Rockridge hits high-grade gold at Raney project in Ontario
In its first drill program at its wholly-owned Raney gold project, 110 km southwest of Timmins, Ont., Rockridge Resources (TSXV: ROCK; US-OTC: RRRLF) cut 6 metres of 28 grams gold…
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First Quantum lowers 2020 guidance
With its Cobre Panama mine on care and maintenance since April 7, First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has reduced its copper guidance for the year by 75,000 tonnes to 755,000-805,000…
Seabridge releases ‘much improved’ numbers for KSM
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has released the results of an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its KSM gold-copper project, 65 km northwest of Stewart, British Columbia. The…
Ivanhoe trims budget; stays course at Kakula
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has completed 13.5 km of underground development — 4.2 km ahead of plan — at its Kakula copper project in the Democratic Republic of…
Haywood Securities lowers base metal forecasts
Haywood Securities has cut its base metal price forecasts for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investment dealer expects copper will cost US$2.45 per lb. (from its previous estimate…
BofA forecasts higher silver prices
Silver prices have dropped sharply year-to-date and are currently down 13.2% year-on-year at US$15.29 per oz., but the Bank of America (BofA) says its supply and demand model suggests that…
Kirkland Lake drill results suggest high-grade corridor
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) has released the results of 19 drill holes, as well as assays for 15 historical unreported and reinterpreted holes from the Macassa mine…
BofA forecasts US$3,000 gold in 18 months
Bank of America says gold could hit US$3,000 per oz. in 18 months, up from a previous forecast of US$2,000 per oz. “As economic output contracts sharply, fiscal outlays surge,…
Gold Resource reports Q1 production from Nevada, Mexico
Gold Resource (NYSE-AM: GORO) has released preliminary first-quarter production results for its mining operations in the U.S. and Mexico. In Nevada, its Isabella Pearl open-pit heap leach mine, the company’s…
Troilus Gold reports positive assays at Southwest zone
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG) has reported assay results from two holes completed at the Southwest zone, 3.5 km northeast of the existing deposit within the 160-sq.-km Troilus project. The drill…
Quebec Precious Metals discovers new zone at Sakami
Drill results from Quebec Precious Metals’ (TSXV: CJC; US-OTC: CJCFF) wholly owned 140-sq.-km Sakami project, 570 km north of Val d’Or, suggest a new mineralized zone, the La Pointe Extension…
Nordgold plans to cut carbon emissions at Guinea mine
Russian miner Nordgold (LSE: NORD) says it will build a new power plant at its Lefa mine in Guinea as part of efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The…