Barrick paid $430M to settle Mali dispute: Bloomberg
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) paid nearly the same amount as the back taxes Mali’s junta claimed it owed, ending a long dispute that had shuttered a mine once…
Precious Metals
Site visit: Minaurum eyes first resource at Alamos in Mexico within weeks
On a plateau high up in the Alamos mountain ranges of Mexico’s Sonora state, Stephen Maynard casts a sweeping gesture across the valley, indicating where the two main shoots of…
Aris pays $80M for full ownership of Soto Norte
Aris Mining (TSX: ARIS; NYSE-A: ARMN) has gained full ownership of the Soto Norte gold project in Colombia after reaching an $80-million deal to buy out the remaining 49% joint…
JV Article: Discovery, ore sorting lift Spanish Mountain
Spanish Mountain Gold (TSXV: SPA; US‑OTC: SPAUF) is betting recent in pit, near surface high-grade discoveries of 1 gram gold per tonne and higher, coupled with ore sorting can raise…
NGOs urge DPM Metals to exit Loma Larga in Ecuador
Toronto-based DPM Metals (TSX, ASX: DPM) faces renewed pressure to abandon its stalled $600-million (C$845-million) Loma Larga gold-copper project in Ecuador. About 100 civil society groups and 48 academics, Indigenous…
Sahel faces widening security threats, analysts say
Despite military governments across West Africa, the region’s security situation is worsening as insurgents flush with kidnapping ransoms and illegal mining profits threaten fuel supplies and road networks, according to…
Lundin Gold hits more bonanza grades in Ecuador
Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; Nasdaq Stockholm: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) has cut its highest-grade intercept yet at the Fruta del Norte gold mine in southeast Ecuador, as the company advances plans…
Scottie finds ‘good financing market’ for BC gold project
Scottie Resources (TSXV: SCOT; US-OTC: SCTSF) is raising money to advance its eponymous gold project in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle after releasing an initial economic study last month showing the…
Fortuna doubles indicated ounces at Séguéla
Fortuna Mining (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) has reported higher reserves and resources at its Séguéla gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire, extending the operation’s outlook and prompting fresh studies on mine expansion….
UBS lifts mid-2026 gold price forecast to $4,500
UBS Group has raised its 2026 mid-year gold price target to $4,500 an oz., up from $4,200 previously, as the Swiss bank sees further momentum in a rally that has…
Friedland opens $2B Platreef mine in South Africa
Billionaire Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has cut the ribbon on its long-awaited Platreef platinum mine, with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa presiding as Johannesburg hosts G20…
Americas Gold expands Idaho presence with $65M deal for historic mine
Americas Gold and Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE-A: USAS) is paying $65 million to acquire privately owned Crescent Silver and its past-producing mine in Idaho as the miner looks to expand…