Gold stocks undervalued, says Haywood Securities
The mining team at Haywood Securities says now is a good time to invest in undervalued gold stocks. “In the first nine months of 2018 the price of gold has…
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Ivanhoe discovers new copper deposit in DRC
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has discovered a third major copper deposit called Makoko in the Democratic Republic of Congo on its 100%-owned Western Foreland copper property, west of…
Blockade halts Trevali’s Santander mine
Operations at Trevali Mining’s (TTSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) Santander zinc mine in Peru were temporarily halted after a “small group of community members and other persons not affiliated with the…
Copper Mountain leverages existing assets in New Ingerbelle PEA
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC; US-OTC: CPPMF) recently tabled a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its New Ingerbelle copper project, just 1 km away from its producing Copper Mountain mine…
Quebec Snapshot: Eight companies pushing projects towards production
There’s been a buzz of activity in La Belle Province throughout 2018, with junior and mid-level gold explorers and developers taking the lead. Here is a look at eight companies…
Mason Graphite’s Lac Guéret leads the field in Quebec
If graphite mining has a home in Canada, it is surely in Quebec. The earliest known producing graphite mine in the province, and possibly the country, was the Miller mine,…
Glencore expands and extends share buy-back program
Glencore (LON: GLEN) is increasing its share buy-back program by up to an additional US$1 billion. The commodities giant has already purchased 230.2 million of its own shares valued at…
First Cobalt tables initial resource at Iron Creek in Idaho
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has tabled its first resource estimate for its 100%-owned Iron Creek cobalt project in Idaho. The project contains 29.6 million tonnes grading 0.08% cobalt…
Barrick and Randgold to merge in US$18B deal
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) and Randgold Resources (LON: RRS; NASDAQ: GOLD) have agreed to a share-for-share merger to create the New Barrick Group in a deal valued at…
Three Continental Gold geologists killed in Colombia
Three exploration geologists working on Continental Gold’s (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) Berlin project in Colombia were killed during an attack on their residence in the middle of the night. The…
Rio Tinto announces share buy-back program
Rio Tinto (LON: RIO) says it plans to buy back shares worth about US$3.2 billion. The funds were generated from the sale of coal assets and a smelter. Rio has…
Wallbridge finds high-grade gold at Fenelon
Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM; US-OTC: WLBMF) is progressing its Fenelon gold project in northwestern Quebec through a 35,000-tonne bulk sample and an 8,000-metre underground drill program. The company says it…