Alisha Hiyate, Author at Canadian Mining Journal

The camp at Nighthawk Gold's Colomac gold project in the Northwest Territories. Credit: Nighthawk Gold

Nighthawk Gold plans threefold increase in drilling at Indin Lake

After closing a $12-million private placement in mid-August, Nighthawk Gold is looking to triple the metres drilled at its Indin Lake gold […]

Alisha Hiyate | August 31, 2020 | 1:42 pm

Drilling at First Majestic Silver's Ermitano project in Mexico. First Majestic Silver

Orogen Royalties options Mexican gold project to Hochschild

Orogen Royalties has announced its first deal since the formation of the company this month – a US$10.4-million option agreement with Hochschild […]

Alisha Hiyate | August 27, 2020 | 1:58 pm

Westhaven says new gold zone at Shovelnose indicates ‘large and robust’ system

Westhaven Gold has released high-grade grab sample assays from the recently discovered Franz zone at its 126.2-sq.-km Shovelnose gold project, 30 km […]

Alisha Hiyate | August 26, 2020 | 12:10 pm

Teck's Fording River metallurgical coal operation in B.C. Credit: Teck Resources

REGULATIONS: MAC slams fed decision to join environmental review of Teck’s Castle project

OTTAWA – Canada’s national association for miners, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), is weighing in on the federal government’s decision to […]

Alisha Hiyate | August 20, 2020 | 1:39 pm

Mining at the Hearne pit at the Gahcho Kue diamond mine in the Northwest Territories. Credit: Mountain Province Diamonds

DIAMONDS: Mountain Province looks to biggest shareholder for revenue, refinancing

TORONTO – Mountain Province Diamonds‘ biggest shareholder is once again providing a lifeline to the diamond miner, which has been starved of […]

Alisha Hiyate | August 19, 2020 | 12:19 pm

Pretium Resources' Brucejack gold mine, in British Columbia. Credit: Pretium Resources

GOLD: Pretium posts strong Q2 results

BRITISH COLUMBIA – Pretium Resources‘ Brucejack underground mine, 65 km north of Stewart, produced 90,419 oz. of gold in the second quarter, […]

Alisha Hiyate | August 6, 2020 | 5:06 pm

Screen shot from a Global Tailings Review on the new Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management. Credit: Global Tailings Review

SUSTAINABILITY: New global tailings standard guidelines aim for zero harm

The Global Tailings Review (GTR) has released the first ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, aimed at strengthening current best practices […]

Alisha Hiyate | August 5, 2020 | 3:01 pm

Rio Tinto used a Bauer trench cutter to extract a bulk sample at the Star-Orion diamond project in Saskachewan. Credit: Rio Tinto

DIAMONDS: Star reports first results from Rio Tinto bulk sample

SASKATOON – Star Diamond has begun to receive results from Rio Tinto‘s bulk-sampling program at the Star-Orion South project in central Saskatchewan. […]

Alisha Hiyate | August 4, 2020 | 12:33 pm

GOLD: Partners at Canada’s biggest gold mine look to underground potential

QUEBEC – Joint-venture partners Agnico Eagle Mines and Yamana Gold will begin construction on an underground ramp at their Canadian Malartic open […]

Alisha Hiyate | July 30, 2020 | 12:36 pm

Akito Takeuchi and Sho Aibe of Sumitomo Metal Mining with Francis MacDonald, VP Exploration of Kenorland Minerals at the Frotet project in Quebec. Credit: Kenorland Minerals

GOLD: Kenorland cuts 29 metres of 8.47 g/t gold in Quebec; plans listing

VANCOUVER – Private prospect generator Kenorland Minerals has announced a major discovery next to the past-producing Troilus mine in Quebec and plans […]

Alisha Hiyate | July 29, 2020 | 12:36 pm