Ascot readies for first gold pour at Premier project in BC
Ascot Resources (TSX: AOT; US-OTC: AOTVF) has begun ore processing at its Premier gold project near Stewart, B.C., with the first gold pour planned for later this month. “The start…
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Atico drilling grows El Roble copper mine in Colombia
Atico Mining (TSXV: ATY; US-OTC: ATCMF) is reporting strong drill results that expand its El Roble copper-gold mine in Colombia. The drilling was aimed at infilling areas of mineralization while…
Omai Gold targets Wenot deposit in Guyana for quicker turnaround, CEO says
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) says the Wenot project in Guyana could generate more cash in the first four years than its US$375 million construction cost. Annual after-tax free cash…
VIDEO: Sierra Metals CEO plans full Yauricocha copper ramp-up this year in Peru
Sierra Metals‘ (TSX: SMT; NYSE-AM: SMTS) CEO Ernesto Balarezo says in a new video the company is on track this year to expand copper production and free cash flow as…
Iamgold pours first gold at Côté project in Ontario
The Côté gold mine in northern Ontario, Canada’s newest and expected to be one of its largest, has poured its first doré bar as it advances towards commercial production scheduled…
JV Video: Kirkland Lake Discoveries drills on Lucky Strike gold project in Ontario
Kirkland Lake Discoveries (TSXV: KLDC; US-OTC: KLKLF) says it’s almost finished a 4,000-metre drilling program on the Hurricane intrusive zone of its Lucky Strike property in northern Ontario. “This is a zone…
TNM Drill Down: West African Resources tops gold assays at Sanbrado in Burkina Faso
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the best gold assays of the March 15-22 period. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width as identified by data company…
Freeport, Barrick, Newmont among winners in nearly US$500M for clean energy
The Biden administration is granting almost half a billion dollars to clean energy projects run by Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX), the Nevada Gold Mines partnership of Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD)…
Miners praise Ecuador’s new president as he battles narco-gangs to bolster jobs
Ecuador’s new President Daniel Noboa was elected last October with a seemingly impossible task. He had just 18 months before the next vote to beat back the country’s spiralling gang…
Video: Wheaton Precious’s Smallwood on ‘most active deal-making year’
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM; LSE: WPM) is celebrating one of its most active deal-making years, clinching eight transactions with over US$1 billion in commitments over roughly the…
JV Video: Mandalay Resources aims for acquisitions
Mandalay Resources has a three-pronged strategy to expand into a mid-tier gold producer, president and CEO Frazer Bourchier says in a new video. Toronto-based Mandalay is maintaining cash flow from…
TNM Drill Down: Collective tops assays again with Guayabales project in Colombia
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the best gold assays of the March 8-15 period. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width as identified by data company…