MacDonald Mines extends gold mineralization at SPJ in Ontario
Drilling at MacDonald Mines’ (TSXV: BMK) wholly owned SPJ property, 20 km east of Sudbury, has extended the strike length of the high-grade New Zone-Villeneuve trend to over 225 metres…
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‘You have to think, not believe’: Canadian Mining Symposium day 2 features Don Lindsay, Jeffrey Christian
The second day of the Canadian Mining Symposium (CMS) went global on June 17, with the virtual event bringing together another set of speakers from across a wide spectrum of…
Northern Dynasty to share Pebble mine revenue with local community
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-AM: NAK), the company behind a proposed massive copper-gold mine in southwest Alaska, has announced a revenue sharing program for full-time residents of Bristol Bay….
Skeena progresses Eskay Creek to prefeasibility
Skeena Resources (TSXV: SKE; US-OTC: SKREF) has started a preliminary feasibility study (PFS) for the Eskay Creek gold-silver project in the province’s Golden Triangle area. “The PFS is the next…
Libero to drill Big Red gold project in BC
Libero Copper & Gold (TSXV: LBC; US-OTC: LBCMF) has announced its exploration plans for the 260-sq.-km Big Red property within the Golden Triangle. The company plans to first complete a…
Russia to pass China in gold production by 2029: Fitch
A report by Fitch Solutions states that global gold mine production growth is expected to rebound in the coming years underpinned by higher gold prices and mergers between major mining…
DRC gold smuggled out of country, UN says
At least 1.1 tonnes of gold mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were smuggled last year into countries along the eastern border, costing the impoverished nation millions of…
Kinross reaches agreement with Mauritanian gov’t
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has reached an in-principle deal with the government of Mauritania, which the company says will better balance the interests of both parties in the…
TSX drops June 8-12: Barrick, Starcore, B2Gold
Concerns about a new surge of coronavirus infections sent the S&P/TSX Composite Index down 3.77%, or 597.50 points, to finish the June 8-12 trading week at 15,256.57. Spot gold rose…
TSX Venture slips, June 8-12: Artemis Gold, Rupert Resources, SRG Mining
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell by 0.36% to finish the June 8-12 trading week at 554.91, with gold finishing the week at US$1,730.50 per oz., a rise of US$46.50…
US markets tank, June 8-12: AngloGold Ashanti, Rio Tinto, Kinross Gold
Coronavirus cases in the U.S. topped 2 million and fears of a rise in infections pummelled the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index plunged 5.55%, or 1,505.44 points,…
Imperial, Newcrest confirm high-grade mineralization at Red Chris
Exploration drilling has confirmed the continuity of high-grade mineralisation at the Red Chris copper-gold mine in northwest British Columbia, 80 km south of Dease Lake and 1,700 km from Vancouver….