West Red Lake Gold Mines hits high grades at Madsen
West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSXV: WRLG; US-OTC: WRLGF) reported high-grade results from drilling at its Madsen mine in Ontario’s Red Lake Gold District, as the company looks to restart the…
Precious Metals
Ramp Metals plunges after new gold assays in Saskatchewan
Ramp Metals (TSXV: RAMP) shares fell 25% on Monday after it reported assay results from its Rottenstone SW project in Saskatchewan that were a fraction of the mineralization in a…
Kinross invests in Wyoming-focused gold junior
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has acquired 9.9% of Wyoming-focused explorer Relevant Gold (TSXV: RGC; US-OTC: RGCCF) which is advancing the Golden Buffalo project. The major spent $1.5 million…
Aus gold miner Ramelius refinances for $160M in debt
Australian gold miner Ramelius Resources (ASX: RMS) has secured a A$175 million ($160 million) revolving debt facility, along with government grants, to fund its operations and recent acquisitions. Banks including Australia and…
Wesdome Gold drilling may extend Eagle mine in Ontario
Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO)says drill results expanded three underground zones at its Eagle River mine in northern Ontario as it considers extending its production life. In the Six Central zone,…
Gold, copper equities to rise, metals flat: analysts
Stocks in certain gold and copper producers are expected to gain this year even as a surge in the metals’ prices subsides, BMO Capital Markets says. Investors may seek attractive…
Endeavour Mining pours first gold at Lafigué mine
Endeavour Mining (TSX, LSE: EDV) has poured its first gold at the new Lafigué mine in Côte d’Ivoire only 21 months after it began construction, which is ahead of the…
Get ready for more disputes about what’s ‘mine’ and theirs
Eleven years ago, The Northern Miner ran a story titled “How Mexico reclaimed its mantle as a top mining nation.” The piece recounted how the nation opened up investment and…
Victoria Gold must rapidly secure landslide site: expert
Victoria Gold (TSXV: GCX) must quickly stabilize its Eagle gold mine site to prevent another landslide and a spill to neighbouring property, a landslide expert says. The company suspended operations and…
New Pacific shifts focus to social issues after robust Silver Sand prefeasibility
New Pacific Metals’ (TSX: NUAG; NYSE-AM: NEW) prefeasibility study for the Silver Sand project in Bolivia calculates a robust return on an initial US$358-million investment. But the company could face…
Photos of Victoria Gold accident show heap leach landslide in Yukon
Victoria Gold (TSXV: GCX) has suspended operations at its Eagle mine in the Yukon after an accident at its heap leach pad. There were no injuries, the company said. The…
Skeena secures $1B finance package for Eskay Creek gold-silver development
Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) is getting US$750 million ($1.02-billion) in funding from Orion Resource Partners to finish the Eskay Creek mine redevelopment in northern British Columbia. Orion will…