Anglo American pursues potash mine developer Sirius Minerals
Anglo American (LON: AAL) may be the company that throws a much-needed lifeline to Sirius Minerals (LON: SXX), the British junior struggling to build a huge fertilizer mine beneath a…
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Atlantic Nickel sells first nickel concentrate from Santa Rita
Santa Rita — one of the largest open-pit nickel sulphide mines in the world — has sold its first nickel concentrate since being placed on care and maintenance in 2015….
Gold price scales US$1,600 after Iran attacks US military base
Gold futures jumped after reports of rocket attacks on a U.S. military base in Iraq, hitting fresh six year highs. Gold for delivery in February touched US$1,613.30 per oz., up…
Rubicon grows Phoenix resource; feasibility underway
Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX; US-OTC: RBYCF) has released updated resources for its Phoenix gold project in the Red Lake gold district of northwestern Ontario, with 811,000 oz. gold in the…
Newmont ‘refreshes brand’, raises dividend 79%
Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) kicked off the second week of January with an announcement that it is dropping Goldcorp from its name and is also raising its quarterly dividend…
Ascot Resources drills more high grades at Silver Coin in BC
The latest results from the Silver Coin deposit at Ascot Resources’ (TSX: AOT) Premier gold project continue to show high-grade mineralization at this zone. Drill highlights include 7 metres of…
China’s JCHX takes stake in Cordoba Minerals
Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB) says a strategic investment from China’s JCHX Mining Management, which specializes in underground mine development and construction, should close before the end of January. JCHX is…
Doré Copper options Joe Mann gold mine
Recently listed Doré Copper Mining (TSXV: DCMC) has signed an option agreement to acquire 100% of the Joe Mann gold mine in Quebec. The project is 50 km from the…
Alamos Gold takes stake in Red Pine
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) has spent $1.9 million for an 11% stake in Red Pine Exploration (TSXV: RPX) on an undiluted basis and 19.99% on a partially diluted…
Sierra Metals grows resource at Bolivar mine
Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT; NYSE-AM: SMTS) has updated the resource for its Bolivar underground mine in Chihuahua state, Mexico, based on 13,698 metres of infill drilling and 41,553 metres of…
Editorial: Top stories of 2019
The mining industry had its share of tragedy this year starting in January with the murder of Canadian geologist Kirk Woodman in Burkina Faso and Vale’s tailings dam disaster in…
TSX Venture rises, Dec. 23-27: Aurania, New Pacific, Advance Gold, Hannan
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 2.69% to 563.58 and spot gold rose to US$1,510.80 per oz. — a US$32.40 per oz. (2.19%) gain. Shares of Aurania Resources were up…