Ascot again delays Premier gold mine restart
Ascot Resources (TSX: AOT; US-OTC: AOTVF) is placing its main Premier gold project in British Columbia, which has been delayed several times, on care and maintenance after talks broke down…
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West Red Lake Gold resumes Madsen after death
West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSXV: WRLG) has resumed operations at its Madsen Mine in Red Lake, Ont., following a two-day pause triggered by a fatal incident. Operations were suspended on…
Zenith grows Dulcie gold project resource by 41%
Zenith Minerals (ASX: ZNC) says contained gold at its Dulcie Far North (DFN) project in Western Australia jumped 41% compared with the previous resource in December. The resource — all…
Industry flags BC’s Tŝilhqot’in Nation land use plan
British Columbia has laid out a plan to discuss consent with the Tŝilhqot’in Nation for future mining projects in the Teẑtan area of the province’s interior, but the Vancouver-based industry…
Silver X secures $2M from Trafigura to support Peru copper expansion
Silver X Mining (TSXV: AGX; US-OTC: AGXPF) has secured a $2-million loan from commodities trading giant Trafigura to support the expanded production of copper from its Nueva Recuperada project in…
Magna’s Crean Hill nickel project granted $500K
Magna Mining (TSXV: NICU; US-OTC: MGMNF) has been awarded $500,000 by the Ontario government for the company’s brownfield Crean Hill nickel-copper-platinum group metals project. The award is part of the…
BofA sees $4,000 gold price on US debt, not war
Analysts at Bank of America see gold prices reaching $4,000 an oz. — an 18% jump above current levels — within the next year due to a ballooning U.S. fiscal…
Barrick office in Mali reopens amid tax standoff
Malian tax officials have unlocked Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) Bamako headquarters, nearly two months after sealing the doors over an alleged multimillion-dollar tax shortfall, Reuters reported on Monday….
Torex expands with $36M Reyna Silver buy
Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) has expanded its North American exploration portfolio with the acquisition of Reyna Silver (TSXV: RSLV) in an all-cash deal valued at $36 million. The acquisition…
Iamgold shares rise as Côté mine reaches nameplate
Iamgold’s (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) Côté mine has officially achieved its nameplate capacity nearly 15 months after pouring its first gold, the company said Monday. Shares rose to a near…
Rio Tinto settles hedge fund claims on Oyu Tolgoi
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) has agreed to pay nearly $139 million to settle a long-running class action lawsuit accusing the company of concealing development delays at its $7-billion giant…
Karelian spots Victorian-era copper target in N. Ireland
Karelian Diamond Resources (LSE-A: KDR) says it has identified a “significant new copper target” within the recently awarded KDR4 licence area in Northern Ireland. The company found the copper target…