Abcourt pours first gold from historic Sleeping Giant
Abcourt Mines (TSXV: ABI; US-OTC: ABMBF) has officially placed Quebec’s past-producing Sleeping Giant mine back on the map with its first gold pour after two months of development work. The…
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JV article: Troilus Gold nears construction decision
After leading the development and sale of a gold project in Peru in 2014 for about $270 million (C$300 million), Justin Reid was looking for a new opportunity. He found…
Barrick sells Hemlo Gold mine for $1.1B
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) has agreed to sell its last operating gold mine in Canada, marking a significant milestone as the company shifts its focus towards copper. The…
Beaver Creek: ‘Paper gold is over’ as BRICS build dollar-free payments
Beaver Creek, Colo. – Canadian dealmaker Frank Giustra says the age of paper gold is ending as BRICS nations stand up a parallel financial system that routes around the U.S….
OceanaGold books high-grade gold in South Carolina
New high-grade drill results from OceanaGold’s (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OCANF) Haile mine in South Carolina show the company is making headway towards a goal of expanding the resource at its…
Podcast: Agnico’s Boyd and Northern Miner’s Vaccaro on the Great Canadian Treasure Hunt
This week’s episode features Agnico Eagle chair Sean Boyd and Northern Miner Group president Anthony Vaccaro on the Great Canadian Treasure Hunt—a contest launched by the Northern Miner that hides…
Galiano halts Ghana deposit work after clash
Galiano Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: GAU) says it temporarily suspended operations at the Esaase deposit at Ghana’s Asanko mine after one person died Tuesday during a clash between soldiers and area…
Beaver Creek: Policy is the new geology, panel hears
Beaver Creek, Colo. – The single biggest driver of returns now isn’t what’s in the rock, it’s what’s on the books, a panel heard on Tuesday at the Precious Metals…
Perpetua advances potential $2B Stibnite loan
Perpetua Resources (TSX, NASDAQ: PPTA) says it received initial terms for a $2-billion U.S. government loan that would almost completely fund restarting the fast-tracked Stibnite project in Idaho, which shut…
Agnico sells out of Orla for $560M
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), Canada’s largest gold miner by output and market value, has sold its 11% stake in Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) for nearly $561 million…
Beaver Creek: Gold, $50B copper deal bring reset
Beaver Creek, Colo. – Gold’s fresh record above $3,660 per oz. flashed along with the $50-billion (C$69-billion) Anglo American (LSE: AAL)–Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) merger announcement Tuesday…
Gold miners dominate this year’s TSX30
Mining companies accounted for over half of the entries on this year’s TSX30 — an annual list of the 30 top-performing names on Canada’s largest stock exchange over a three-year…