Eldorado funds Brixton Metals’ BC gold quest
Mid-tier producer Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD) is pledging nearly $6.5 million to advance Brixton Metals‘ (TSXV: BBB; US-OTC: BBBXF) search for the source of river gold that once produced a…
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Agnico expands First Nordic stake to 13%
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), Canada’s largest miner by market value, is investing $8.2 million to advance First Nordic Metals‘s (TSX-V: FNM) Oijärvi gold project that Agnico used…
Video: LSE-listed uranium junior Power Metals lands in North America
Power Metals Resources (LSE: POW; US-OTC: POWMF) CEO Sean Wade says there are plenty of catalysts for the London-listed prospect generator which just listed on the OTC. The company, which…
Leaked document: Victoria Gold to move workers off-site amid Eagle cleanup
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX) plans to temporarily relocate workers from its Eagle mine in Yukon as it continues cleanup after the heap leach pad accident on June 24, the company…
Ontario First Nation seeks mining claims ban for now, and more consultation
A northern Ontario First Nations community, which opposes development of the Ring of Fire area and has fought pulp and paper mercury poisoning for decades, is taking the province to…
SolGold signs US$750M gold stream deal for Ecuador project
Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV NYSE: FNV) and Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR, NYSE: OR) have agreed to provide US$750 million in funding to SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) for its Cascabel…
Exclusive: Victoria Gold worker caught in landslide claims company has history of unsafe practices
A heavy equipment operator who was caught in the heap leach pad accident at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine in Yukon says he fears the company may try to…
Friedland warns of copper ‘crisis’ as mine costs soar
Boca Raton, Fla. – Miners and analysts gathered this week in a sweaty beach city in southeast Florida to ponder why the industry gets the cold shoulder from most investors. Copper…
Testing shows cyanide levels near Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine are dropping
The danger of cyanide contamination following the accident at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine in Yukon might be fading after the latest test results show low levels of the…
RANKED: The world’s top 10 gold miners
Gold has re-emerged as one of the top asset classes of 2024, having risen by 12% year to date and shattered multiple records along the way. It is now well…
Sibanye-Stillwater says mining ops still running as it faces cyberattack
Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW; JSE: SSW) has confirmed reports of an ongoing cyberattack that has disrupted its IT systems globally. In a statement Thursday, the South African miner said it took…
Montage Gold gets last permit needed to build US$712M Koné mine
Africa-focused Montage Gold (TSXV: MAU) has secured the final mining permit for its flagship Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire, paving the way to start construction early next year. The US$712-million project…