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Osisko Metals Inc. March 21 announced the latest results from the late 2021 definition drill program at its Pine Point project in Northwest Territories, Canada. After taking over Pine Poi... — Updated 3/24/2022

Osisko Metals Inc. Jan. 25 announced the newest results from the ongoing in-fill drill program at its Pine Point project in Northwest Territories, Canada. Located just south of the Great... — Updated 1/27/2022

Mineral exploration activity in Northwest Territories showed signs of revival in 2021, coming on the heels of the slowest year in recent memory. Excited by renewed interest in gold... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

Advancing the historic Pine Point project, Osisko Metals Inc. spent 2021 proving that the zinc-lead project had more to give, on a zinc-only basis, enough to give that could rank it... — Updated 1/26/2022 Full story

Osisko Metals Inc. Nov. 24 reported the latest results from the current in-fill drill program at its Pine Point project in Northwest Territories, Canada, including an intersect that cut... — Updated 12/9/2021

Osisko Metals Inc. July 14 announced the start of a 13,000-meter summer-fall drill program at Pine Point focused largely on continued infill drilling to upgrade inferred resources outline... — Updated 7/22/2021

The ultimate goal for most junior exploration companies is to discover and advance a mineral deposit to the point that it is large and rich enough to attract the attention of a major... — Updated 6/24/2021 Full story

Osisko Metals Inc. April 26 announced it cut 32 meters averaging 20.28% zinc and 12.02% lead in the X25 deposit at its Pine Point project in Northwest Territories. Situated 42 kilometers... — Updated 5/27/2021

Osisko Metals Inc. March 8 reported intercepts with grades as high as 31.1% zinc and 11.6% lead over widths of 27.5 meters from this year's resource upgrade drilling at its Pine Point... — Updated 3/25/2021

For many mining companies eyeing prospects in Canada's far north, 2020 presented insurmountable challenges. But for the few explorers and producers focused on Northwest Territories, the... — Updated 1/28/2021 Full story

With a vision to become a leading base metals mining company, Osisko Metals Inc. is rapidly advancing exploration and engineering studies at its Pine Point project about 42 kilometers... — Updated 1/18/2021 Full story

During the most challenging mining season in nearly 20 years brought on by constraints imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, one mineral exploration company has forged ahead in its quest... — Updated 11/25/2020

Osisko Metals Inc. Nov. 12 reports that its latest batch of drill results includes one hole that indicates a major expansion of O53, one of the deposits that make up the large zinc-lead... — Updated 11/12/2020

Osisko Metals Inc. Oct. 5 reported the results from the fall drill program at its Pine Point zinc project in Northwest Territories. In mid-June, the company published a preliminary... — Updated 10/8/2020

Reestablishing a mine at Osisko Metals Inc.'s Pine Point zinc-lead project in Northwest Territories could be profitable, according to the preliminary economic assessment released on June... — Updated 9/26/2020

In 21 months, Osisko Metals Ltd. has boosted the mineral resource estimate for its Pine Point zinc-lead project near Hay River in Northwest Territories by 36 percent to 50 million metric... — Updated 9/26/2020

Osisko Metals Inc. Nov. 13 reported that its Pine Point project in Northwest Territories now hosts 5.3 billion pounds of zinc and 2.1 billion lb of lead, a roughly 36 percent increase... — Updated 9/26/2020

Osisko Metals Inc. Oct. 21 announced the results of the first 26 holes from the company's fall drill program at the Pine Point zinc project in Northwest Territories. Cominco Ltd. (now... — Updated 9/26/2020

Osisko Metals Inc. Aug. 27 announced the start of a 5,000-meter fall drill program targeting expansion areas at its Pine Point zinc-lead project in the Northwest Territories. Cominco... — Updated 9/26/2020

Osisko Metals Inc. May 22 reported the final batch of results from the 1,031 holes completed at Pine Point since the company began its initial drill campaign at the Northwest Territories... — Updated 9/25/2020

Osisko Metals Inc. May 8 said that recent tests show that ore sorting shows the potential to reduce the costs to transport and process ore at a future mine at its Pine Point zinc project... — Updated 9/25/2020

Osisko Metals Inc. May 1 reported assay results for an additional 100 holes drilled into X-65, a resource area within the North Zone of the Pine Point zinc project about 42 kilometers... — Updated 9/25/2020

Like many single-industry towns, once the well dries up, people seek greener pastures. However, the residents of a place many probably have never even heard of hold on to the remnants of... — Updated 9/25/2020 Full story

While mining activity remained strong in the Northwest Territories in 2019, industry and government officials alike worried that the robust sector, driven largely by production at three... — Updated 8/14/2020 Full story

With a vision to become a leading base metals mining company, Osisko Metals Inc. is rapidly adding to the stores of zinc at its Pine Point project about 42 kilometers (26 miles) east of... — Updated 8/14/2020