West Red Lake Gold resumes Madsen after death
West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSXV: WRLG) has resumed operations at its Madsen Mine in Red Lake, Ont., following a two-day pause triggered by a fatal incident. Operations were suspended on…
Precious Metals
Zenith grows Dulcie gold project resource by 41%
Zenith Minerals (ASX: ZNC) says contained gold at its Dulcie Far North (DFN) project in Western Australia jumped 41% compared with the previous resource in December. The resource — all…
Silver X secures $2M from Trafigura to support Peru copper expansion
Silver X Mining (TSXV: AGX; US-OTC: AGXPF) has secured a $2-million loan from commodities trading giant Trafigura to support the expanded production of copper from its Nueva Recuperada project in…
BofA sees $4,000 gold price on US debt, not war
Analysts at Bank of America see gold prices reaching $4,000 an oz. — an 18% jump above current levels — within the next year due to a ballooning U.S. fiscal…
From Canadian Malartic to Cariboo, Roosen builds a $14B mining legacy
Sean Roosen doesn’t mince words when he says Canada needs to “stick to the family business.” The celebrated mining executive calls for a return to what he sees as the…
Vizsla raising US$100M to develop Panuco project
Canadian miner Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) is raising about US$100 million ($138 million) to advance the exploration, drilling and development of its flagship Panuco project in western Mexico. The…
Trafigura backs Euro Sun’s Rovina Valley with $200M financing deal
Euro Sun Mining (TSXV: ESM; US-OTC: ESMNF) has lined up a $200-million loan package, with backing from global commodities trader Trafigura, to help finance its Rovina Valley gold-copper project in…
Maritime expands Hammerdown gold as output nears
Canadian explorer Maritime Resources (TSX-V: MAE) said drilling at its Hammerdown project in Newfoundland and Labrador identified a new near-surface gold zone with “substantial” grades. The stock jumped. Hole HDGC-25-272…
Video: First Cariboo gold ‘between third base and home plate’, Osisko’s Roosen says
Osisko Development’s (TSXV, NYSE: ODV) $650 million (C$893 million) Cariboo gold project in British Columbia will soon begin pre-construction activities, co-founder and CEO Sean Roosen says. A May update on…
NexGold assays revive historic Nova Scotia region
Explorer NexGold Mining (TSXV: NEXG; OTCQ-X: NXGCF) says new drill results are likely to boost a resource update this year for a project in a Nova Scotia gold region dating…
Resolute strikes gold in Côte d’Ivoire
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG) has found “a major” gold deposit at its Doropo asset in northeastern Côte d’Ivoire near the Burkina Faso border, according to a government website. Doropo holds…
Video: Iamgold pursues ‘Canada-first’ strategy, CEO says
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) is shifting its focus to Canadian production, president and CEO Renaud Adams said. Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) last month acquired a 7.5% net profit interest…