M&A: Equinox’s Beaty talks cost cuts post-Calibre buy
The combination of Equinox Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: EQX) and Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB) should move the new company up to the fourth largest gold producer in Canada even as it…
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Opinion: Clearing Australia’s debt with unmined gold
According to the U.S. government’s financial statements, the country owns over 8,100 tonnes of gold, the highest amount of any nation. But while most countries revalue their gold reserves annually,…
Orla shares surge on initial resource at Camino Rojo
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) shares soared to an all-time high after the company released an initial resource for its Camino Rojo deposit in central Mexico that outlines 3.9…
Nevada King update bumps Atlanta gold by 122%
A resource update for Nevada King Gold’s (TSXV: NKG; US-OTC: NKGFF) Atlanta project more than doubles contained gold in the measured and indicated categories to just over 1 million oz.,…
Infographic: Gold and silver producers vs reserves
The ranks of the world’s top precious metal producing countries are subject to change over time, one factor being economically mineable reserves. South Africa, for example, was the world’s top…
Ontario First Nations slam mining-focused Bill 5
Environmental groups and some First Nations oppose Ontario’s Bill 5 to boost mining despite changes by Premier Doug Ford who calls it an opportunity of a lifetime. The proposed law,…
Infographic: Rare earth spheres of control
MINING.COM and The Northern Miner mapped global rare earth production through a geopolitical lens, dividing the world into five “spheres of control”: Chinese, American, Russian, Coalition of the Willing, and Undrafted….
Omai Gold logs high grades as resource update looms
Recent drilling by Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) returned results as high as 27.5 metres grading 2.63 grams gold per tonne in the Wenot deposit at its Omai…
Explorer pulls staff as Flin Flon orders evacuation
Amid a province-wide state of emergency, Flin Flon, Man. has ordered residents and visitors to evacuate as wildfires approach the city while Canadian Gold (TSXV: CGC) has suspended local operations…
Harfang books high grades at Sky Lake gold project
Recent drilling by Harfang Exploration (TSXV: HAR) returned a highlight hit of 2.5 metres grading 35.6 grams gold per tonne from drilling in the Koval zone at its Sky Lake…
Manitoba wildfires threaten Alamos Gold project
Wildfires burning near the northwestern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake have spurred Alamos Gold (TSX, NYSE: AGI) to temporarily pause operations at its nearby project, the company said. Lynn Lake…
Drilling returns ‘high-calibre’ uranium results at NexGen’s PCE target
Drilling by NexGen Energy (TSX, NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) has returned results as high as 0.5 metre grading 68.8% uranium oxide (U3O8) at its Patterson Corridor East (PCE) target in…