Nomad has also entered into an agreement to acquire a 0.5% to 3% NSR on the Moss gold mine in Arizona.

Rio may acquire up to an 80% interest in the project in northern Saskatchewan by incurring a total of $12 million in exploration expenditures over 6 years.

The Vancouver-based miner wants to acquire additional properties near its Mt. Peyton North, True Grit, and Great Bend projects in Newfoundland.

Midday Friday, Tajiri’s stock was up 15% on the TSXV.

Company reported a 30.6% jump in first-half profit as it increased output and cashed in on soaring prices.

Turkey has found 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea, and hopes to begin production by 2023.

The latest study suggests a 10,000-tonne-per-day, 12 year open-pit operation at the project in northwestern Alaska’s Ambler mining district.

Proceeds will be used for exploration, pre-development and development work at the Bateman gold project in the Red Lake district of Ontario.