Tomtebo Drilling Commences
District Metals announced that its joint technical committee with Boliden has approved the 2025 exploration budget for the polymetallic Tomtebo and Stollberg properties. The budget amounts to 3 million CAD and will include geological field work, review of historic data and core drilling. Drilling at Tomtebo has already started and will include three to four […]
Kingrose Provides Update On BHP Exploration Alliance
Kingsrose Mining provided an update on its exploration alliance with BHP in northern Norway and central Finland. In northern Norway, the alliance conducted a 5,067 line-km airborne gravity survey, and collected 554 soil samples and 208 rock chip samples in 2024. Polymetallic, high-grade copper-gold-PGE sulfide veins were discovered for example at Porsanger, returning up to […]
Pyhäsalmi To See New Exploration Efforts
Avrupa Minerals announced the increase of its land position near the Pyhäsalmi Mine in central Finland through its partnership with Akkerman Finland Oy who in turn acquired the two brownfield exploration permits from Pyhäsalmi Mine Oy. The permits cover several kilometers of the inferred lateral continuation of the ore horizon. Initial work will focus on […]
Nordic Resources Has Been Granted Additional Exploration Permits
Nordic Resources advised that it has been granted three additional exploration licenses at its Pulju nickel-copper project in northern Finland. The granting of the licenses will allow the company to better explore its belt-scale project. Historic work and recent reinterpretation have already identified several targets within the newly granted permits. Pulju exploration map with […]
Deep Drilling To Commence At Blötberget
Nordic Iron Ore announced plans for a deep drilling program at its Blötberget project in collaboration with the Smart Exploration Research Centre. The drilling program will consist of deep holes targeting promising seismic features that have been identified in extensive seismic surveys conducted in the area. Drilling is expected to commence in mid-January and conclude […]
Kingsrose Reports Final RĂĄna Results
Kingsrose Mining reported the final assay results from its 2024 drilling campaign at the RĂĄna project in Norway. Three drill holes for a total of 706 meters tested a previously undrilled zone of outcropping massive sulfides, with two holes intersecting nickel sulfide mineralization returning for example 13.8m @ 0.4% Ni, 0.1% Cu and 0.04% Co […]
Boliden Acquires Zinkgruvan and Neves-Corvo
Boliden entered into a definitive agreement with Lundin Mining to acquire the Zinkgruvan and Neves-Corvo mines for USD 1.3 billion, plus contingent cash payments of up to USD 150 million. The addition of these two mines will significantly enhance Boliden’s zinc and copper production. In 2023, Neves-Corvo produced approximately 108 kt of zinc and 34 […]
Final Drill Permits For Lokken Project
Teako Minerals advised that it has been granted the final permits for a winter drilling program at its polymetallic Lokken project in central Norway. The permits cover up to 19 diamond holes that have to be drilled by March 31st, 2025. The drilling program is expected to commence in early 2025, starting with priority drilling […]
Nordic Nickel Reports On New Comprehensive Geochemical Dataset
Nordic Nickel reported on a newly combined geochemical dataset covering the wider Pulju project. Following the recent acquisition of a large dataset containing historic exploration data from Outokumpu and Anglo American, the company merged the datasets with its own, forming a comprehensive database including 10,542 BOT samples and 34 historic trenches. Following the interpretation of […]
King In Council Confirms Porsanger Drilling Permit
Kingrose Mining announced that it received the final approval for its drilling program at the Porsanger project in Finnmark, Norway. On November 29th, the company was informed that the Ministry of Fisheries and Trade’s initial decision to grant the permit was confirmed by the King in Council, making it final and not open to appeal. […]