Exploration Top Stories

Rio Tinto, Lion Copper and Gold sign deal to advance exploration at Nevada copper assets

Rio will evaluate the potential commercial deployment of its Nuton copper heap leaching technologies developed to deliver increased copper recovery from mined ore.

Staff Writer | March 21, 2022 | 12:08 pm

Osisko Metals confirms expansion potential with Pine Point drilling

The program required to upgrade deposits currently classified as the…

Staff Writer | March 21, 2022 | 9:05 am

Wolfden hits 173.3 g/t AgEq over 50 metres at Big Silver in Maine

The objective of drilling was to determine the potential for…

Staff Writer | March 21, 2022 | 8:54 am

Canadian Exploration Snapshot: Seven juniors exploring the country

Canada is among the world’s premier jurisdictions for mineral exploration…

Marilyn Scales | March 18, 2022 | 2:39 pm

Newmont gets government greenlight on Coffee project in Yukon

The Coffee deposit was added to the Newmont portfolio through…

Staff Writer | March 17, 2022 | 9:02 am

Affinity Metals to acquire Carscallen Extension project in Ontario

The miner said most of its efforts are going to be on this property, adjacent to Melkior Resources- Kirkland Lake Gold’s Carscallen project.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 6, 2020 | 6:30 am

Pacific Empire Minerals granted exploration permit for Jean Marie project

The multi-year permit encompasses 100 reverse circulation and 20 diamond drill hole sites.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 6, 2020 | 6:15 am

Teranga increases Golden Hill resource estimate

Golden Hill is an advanced-stage exploration project located within the Houndé greenstone belt.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 5, 2020 | 9:49 am

Osisko reports high-grade hits outside pit boundaries at Pine Point

The drill highlights include 17.5 metres of 2.52% lead and 11.53% zinc starting at 28.5 metres; 3 metres of 0.61% lead and 8.45% zinc from 53.5 metres.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 5, 2020 | 5:56 am

Caldas updates Juby resource in Ontario

An updated resource estimate for the gold project features two open pit deposits, with a total of 21.3 million indicated tonnes grading 1.13 g/t gold, and 47.1 million inferred tonnes at 0.98 g/t gold.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 5, 2020 | 4:42 am

How mining companies can leverage geospatial, satellite data refinery

By leveraging the data obtained from satellite and airborne imagery, geologists can accelerate their hypothesis formulation and exploration strategies to find new deposits.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 4, 2020 | 10:38 am