Blockade halts Trevali’s Santander mine
Operations at Trevali Mining’s (TTSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) Santander zinc mine in Peru were temporarily halted after a “small group of community members and other persons not affiliated with the…
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Copper Mountain leverages existing assets in New Ingerbelle PEA
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC; US-OTC: CPPMF) recently tabled a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its New Ingerbelle copper project, just 1 km away from its producing Copper Mountain mine…
Glencore expands and extends share buy-back program
Glencore (LON: GLEN) is increasing its share buy-back program by up to an additional US$1 billion. The commodities giant has already purchased 230.2 million of its own shares valued at…
First Cobalt tables initial resource at Iron Creek in Idaho
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has tabled its first resource estimate for its 100%-owned Iron Creek cobalt project in Idaho. The project contains 29.6 million tonnes grading 0.08% cobalt…
Barrick and Randgold to merge in US$18B deal
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) and Randgold Resources (LON: RRS; NASDAQ: GOLD) have agreed to a share-for-share merger to create the New Barrick Group in a deal valued at…
Three Continental Gold geologists killed in Colombia
Three exploration geologists working on Continental Gold’s (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) Berlin project in Colombia were killed during an attack on their residence in the middle of the night. The…
Rio Tinto announces share buy-back program
Rio Tinto (LON: RIO) says it plans to buy back shares worth about US$3.2 billion. The funds were generated from the sale of coal assets and a smelter. Rio has…
Kirkland Lake Gold raises stake in Osisko Mining
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) has boosted its ownership in Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) from 8.58% to about 13.61%. The mid-tier gold producer reported it has invested about…
Wallbridge finds high-grade gold at Fenelon
Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM; US-OTC: WLBMF) is progressing its Fenelon gold project in northwestern Quebec through a 35,000-tonne bulk sample and an 8,000-metre underground drill program. The company says it…
Corvus tables maiden resource at Mother Lode
Corvus Gold (TSX: KOR; US-OTC: CORVF) has tabled a maiden resource estimate for its Mother Lode gold project in Nevada that incorporates all the results from its first two drill…
Northern Vertex becomes newest gold producer in US
Northern Vertex Mining Corp.’s (TSXV: NEE; US-OTC: NHVCF) open-pit heap leach Moss mine in Arizona has reached commercial production. The gold-silver mine is expected to produce an average of over…
Velocity to earn 70% interest in Rozino gold project with new PEA
Velocity Minerals (TSXV: VLC; US-OTC: VLCJF) recently tabled a preliminary economic assessment for its Rozino gold project in southeast Bulgaria and as a result will soon earn a 70% in…