Equinox Gold increases reserves, resources at Mesquite mine
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) has announced an increase in reserves and resources at its Mesquite open-pit heap leach gold mine in California, 56 km east of Brawley and…
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Lithium demand expected to double by 2024
Global demand for lithium is expected to rise from an estimated 47,300 tonnes in 2020 to 117,400 tonnes in 2024, according to a GlobalData report. Vinneth Bajaj, a senior mining…
K+S sells Americas salt business for US$3.2B
German fertilizer producer K+S AG has sold its Americas salt unit to the Kissner Group for US$3.2 billion, a move that would provide the company with funds to pay down…
Corvus sees ‘excellent growth potential’ at Bullfrog
Preliminary economic assessments (PEAs) on standalone operations at Corvus Gold’s (TSX: KOR; US-OTC: CORVF) North Bullfrog and Mother Lode projects in southwestern Nevada suggest potential for the junior to be…
Canadian ‘flawless’ diamond sets online record of US$15.7M at auction
A rare, flawless 102-carat white diamond found at the now closed Victor mine in Canada, has sold for US$15.7 million (HK$122 million), a record price in an online auction. The…
Teranga increases resource at Golden Hill in Burkina Faso
Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) has updated the mineral resource estimate for its wholly-owned Golden Hill project in the central part of West Africa’s Hounde Greenstone Belt in southwestern Burkina Faso….
Polymetal to build US$80M gold mine in Russia’s Far East
Russian precious metals producer Polymetal (LSE: POLY) is going ahead with its US$80 million Kutyn gold project, which is expected to offset declining volumes from the company’s nearby Albazino mine….
Aussie gold miner Newcrest to begin trading on TSX
Following its acquisition of a 70% stake in the Red Chris copper-gold mine in British Columbia last year, Australia’s largest listed gold miner, Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM), will begin trading…
Osisko Metals drills high-grade zinc-lead at Pine Point
Osisko Metals (TSX: OM) has released assay results for four holes completed at the Central zone, around the O53 deposit, within its past-producing Pine Point zinc and lead project in…
US grabs stake in battery metals miner to fight Chinese control
The U.S. government is taking a US$25 million equity stake in Dublin-based battery metals miner TechMet, as part of a push by President Donald Trump to reduce the country’s reliance…
Caldas Gold adds to Juby resource in Ontario
An updated resource estimate for Caldas Gold’s (TSXV: CGC) Juby gold project in Ontario, 15 km from Gowganda, features two open-pit deposits, with a total of 21.3 million indicated tonnes…
Centamin delays work at Sukari after safety warning
Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin (TSX: CEE; LON: CEY) has announced that its total output targets for 2020 will be affected by safety-related delays at its flagship Sukari mine in Egypt….