Attack on B2Gold employee convoy kills three in Mali
Three B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) employees are dead after an attack on the bus transporting them from the company’s Fekola mine to Mali’s capital, Bamako. Several other employees were…
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Video: Ex-Sprott CEO at SCP Resource Finance explains commodities vs stocks divergence
Peter Grosskopf, the former CEO of Sprott who turned its investment banking unit into a separate company focused on junior mining stocks, says large institutional investors are handicapped by liquidity…
Strong metals and mining M&A activity to continue over 2024 — report
The industry saw a significant rise in M&A activity across metals and mining companies in 2023 driven by the global energy transition, a theme Fitch Solutions expects to continue in…
Kinross Gold lifts Great Bear inferred resource 45%
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has grown inferred resources at its Great Bear project in Ontario by 45% after reporting its first resource there exactly one year ago. Great…
Hecla’s 2023 silver production the second highest in history; more growth expected
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) has reported its second-highest annual production in the company’s 130-year history with 14.3 million oz. in 2023. The largest primary silver producer in the U.S., Hecla…
Video: Northwest Territories Premier Simpson outlines new mining code
The Northwest Territories has a new government preparing to enact regulations on mineral resources, Premier R.J. Simpson says in a new video. The Far North Canadian region is getting ready…
JV Article: MSALABS probes global expansion after Swedish mega-find
When Swedish state-owned miner LKAB discovered the world’s largest rare earth metal deposit in 2022, MSALABS was there to give its stamp of approval. But at first technicians were astounded…
Four in custody over SSR gold mine landslide in Turkey as search for workers continues
A search for nine workers buried after a landslide hit SSR Mining’s (TSX: SSRM; ASX: SSR) gold mine in eastern Turkey continued on Wednesday, the interior minister said, while local…
Video: West Red Lake Gold plans intensive 2024 drilling at Rowan, Madsen
West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSXV: WRLG; US-OTC: WRLGF) is aggressively pursuing high-grade gold exploration in the storied Red Lake mining district of Ontario, says the company’s vice president of…
Centerra deal with Royal Gold adds two years to Mount Milligan mine life
Centerra expects to complete a PEA in the first half of 2025 to evaluate a mine life extension beyond 2035.
Barrick boosts earnings as full-year gold and copper production falls
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) credits a rising gold price and a strong fourth quarter as it recorded adjusted net earnings of US$1.5 billion, up from US$1.3 billion in…
Horizon, Greenstone merge to create new gold miner in Western Australia
Australian miners Horizon Minerals (ASX: HRZ) and Greenstone Resources (ASX: GSR) have agreed to merge in an all-stock deal to create a new emerging gold producer in Western Australia’s goldfields….