US Southwest Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
The southwestern United States has a long history of mining and remains one of the nation’s top mineral regions. The region has good infrastructure, an established regulatory and permitting regime…
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Canadian miners need to create value as M&A picks up
Canadian miners minimized disruption at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic by acting quickly and decisively, leaving many in a good position to benefit from rising commodities prices, particularly gold,…
Equinox Gold PFS for Aurizona expansion outlines US$154M capex to extend mine life to 11 years
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) has released the prefeasibility study for the expansion of its 100%-owned Aurizona gold mine in Brazil. The plan covers mining underground and satellite open pit deposits as…
Equinox Gold grows Mesquite resource in California
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) has released new reserve and resource numbers for its Mesquite mine in California and for the Fazenda Brasileiro and Riacho Dos Machados mines in…
Equinox Gold begins mining at Santa Luz
According to the company, construction remains on track to commence commissioning in Q4 2021 and pour gold in Q1 2022.
Fortuna Silver shareholders back acquisition of Roxgold
Shareholders of both Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) and Roxgold (TSX: ROXG) have approved the business combination of the companies in an all-share deal valued at about $1 billion (US$884.3 million) The deal, first announced…
TSX up, June 21-25
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.15% to 20,230.26 during the June 21-25 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 2.53% to 106.87, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
Gold Mountain speeds toward first production at Elk Gold in BC
Gold Mountain Mining (TSXV: GMTN; US-OTC: GMTNF) is on track for first production in October and first revenue in November at its Elk Gold project in British Columbia. The company…
JV Article: Navigating the gold royalties market: Spot the winning streams
Royalty juniors co-exist in a noisy space, just like exploration companies do, but what is essential to their success is exposure to active, rather than envisioned exploration programs. The junior…
Equinox Gold sells Brazil mine, focuses on Canadian growth
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) has sold its Pilar gold mine in Brazil for US$38 million in cash as part of a portfolio optimization strategy that includes increasing its stake…
Equinox Gold to sell 10M Solaris shares
Growing gold miner Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) has announced that, in response to a request from Ecuador-focused explorer Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS), it has agreed to sell 10…
Equinox releases feasibility on expansion of “cornerstone” Castle Mountain
Gold producer Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) has announced the results of a feasibility study on an expansion of its 12,700 tonne-per-day Castle Mountain heap leach mine in California…