OceanaGold books high-grade gold in South Carolina
New high-grade drill results from OceanaGold’s (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OCANF) Haile mine in South Carolina show the company is making headway towards a goal of expanding the resource at its…
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Northern Graphite to raise $2.2M for feasibility study
Canadian miner Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) plans to raise up to C$2.2 million on the stock market as it builds on a recent federal lifeline extended to North…
Anglo-Teck deal seen spurring rival bids: analysts
Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) proposed acquisition of Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) could end up putting both companies in play as rival miners scramble to find large-scale copper assets,…
Galiano halts Ghana deposit work after clash
Galiano Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: GAU) says it temporarily suspended operations at the Esaase deposit at Ghana’s Asanko mine after one person died Tuesday during a clash between soldiers and area…
Perpetua advances potential $2B Stibnite loan
Perpetua Resources (TSX, NASDAQ: PPTA) says it received initial terms for a $2-billion U.S. government loan that would almost completely fund restarting the fast-tracked Stibnite project in Idaho, which shut…
Vizsla lines up Macquarie-led $220M for Panuco
Canadian miner Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) hired Australia’s Macquarie Bank as lead arranger of a $220 million (C$304 million) maximum financing package for the construction and development of the Panuco…
Centerra buys 9.9% of Liberty to expand Idaho bet
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG, NYSE: CGAU) agreed to buy 9.9% of Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD; US-OTC: LGDTF) for about $28 million to add a stake in a junior miner that’s…
Top 20 gold drilling this year: Wesdome wins
Australia dominated the global ranking of best gold assays this year to June 30 with six holes in the top 10 and nine in the top 20 – but it…
Freeport CEO urges US aid to grow copper
United States mining giant Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) is calling on the Trump administration to sweeten incentives for domestic copper producers and cut permitting times to help offset weak metal grades,…
Marimaca hits fresh 13-year high on copper results
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; ASX: MC2) surged to its highest level in more than 13 years after the company said new drilling at its Pampa Medina property in northern Chile…
Montage worker dies in Côte d’Ivoire project accident
Montage Gold (TSX: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) says a worker died Thursday following an accident at the company’s Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire. Construction activities at the site resumed Friday after…
US commits $1B to critical minerals technology
The United States Department of Energy says it will unlock just under US$1 billion (C$1.38 billion) to fund mining, processing and manufacturing technologies used to extract critical minerals and materials….