B.C. Mining Boom Leaves Prospectors Behind
The CEO of B.C.'s largest mineral exploration association reveals that prospectors are struggling despite a mining resurgence, with fewer claims registered and ongoing access challenges.
The CEO of B.C.'s largest mineral exploration association reveals that prospectors are struggling despite a mining resurgence, with fewer claims registered and ongoing access challenges.
British Columbia's mining sector faces pivotal decisions as government pushes for rapid expansion of critical mineral production and new export markets. Industry leaders gather in Vancouver to address investment trends and exploration declines.
Verde AgriTech announces exceptional drilling results from its Minas Americas project in Brazil, including a new best intercept of 13.0m at 0.83% TREO, with 25% of drilled metres showing significant mineralization.
Rio2 Limited announces the successful first gold pour at its Fenix Gold Mine in Chile, marking a major milestone with production targets set for 2026.
Westhaven Gold Corp. announces final 2025 drilling results from its Shovelnose Gold Project in British Columbia, including high-grade intercepts of 8.05m at 6.18 g/t Au and 89.7 g/t Ag at the South Zone deposit.
A Quebec-based drilling services company receives a $100,000 penalty following a workplace injury at Bell Creek Underground Mine in Timmins, highlighting ongoing safety concerns in Northern Ontario's mining sector.
DMC Mining Services Ltd. of Vancouver has been fined $135,000 by Ontario authorities following a workplace injury at the Victoria Mine near Sudbury, highlighting ongoing safety concerns in the mining sector.
A worker has died in what authorities are calling a tragic accident at a gold mine in British Columbia. The incident highlights ongoing safety concerns in Canada's mining industry.
Stallion Uranium Corp. has mobilized an expanded high-resolution ground gravity survey on its Coyote Target corridor in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin to identify additional uranium mineralization targets.
Imperial Metals Corporation announces significant drill results from Mount Polley's 2025 Phase 2 program, intersecting 11.0 metres grading 4.43% copper, 1.53 g/t gold and 41.7 g/t silver.
Allied Gold Corporation's stock skyrockets as its Ethiopian gold mine prepares for production, with CEO Peter Marrone discussing the company's promising outlook on BNN Bloomberg.
Leviathan Metals announces significant zinc, lead and silver mineralization from mechanical trenching at its Foča Project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with results showing up to 8.92% ZnEq over 12 meters.
West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. has premiered a video celebrating the Madsen Mine achieving commercial production as of January 1, 2026, following extensive development work.
GoldHaven Resources reports exceptional indium values up to 334 ppm from its 2025 surface exploration program at the Magno Property in northwestern British Columbia.
Greenridge Exploration Inc. reveals results from its Summer 2025 diamond drilling program at the Carpenter Lake Uranium Project in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin area, highlighting promising geological findings.
TMC USA has submitted the first consolidated deep-seabed mining application under NOAA's new process, expanding its commercial recovery area to 65,000 km² in the Pacific's Clarion Clipperton Zone.
McFarlane Lake Mining reports significant gold mineralization extensions at its Juby Gold Project in Ontario, including visible gold discoveries and promising assay results from both new and historical drill cores.
Pecoy Copper Corp. reveals comprehensive 2026 exploration plans for its Peruvian copper-gold-molybdenum-silver project, including up to 40,000 meters of drilling across multiple target zones.
Hudbay Minerals announces an expanded exploration partnership with JOGMEC and Marubeni for three projects near Flin Flon, Manitoba, with potential joint venture formation.
Sable Resources Ltd. announces preliminary sampling results from its Zorro Project in San Juan, Argentina, revealing significant copper, gold, and silver values, with up to 4.38% Cu, 140.5 g/t Au, and 584 g/t Ag in initial rock samples.
Troilus Mining Corp. reports on its 2025 exploration program at its copper-gold project in Quebec, highlighting high-grade intercepts and new discoveries that point to significant resource expansion potential.
Yukon Metals Corp. reports significant geophysical and geochemical results from its 2025 exploration program at the AZ property in southwestern Yukon, revealing multiple porphyry-style copper-gold targets for 2026 drilling.
Q2 Metals Corp. reports a substantial 179.2-metre intercept grading 1.24% Li₂O at its Cisco Lithium Project in Quebec, extending known mineralization and advancing toward a 2026 economic assessment.
Miata Metals Corp. announces final assays from its 2025 drill program at the Sela Creek Gold Project in Suriname, revealing significant high-grade gold intercepts at Jons Trend and Big Berg targets.
Liberty Gold Corp. announces significant drill results from its 2025 program at the Black Pine Gold Project in Idaho, showing high-grade gold intercepts and expansion potential.
Osisko Metals Incorporated announces impressive drill results from its Gaspé Copper Project in Eastern Québec, including a 738-meter intercept averaging 0.31% copper, signaling potential resource expansion.
British Columbia's pilot project has slashed the permitting timeline for the Mount Milligan mine expansion from two years to under 10 months, signaling a major shift in provincial mining policy.
A new report highlights that Ontario can expedite its critical minerals industry without compromising environmental protections, balancing economic growth with sustainability.
Opus One Gold Corp announces the resumption of drilling operations at its 100% owned Noyell gold project in Quebec's Abitibi mining district, with plans for 26 holes totaling 14,000 meters.
Aya Gold & Silver Inc. has released its year-end 2025 exploration update, highlighting significant drilling results at its Zgounder Silver Mine and Boumadine Project in Morocco.