Seabridge confirms new porphyry discovery at Iskut property in BC
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA) (NYSE: SA) has achieved its 2023 goal of finding a new porphyry mineral system from drilling on the Snip North target of its Iskut property in…
Precious Metals
Vista Gold taps Wheaton for $20M royalty to advance Mt. Todd project in Australia
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM, NYSE: WPM; LSE: WPM) is buying a 1% gross revenue royalty on Vista Gold’s (TSX: VGZ; NYSE-AM: VGZ) Mt. Todd project in Australia for US$20…
Barsele takes over Gold Line while advancing Agnico-led project in Sweden
Barsele Minerals (TSXV: BME; US-OTC: BRSLF) is buying Gold Line Resources (TSXV: GLDL; US-OTC: TLLZF) in an all-share deal to consolidate projects in Sweden and Finland, the companies said on Wednesday. Gold Line…
TNM Drill Down: Westgold tops week’s assays at Fortnum in Australia
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays from Dec. 1-8. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by data company Mining Intelligence.Projects…
Dundee tallies 1.8M oz gold resource less than a year after Čoka Rakita discovery
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) has released its first resource for a discovery it made less than a year ago — its Čoka Rakita project in eastern Serbia. The initial…
Roosen seeks partner for Cariboo gold project ‘beachhead’ in BC
Sean Roosen, part of the team that discovered and developed the Canadian Malartic gold mine, which vies to be Canada’s largest by production, is looking for a corporate partner to…
Hudbay’s plan to boost Copper Mountain output comes at a cost
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) on Tuesday tabled a new mine plan for its Copper Mountain acquisition in southern British Columbia, outlining a planned 90% production hike at half…
2023’s key theme? Narrowed access to resources — whether mineral or cash
It’s December — time for our year in review. This year was notable for takeovers. Newmont paid US$21.2 billion for copper-rich gold miner Newcrest Mining; Glencore negotiated a US$8.9-billion deal…
Bluestone CEO grapples with activism in Guatemala as new president brings change
Lundin-backed Bluestone Resources (TSXV: BSR) wants to advance its Cerro Blanco gold project under Guatemala’s incoming reform-minded president but it faces anti-mining activists who don’t play by the same rules….
Cage drop kills 12, injures 74 at Implats Rustenburg mine in South Africa
Following a fatal accident at Impala Platinum Holdings‘ (JSE: IMP) Rustenburg mine in South Africa, the death toll has risen to 12 after a victim succumbed to their injuries in…
Gold juniors Nighthawk, Moneta to gain heft with all-share merger
Moneta Gold (TSX: ME; US-OTC: MEAUF) and Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF), two juniors with gold development projects in Canada, are planning an at-market, all-share merger. Moneta will contribute…
Nunavut nixes Agnico’s Meliadine gold mine expansion
Nunavut’s Impact Review Board has rejected Agnico Eagle Mines‘s (TSX:AEM; NYSE:AEM) application to expand the Meliadine gold mine near the northwest shore of Hudson Bay. The board said the proposal…