Kinross Gold explores sale of Ghana assets to Asante Gold
A day after announcing the sale of its Russian assets, Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has entered into an agreement with Asante Gold (US-OTC: ASGOF; CSE: ASE) to potentially…
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Kinross suspends Russian operations
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has announced overnight that it will suspend all development work at its Udinsk gold project in Russia as international sanctions and legal restrictions intensify…
Chris Taylor is our Mining Person of the Year for 2021
Great Bear Resources president and CEO Chris Taylor was the stand-out choice for The Northern Miner’s Mining Person of the Year award for 2021. The 44-year-old structural and economic geologist…
More than 100 injured, at least a dozen dead after blast in Ghana’s mining region
At least 13 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a vehicle carrying explosives to a gold mine exploded after colliding with a motorcycle in western Ghana, police and government officials say. …
Kinross’ Great Bear acquisition ‘credit negative’ says Moody’s
The US$1.4 billion acquisition of Great Bear Resources (TSX: GBR) by Kinross Gold Corp (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is credit negative for Kinross, credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service said…
Improved interest in gold among US investors: BMO
In a “significant” shift in sentiment in the United States this week, investors appeared to be more interested in gold, according to BMO Capital Markets’ mining analyst Jackie Przybylowski. The…
Kinross Gold to acquire Great Bear Resources for $1.8B
Gold miner Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is acquiring junior explorer Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR; US-OTC: GTBAF) for $1.8 billion (US$1.4 billion) in order to get its hands…
Inflation anxiety — what’s in store
The Q4 edition of The Northern Miner’s Global Mining Symposium on November 17 and 18 was another resounding success. The conference featured a top notch roster of guests from the…
Aurion shares jump on Kinross option
The Toronto-listed equity of Aurion Resources (TSXV: AU) jumped more than 9% Monday after the company revealed Canadian gold major Kinross Gold (TSX: K) has agreed to earn a 70%…
Silver Hammer aims at large-scale resource growth and near-term production
Shortly after mobilizing the first drill rig to its Silver Strand brownfields asset in Idaho, U.S., newly renamed Silver Hammer Mining (CSE: HAMR) is aiming at building a multi-asset silver-focused…
RANKED: World’s ten biggest gold mining companies
Gold made history in 2020 when the price hit a record high in August as pandemic concerns weighed on investor sentiment. Gold mining has been a hallmark of commerce across the ages,…
Top 10 Canadian companies with assets in the U.S.
The U.S. is fertile ground for a variety of minerals, and Canadian companies are active throughout the country. The Northern Miner presents its Top 10 list of the biggest Canada-based…