SSR Mining and Alacer Gold to merge in all-share deal
Executives at SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM) and Alacer Gold (TSX: ARR; ASX: AQG) started talking about a possible merger of the two companies in November 2019, and completed…
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Premier and Centerra lock horns over Hardrock project in Ontario
Is the Hardrock gold project, 275 km northeast of Thunder Bay in northern Ontario, a shovel-ready gem or a promising project in need of further technical work? Joint-venture partners Premier…
SolGold scores US$150M funding deal from Franco-Nevada
Ecuador-focused SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) has secured up to US$150 million from streaming company Franco–Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV), which it will use to develop its Alpala copper-gold project….
Demand for battery metals to jump 500% by 2050, World Bank says
Production of so-called battery metals, such as graphite, lithium and cobalt, will have to increase by nearly 500% by 2050 to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies, the…
Shandong Gold to buy TMAC Resources for US$149M
In the latest Chinese acquisition of a Canadian gold miner, Shandong Gold is buying TMAC Resources (TSX: TMAC) and its Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut for US$149 million. The…
Barrick reports strong Q1; withdraws guidance for Porgera
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has withdrawn its 2020 guidance for its 47.5%-owned Porgera mine after placing it in temporary care and maintenance on April 27. Work was halted…
INV Metals revises feasibility study on Loma Larga in Ecuador
INV Metals (TSX: INV) moved into Ecuador seven years ago when it acquired a 100% interest in the Quimsacocha concession from Iamgold (IMG: TSX) in an all-share deal valued at…
Equinox Gold tables PEA for underground development at Aurizona
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX) has released the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on an underground development within its Aurizona mine site in northeastern Brazil. The early-stage…
Study boosts economics for Copper Mountain’s Eva project in Australia
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC) has improved the economics of its Eva copper project in Queensland, Australia, with an updated feasibility study showing a longer mine life, increased production and…
Anglo American to spin off South African coal mines
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is speeding up its exit from thermal coal and plans to spin off its South African coal unit within the next three years. Mounting pressure from…
Russia questions legality of US space mining plan
Russia is questioning a U.S.-proposed global legal framework for mining on the Moon, saying the document would have to be examined thoroughly to make sure it complies with international laws…
GoldMining publishes maiden resource for Yarumalito in Colombia
GoldMining (TSX: GOLD; US-OTC: GLDLF) has released a pit-constrained maiden resource estimate for the Yarumalito project, 75 km southwest of Medellin, Colombia, with total inferred resources of 66.3 million tonnes…