Fortuna rises on larger gold resource in Senegal
Fortuna Mining (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) has boosted the resource for its Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal ahead of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) later this year. The project…
Precious Metals
Southern Copper, Freeport-McMoRan top U.S. peers as steelmakers retreat
Global miners Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO), Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) and Newmont (NYSE: NEM) once again topped their U.S. peers for market capitalization and earnings while several steelmakers had a down…
Agnico, Barrick lead the pack of top Canada miners
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) tops our list of Canadian miners by market value at $81.9 billion (US$59.8 million) at press time. Agnico operates the country’s biggest gold mines…
Australia’s gold miners build M&A war chests
Australia’s top gold producers have stockpiled billions of dollars in cash and bullion as record-high gold prices fuelled by geopolitical turmoil and central bank demand swell balance sheets across the…
Deficit math shows gold’s not done, Rule says
By Henry Lazenby in Boca Raton, Florida Rick Rule has an axiom for mining investors facing turbulent markets: “You are either a contrarian or you’re going to be a victim.” …
Lundin Gold strikes Fruta del Norte bonanza
The latest conversion drilling at Lundin Gold’s (TSX: LUG; Nasdaq Stockholm: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) Fruta del Norte mine in Ecuador has returned results as high as 9 metres grading nearly…
Eldorado Gold keeps $1B Skouries on track
Canada’s Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) says its Skouries copper-gold project in Greece is on track with its February forecast of first production in early 2026 and commercial output…
JV article: Rackla drills Grad project in Far North
After discovering several precious metals deposits in Central America and Mexico, four of which became mines, veteran mining financer Simon Ridgway has returned to his prospector roots in Canada. The…
Agnico rises on record quarterly profit, free cash flow
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) shares rose after the Canadian miner reported record quarterly profit and free cash flow on the strength of rising gold prices. Adjusted net income…
Silver could face ‘squeeze’ scenario, price spike: Sprott
Silver ranks amongst one of the top-performing commodities on the market, with renewed investor interest and strong fundamentals driving prices up to their highest in 14 years, but analysts predict…
Endeavour lifts H1 output 38% on ramp-up, expansion
Africa-focused Endeavour Mining’s (TSX, LSE: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) gold output jumped by more than a third in the first half of the year to June 30, reflecting recent mine expansions…
B2Gold starts underground mining at Fekola in Mali
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) said it began underground production at its flagship Fekola mine in Mali immediately after receiving approval from the government. The stock rose. The approval, which took effect…