B2Gold to sell Burkina Faso project to West African Resources
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) is selling its 81% stake in the Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso to Australia’s West African Resources (ASX: WAF) for cash and shares. Kiaka…
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Denison to sell GoviEx shares and warrants
Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-AM: DNN) is selling 32.5 million common shares it holds in GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU; US-OTC: GVXXF) at 48¢ per share to one of the junior…
Upward trend in global exploration budget to continue in 2022 – report
The aggregate annual global exploration budget is expected to increase between 5% and 15% year over year for 2022, a new report by S&P Global Market Intelligence states. The market…
Ivanhoe keeps DRC copper mine expansion ahead of schedule
Kamoa-Kakula Phase 2’s concentrator plant is now expected to begin full operations in Q2 2022.
De Beers sells first traceable diamonds under GemFair
Anglo American’s De Beers, the world’s largest rough diamond producer by value, has sold the first roughs produced under the GemFair program, aimed at removing conflict diamonds from the market…
Thor’s Segilola gold mine reaches commercial production
The Segilola project is considered Nigeria’s most advanced gold project.
Barrick ramping up new underground mine at Loulo-Gounkoto in Mali
The company expects to achieve its 2021 guidance of 510,000 to 560,000 ounces (80% basis) at Loulo-Gounkoto.
Endeavour Mining outlines ambitious five-year exploration plan
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV), West Africa’s top gold producer, has unveiled an ambitious five-year plan to add between 15 and 20 million indicated ounces of gold through exploration over the next five years. The company, which began trading in London in June,…
Global Mining Symposium: B2Gold expects robust H2 performance on all metrics
Canada’s youngest senior gold producer, B2Gold (TSX: BTO; US-OTC: BTG), expects to report robust operating and financial metrics for the second half of 2021, the company’s VP for investor relations,…
Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula concentrator beating design throughput target
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) says that after the first phase of concentrator construction, the facility is exceeding designed throughput rates, treating 320,000 tonnes of mineralized material in the…
Fortuna to add fifth mine to portfolio with construction of Seguela in Côte d’Ivoire
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) says it will develop its Séguéla gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, which the company acquired in a merger with Roxgold earlier this year….
Mick Davis walks away from Guinea vehicle he founded
Mining veteran Mick Davis has cut ties with Niron Metals, an investment vehicle he co-founded in 2019 to develop Guinea’s Zogota iron ore deposit, previously owned by BSG Resources (BSGR). The former Xstrata boss, who was chair of…