Probable reserves for the project stand at 3.5 million tonnes grading 9 g/t gold for a total of 1 million oz.

State-backed Zijin aims to secure Continental Gold's flagship Buritica gold project in Colombia.

British Columbia is home to 198 First Nations, and its mining industry is valued at over C$5 billion.

Kirkland won the backing of about 99% of its shareholders, and almost 86% of Detour's at separate meetings held on Tuesday.

Now in its sixth year, the competition aims at raising awareness and interest in the sector among junior high and high school students in Canada's Nova Scotia province.

The companies are processing mineral from the Battery Hill mine.

Kinross has an option to earn up to a 70% stake in the Laguna property and the Lucky Jack property to the south.

Assays include 238 ppm nickel, 108 ppm copper and 10 ppm cobalt in one sample.