesdi la Rona and the 813-carat Constellation, which sold for a…
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ONTARIO – Alamos Gold of Toronto reports the highest grades from surface drilling in the Western extension at the Island gold mine near Wawa. High grades were also recorded from across the Main and Eastern extensions. Results from the Western…
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BRITISH COLUMBIA – Toronto-based Barkerville Gold Mines has received assays from 50 more of the 231 holes it drilled last year at the Cow Mountain gold property in its flagship Cariboo gold project. High grade mineralization within vein corridors and&…
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Detour Gold Corp. of Toronto has named Bill Williams as interim CEO, following the resignation of Michael Kenyon. The company is seeking a permanent executive. Following its takeover by Zijin Mining Group, Vancouver’s Nevsun Resources has announced the…
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Boart Longyear announces the launch of its newest top hammer tooling, the DriftMaster series of rods and bits. They are designed with a unique thread profile for added endurance and strength in the most demanding…
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Cold water was thrown on the lithium market in 2018, with prices falling and lithium miners’ equity prices falling alongside. We at Fastmarkets believe the price weakness has been front-loaded with the market deleveraging into the prospect of two-to-th…
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VANCOUVER – Ascot Resources 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, Ascot said that the goal behind the proposed acquisition is …
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JAPAN – Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has approved Irving Resources’ Otoineppu prospecting plan at its Omu Sinter prospect, part of its 100% owned Omu gold-silver project near Hokkaido. Irving will now submit a mine safety regulation …
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SASKATCHEWAN – Denison Mines Corp., headquartered in Toronto, has announced details of its $6-million exploration spending plans this year. Targets at Wheeler River, Waterbury Lake, and Hook-Carter properties – all in the Athabasca Basin – will be diam…
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ONTARIO – Sudbury, Ont.-based Canadian Gold Miner has discovered a new gold zone – dubbed Behold zone – approximately 10 km south of the town of Kirkland Lake. The zone lies on the northwest edge of an 800-metre long induced…
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