Midnight Sun solves Zambian licence error
Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA) says the Zambian government admits making a mistake in June when it posted the rejection of an exploration licence renewal for the company’s main Solwezi copper…
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B2Gold shares rise amid deal with Mali on Fekola mine
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) has reached agreement with the government of Mali to resolve all issues surrounding the Fekola mine complex and related projects in light of the application…
AngloGold Ashanti to buy Centamin for US$2.5 billion
Deal hands AngloGold Egypt’s largest and first modern gold mine, and will make it the world’s no.4 producer of the precious metal.
Great Bear PEA suggests multi-decade Kinross gold mine in Ontario
When Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) bought the Great Bear project in northern Ontario’s prolific Red Lake district two and a half years ago, its thinking was to acquire…
Site visit: Equinox Gold’s newest mine to launch it into the 1M oz per year club
GERALDTON, ONT. — Through the slight haze of dust kicked up by a passing haul truck loaded with ore at Equinox Gold’s (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) Greenstone mine, visitors can…
JV Article: Sandvik’s versatile jumbo bolter improves mining operations at KGHM’s Victoria project
In June, DMC Mining Services started trialing Sandvik’s DD422i two-boom dual controls jumbo bolter at KGHM’s Victoria nickel-copper project in Ontario, 35 km west of Sudbury. The multi-purpose diesel-powered jumbo…
Allied Gold inks decade-long deal with Mali junta
Allied Gold (TSX: AAUC) has signed a preliminary agreement with Mali for a 10-year permit on its Sadiola mine and production from the nearby Diba deposit while the military government…
Midnight Sun shares plunge as Zambia blocks copper target’s exploration
Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA) shares plunged on Thursday after it reported the Zambian government rejected a request to renew the company’s exploration licence for the Kazhiba target at its…
Agnico, Barrick dominate top Canadian miners
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), which tops our list of Canadian miners by market value at $51.4 billion in late July, runs the country’s biggest gold mines by output:…
Gold Fields buys into Torq’s copper project in Chile
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) may invest US$48 million to advance Torq Resources’ (TSXV: TORQ; OTC: TRBMF) early-stage Santa Cecilia copper-gold project in Chile, according to a preliminary joint venture agreement. …
Zambian copper goals face challenges despite billions pouring in
Zambia wants to increase copper output to 1 million tonnes by 2027 as billions of dollars in investments flow to the African country and the regional mining belt it’s part…
Boyd, Roosen, Quartermain: It takes grit, invention, luck to make the big time
Perseverance, a focus on geology and financial discipline and some good breaks are what’s needed to make a mining titan, some of the industry’s leaders told a conference put on…