TSX and NYSE-listed Orla Mining has announced the entering into a definitive agreement with smaller player Gold Standard Ventures Corp for the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Gold Standard, by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement. Via the transaction, Orla...
TSX and NYSE-listed i80 Gold has announced results from the first 16 holes of its 2022 underground drilling programme at the Granite Creek Property in the US state of Nevada. Testing the Ogee Zone at depth, i80 reported multiple high-grade mineralised horizons, including 13.3 g/t gold...
Lion Copper and Gold (Lion CG) has arrived at a final agreement with Rio Tinto America covering the scope of a Stage 1 work programme at the MacArthur Copper Project in the US state of Nevada. The TSXV-listed junior struck an option to earn-in agreement in...
ASX-listed precious and base metals explorer PolarX has this week reported positive initial RC drill results from a campaign at its Humboldt Range Project in the US state of Nevada. PolarX, which also has exploration properties in Alaska, has received mineralisation traces in all 10 holes drilled...
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has revealed that operating mines in the United States generated US$90.4 billion in mineral commodities last year, in its 27th annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report published this week. The 12% increase in output was driven by the restart of the US...
Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) listed junior ACME Lithium has filed permitting documentation for a new drilling campaign at its Clayton Valley lithium brine project in Nevada, US. The Notice of Intent, filed to the Bureau of Land Management, covers a three-hole drill programme up to a...
Lawmakers in Nevada have voted to increase the amount of taxes on gold and silver mines in the US state, following ‘tumultuous negotiations’ with local stakeholders including Nevada’s largest teachers’ union. On Monday, the Nevada Senate and Assembly approved a proposal to impose an additional tax...
Tesla is set to enter the mining business with a lithium claim on 10,000 acres in Nevada, CEO Elon Musk announced at its Battery Day event yesterday. The electric vehicle maker is planning to be a sustainable miner with a low impact on the local environment,...
Newmont Goldcorp and Barrick Gold have cleared all the regulatory conditions to combine their operations in Nevada, which will now become the largest gold complex in the world. Both companies announced that the US Federal Trade Commission granted an early termination of the waiting period under...
The Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of Mining Companies has ranked Nevada as the most attractive jurisdiction in the world for mining and investment. Nevada rose two places on last year to top the latest rankings, ahead of Western Australia in second and the Canadian provinces of...