Exploration & development

The start of the company’s in-fill drilling programme is a big step in advancing the development of the Media Luna deposit.

Altus has been granted an exploration licence targeting copper and gold deposits in Ethiopa.

Two diamond core rigs are drilling on Azure Minerals’ 100%-owned Oposura zinc-lead-silver project in Mexico.

Leagold Mining has reported increases in Bermejal underground measured and indicated mineral resources by 94% to 1.97 million oz.

Drilling will initially target the El Mundo and Nuevo Mundo target areas at Clemente.

Drilling has revealed that the mineral resource that is being investigated is bigger than first anticipated.

Azure Minerals commences diamond drilling of the first hole of a five-hole programme at its Sara Alicia gold-cobalt project, in Sonora, Mexico.

Canadian Gold Miner Corp. and Transition Metals Corp. have announced that CGM has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Osisko Mining Inc.

Mitsui & Co. Ltd has established a 50-50 joint venture with Técnicas de Desalinazación de Aguas.

QMX Gold reports ongoing success at Bonnefond South Plug on the east side of the company’s land package in Val d'Or, Quebec.

Universal Coal has reported an updated ore reserve of 35.94 million t for Kangala coal mine in South Africa.

All approvals granted for diamond drilling at Oposura and Sara Alicia.

A total of 14 drill holes were completed during the initial phase of drilling on the Orvan Brook nickel deposit.

Fluor Corp. has announced that its joint venture team was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract for BHP’s Spence Growth Option project.

Drilling has commenced on the Teledyne and Glencore Bucke cobalt properties in Ontario.