NexGen builds scale at Arrow
The entire footprint of NexGen Energy’s (TSX: NXE; NYSE-AM: NXE) proposed Arrow mine is smaller than a university campus, but could produce 21% of the world’s uranium once in production,…
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RNC updates large Dumont nickel-cobalt project
Once in production, Dumont would be one of Canada’s largest base metal mines and one of the top-five sulphide nickel producers in the world, RNC Minerals (TSX: RNX) says. The…
Warrior returns more capital to shareholders
In March, Warrior Met Coal (NYSE: HCC ) approved a share buyback program of up to US$70 million of its outstanding common stock after exhausting a previous US$40-million repurchase program…
Blue Sky Uranium advances Amarillo in Argentina
Argentina has three nuclear reactors and plans for more, yet the country has no domestic uranium production. Blue Sky Uranium (TSXV: BSK; US-OTC: BKUCF) hopes to fill that void. “They…
TSX posts slight gain, May 13-17: Barrick, Franco-Nevada, Roxgold
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.64%, or 104.20 points, to 16,401.80. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index increased 0.11 points, or 0.15%, to 71.55, while the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
US markets fall, May 13-17: Kinross, Iamgold, Peabody, Consol Energy
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.69%, or 178.37 points, to finish the May 13 to 17 trading week at 25,764.00, and the S&P 500 Index fell 0.76%, or 21.87…
TSX Venture rises, May 13-17: Atlantic Gold, SilverCrest; Maverix, Midland Exploration
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 9.67 points, or 1.61%, to finish the May 13 to 17 trading week at 609.15. News of the acquisition of Atlantic Gold by Australian…
Lumina Gold advances Cangrejos, Gran Bestia
Lumina Gold (TSXV: LUM) is on track to complete a first-ever resource estimate on its Gran Bestia gold-copper deposit and an updated resource on its Cangrejos gold-copper deposit before year-end….
Columbus Gold broadens footprint in French Guiana
Columbus Gold (TSX: CGT; US-OTC: CGTFF) wants to become a dominant player in the fledgling gold mining industry in French Guiana, an overseas department of France on the northeast coast…
St Barbara to acquire Atlantic Gold for $802M
Australian gold producer St Barbara (ASX: SBM) is acquiring 100% of Canadian gold producer Atlantic Gold (TSXV: AGB) in a deal valued at $802 million. St Barbara’s offer represents a…
Iamgold on path to production at Saramacca in Suriname
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has announced that it plans to begin production at its Saramacca open-pit gold deposit in the second half of 2019. The mine is located 18…
Equinox Gold pours first gold at Aurizona in Brazil
When Equinox Gold (TSXV: EQX; US-OTC: EQXFF) was formed in December 2017 as a three-way merger of Trek Mining, Newcastle Gold and Anfield Gold, it launched with a development asset…