Bluestone tables feasibility study at Cerro Blanco
Bluestone Resources (TSXV: BSR; US-OTC: BBSRF) has tabled a feasibility study for its Cerro Blanco gold project in Guatemala that states the project would produce 902,000 oz. gold over an…
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Great Panther Silver boosts resource at Topia mine in Mexico
Great Panther Silver (TSX: GPR; NYSE American: GPL) has increased the measured and indicated resource at its Topia silver-gold-lead-zinc mine in Mexico’s Durango state to nearly 15 million silver-equivalent ounces….
Feds approve Argonaut’s environmental assessment for Magino
Canada’s federal government has approved the environmental assessment of Argonaut Gold ’s (TSX: AR) Magino project in Ontario. The open-pit project must still receive provincial government approval for the EA…
US markets rise, Jan. 21-25: Yamana, Iamgold and Freeport McMoRan
The gold price rose 1.66% to US$1,302.60. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 4% to 71.17, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.12% to 24,737.20. The S&P 500…
Sandstorm picks up royalty on Lundin’s Fruta del Norte
Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SAND; NYSE: SAND) has purchased a 0.9% net smelter returns royalty for US$32.8 million in cash on precious metals produced from Lundin Gold’s (TSX: LUG; NASDAQ: LUG)…
Prospero begins phase 2 drilling at Pachuca
Prospero Silver (TSXV: PSL; US-OTC: PSRVF) has begun phase two drilling at its Pachuca SE project in Hidalgo State, Mexico, shortly after Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) exercised…
Editorial: Newmont-Goldcorp merger rocks gold industry
The new year continues to be a fascinating one in the global mining industry, with the unveiling on Jan. 14 of Newmont Mining’s blockbuster US$10-billion deal to acquire Goldcorp, and…
Newmont to buy Goldcorp for US$10B
Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) will acquire all outstanding Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) shares in a deal that values Goldcorp at US$10 billion to create Newmont Goldcorp, the companies announced…
Silvercrest cuts high grade at Las Chispas
Silvercrest Metals (TSXV: SIL; NYSE: SILV) continues cutting high grade mineralization at its Las Chispas silver property in Sonora, Mexico. The latest results from a phase three infill drill program…
US markets rise, Dec. 24-28
The gold price continued a strong December push, rising 1.9% to US$1,280.40. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 1.4% to 69.68 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.7%…
Outlook Snapshot: Eight juniors with plans for a busy 2019
The junior exploration and development scene is still in high gear in North America, with many juniors planning for extensive work programs in 2019 at precious and base metal projects…
Fruta del Norte, Cobre Panama lead wave of new 2019 mines
As a new year approaches, The Northern Miner runs down 15 of the most interesting new mines scheduled to begin production in 2019. Fruta del Norte (gold) Lundin Gold The Fruta…