First hole of the year completed at Bonnie Claire

Nevada Lithium Resources said its 50% partner in the Bonnie Claire lithium project, Iconic Minerals, has completed the first drill hole of the 2022 exploration program with a final depth of 2,001 feet (610 meters).  Iconic is the operator of the initial joint work program, which is estimated to cost $5 million. The first batch of 216 geochem samples extracted…

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NAMVS 2023 dates released

The organizing committee of the upcoming 19th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium (NAMVS 2023), in collaboration with the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) and the South Dakota Mines, is pleased to announce that the NAMVS 2023 symposium will be held at South Dakota Mines in Rapid City, S.D., from June 17-22, 2023. More details are forthcoming.

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Fortitude Gold rises in 2Q22

Colorado-based miner Fortitude Gold said in July in its preliminary second quarter production results that it met 10,980 gold ounces during the period. The company said it will maintain its 2022 annual production outlook of 40,000 gold ounces (a range of 36,000 to 40,000 ounces).  Fortitude Gold, a gold producer, developer, and explorer with operations in Nevada, has been offering…

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i-80 Gold continues McCoy-Cove advancement

Nevada-focused i-80 Gold has provided an update on the underground, advanced-exploration program at the miner’s McCoy-Cove project in northern Nevada. i-80 said the Cove Mine portal has been collared and more than 300 meters (1,000 feet) of the decline has been constructed.  The Phase 1 program, which is progressing according to plan, will include the construction of an initial level…

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Nevada Gold Mines, Dingo renew decades-long partnership

Barrick-Nevada Gold Mines Operations (NGM) has recommitted itself to its predictive maintenance strategy for dozens of its miners with Dingo, the latter recently announced. The companies, which have been working together in partnership for more than 20 years, will advance continuous improvement initiatives, improve efficiencies, communicate findings from condition intelligence reviews and create actions to improve machine health under the…

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Almadex Minerals: Davis/Paradise ready for drilling

Canadian-based Almadex Minerals announced in mid-May that its 100%-owned Davis/Paradise project in Nevada is fully permitted for drilling and a diamond drill program is expected to kick off next month. In a project update report, the company said the project, located near Gabbs and just five miles from the Paradise Peak gold mine, completed its geological fieldwork in April to…

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DEQ receives additional funding to address abandoned mine lands

On April 4, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced it would receive approximately $4.6 million annually, for the next 15 years, as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to address abandoned mine lands. The latest round of funding is in addition to annual grant funding of approximately $3.3 million that it receives already from coal…

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Revival Gold gets ‘impressive’ resource update for Beartrack-Arnett

Revival Gold, which has been working to advance the Beartrack-Arnett gold project in Idaho, recently released drill results for the property that were completed by consultant firm Wood. The updated mineral resource report revealed an Indicated Mineral Resource of 65 million tonnes at 1.01 g/t gold containing 2.11 million ounces of gold, an increase of 56% over the 2020 Indicated…

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