Fortuna buys Barrick, Iamgold project for $200M
Fortuna Mining (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) is buying the Bambadji gold project in Senegal for $200 million (C$279 million) from Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) and Iamgold (TSX: IMG;…
Precious Metals
Study gives White Gold nearly $2B value for 9-year mine
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for White Gold’s (TSXV: WGO; US-OTC: WHGOF) namesake site positions it among Yukon’s top undeveloped yellow metal projects by economics and returns, with its $1.9…
Gold holds above $4,300 per oz as rate-cut bets build
Bullion extends last week’s 7% surge as weak US employment data, investor positioning and Chinese buying lend support.
Iamgold defers Côté expansion, studies bigger build
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has deferred a planned expansion of Côté Gold while it studies a much larger build that could nearly double the Ontario mine’s processing rate to…
B2Gold wins Mali permit after guidance cut
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) won a key permit Friday for its Fekola Regional gold expansion project in Mali, removing a growth hurdle a day after it cut its 2026…
NGEx to spin out South American exploration company
NGEx Minerals (TSX: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) plans to spin out its Valle Ancho copper-gold project into a new company – a move that will let the Canadian developer concentrate on…
From the Archives: The Origins of Agnico Eagle Mines
Agnico Eagle Mines is today Canada’s top miner by market capitalization. But its prominence today comes after a decades-long journey of challenges and successes, and a shift in focus from…
Spotlight: Four more companies advancing projects around the world
Junior exploration companies across the globe stand or fall on drill programs that could turn them into bigger stories. Here are four more juniors with company-making discovery potential in proven mineral districts….
Top 10 global miners: Zijin’s expansion pays off
Zijin Mining’s (SSE: 601899; SEHK: 2899) expansion strategy paid dividends as the Chinese miner topped global peers located outside North America and Australia for market capitalization. Attributable net income for 2025 jumped 62% to a…
Equinox approves $436M Valentine expansion
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) (NYSE: EQX) has approved a $436-million expansion of its Valentine gold mine in central Newfoundland, Canada, which will lift planned production as the company pursues growth following…
Luca sees resource growth potential at Campo Morado
New drilling by Luca Mining (TSXV: LUCA; US-OTC: LUCMF) at its Campo Morado polymetallic mine in Mexico’s Guerrero State hints at the possibility of increasing near-mine resources and extending mine life….
Bigger plants drive Australia’s next gold gains
Australian gold output is set to rise as producers expand existing mines before a new set of projects starts later this decade, Melbourne-based mining consultants Surbiton Associates says. The country…