Barrick trying to sell Hemlo mine: Bloomberg
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is working to sell its Hemlo gold mine in northern Ontario, its last mine in Canada, according to a Bloomberg report. The company started…
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Buese target emerges on Founders’ crown in Suriname
Drilling at Founders Metals’ (TSX-V: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) Buese target at the Antino project in southeast Suriname has returned results as high as 6 metres grading 6.38 grams gold per…
CEO interview: F3 Uranium eyes third discovery
Good things come in threes could apply to F3 Uranium’s (TSV: FUU; US-OTC: FUUFF) Athabasca basin discoveries in Saskatchewan and the people behind them. Since 2010, a trio of its…
Awalé logs strong results at Newmont-backed project
Drilling at Awalé Resources’ (TSXV: ARIC) Odienné copper-gold project in Côte d’Ivoire has returned results as high as 26 metres grading 12 grams gold per tonne, the company reported Thursday….
Sitka Gold nets $11.8M for Yukon exploration
Sitka Gold (TSXV: SIG) has closed an $11.8-million financing that it plans to spend on exploration at its RC project in west-central Yukon. Shares rose. The bought deal financing was led…
Gold price at ‘multiples of $3,000’ possible, Sprott says
As gold prices continue to rise, having hit a new record of $3,245.42 per oz. Monday, geopolitics and other factors could push yellow metal prices even higher, said Toronto-based asset…
Fire shuts Kinross’ Tasiast mill in Mauritania
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has temporarily suspended mill operations at its Tasiast project in western Mauritania after a fire in the mill on Monday which has been extinguished,…
Calibre rises on record gold output
Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) increased first-quarter gold production by 16% to a record 71,539 oz. from its three producing mines in Nicaragua and Nevada. Shares rose. The quarter…
PDAC Video: Blue Lagoon preps for July gold production start in BC
Blue Lagoon Resources’ (CSE: BLLG; US-OTC: BLAGF) Dome Mountain gold project is the most recently permitted mine in British Columbia and it’s looking to start producing in July. Through its…
PDAC Video: Tailwinds push Marimaca Copper towards permit milestone this year
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI) is looking at a year of milestones with its definitive feasibility planned for its namesake project in the middle of the year and environmental approval from…
PDAC JV video: New Zealand aims to fast-track mining
New Zealand is holding up its fast-track and “one-stop shop” legislation as ways to streamline project approvals and reinvigorate the economy, resources minister Shane Jones says. The new processes are…
Gold ETFs log US$21B rise in first quarter, WGC says
Global gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) grew by US$21 billion in the first quarter to reach their second highest quarterly level by value since the second quarter of 2020 at the…