Kinross invests in Wyoming-focused gold junior
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has acquired 9.9% of Wyoming-focused explorer Relevant Gold (TSXV: RGC; US-OTC: RGCCF) which is advancing the Golden Buffalo project. The major spent $1.5 million…
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Contango to pour first gold from Alaska mine on July 8
Contango Ore (NYSE-A: CTGO) said on Tuesday that the Manh Choh mine in Alaska will pour its first gold on July 8 at the Fort Knox mill. The mine, a 70-30…
Sitka buys Victoria Gold’s abutting Clear Creek in Yukon
Sitka Gold (TSXV: SIG) (OTCQB: SITKF) is expanding in the Yukon by acquiring the adjoining Clear Creek property from Victoria Gold (TSX: VGCX) in a cash and shares deal valued…
Agnico exits Quebec JV with Maple Gold, but keeps back-in option
Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) has consolidated ownership of the Douay and Joutel gold projects in southwestern Quebec after a restructuring ended its 50/50 joint venture with Agnico…
Chilean Cobalt lines up potential US$317M loan from EXIM Bank
The United States Export-Import Bank has signed a letter of interest to back Philadelphia-based critical minerals explorer Chilean Cobalt (US-OTC: COBA) with US$317.4 million in debt to restart the La…
Ero Copper’s Tucumã on track for early Q3 production
Ero Copper‘s (TSX: ERO; NYSE: ERO) Tucumã project in Pará, Brazil, is on track for production next month after the company obtained its operational licence, the last remaining permitting milestone…
Aclara pivots permit strategy at Chile rare earth project
Rare earths developer Aclara Resources (TSX: ARA) has filed a new environmental impact assessment for its Penco module project in Concepción, Chile, that it believes will address deficiencies found in…
Buenaventura resumes processing at El Brocal as blockade ends
Buenaventura (NYSE: BVN) announced on Monday that its El Brocal processing plant has resumed operations following a three-week suspension, during which it accumulated 220,000 tonnes of copper ore. On May…
Fireweed Metals nets $41.7M Lundin-backed financing for Yukon crit-mins exploration
Fireweed Metals (TSXV: FWZ) has boosted a private placement to $41.7 million to fund this year’s exploration in the Macpass critical minerals district of Yukon. The share offering supported by…
Nevada Copper plunges as financing stalls
Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU; US-OTC: NEVDF) “significantly scaled down operations” at its Pumpkin Hollow mine after it failed to secure funding and two board members from its leading investor resigned. …
Underground protest ends at Sibanye in South Africa
An underground sit-in at Sibanye-Stillwater‘s (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) Kroondal platinum operations in South Africa in its Kwezi shaft has ended, the company said, with all employees leaving the mine safely…
Calibre expects Q2 output drop after pit wall slide, maintains full-year guidance
Calibre Mining‘s (TSX: CXB; OTCQX: CXBMF) shares closed unchanged on Wednesday after falling 4% the day before when it said second-quarter gold production will decline following a partial wall collapse…