Centerra OKs Goldfield mine in Nevada after all
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) said it’s moving ahead with development and construction of its Goldfield project in Nevada after rising gold prices boosted estimated returns. Using a long-term…
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OceanaGold hits new high as gold prices lift Q2 results
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; OTCQ-X: OCANF) set a new all-time high on Thursday after the company reported record quarterly profit and revenue thanks to rising gold prices. Shares of OceanaGold rose…
Rio Tinto OKs $180M expansion at Amrun bauxite mine
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) has approved a $180-million investment in the Norman Creek bauxite project on Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula, aiming to unlock nearly half of the 978 million…
Glencore says DRC cobalt stockpile has ‘no impact’
Glencore (LSE: GLEN), the world’s second-largest cobalt producer, says its growing stockpile of unsold cobalt won’t materially affect the company as it contends with export restrictions in the Democratic Republic…
Site visit: PLS now runs world’s biggest hard-rock lithium resource
Australia’s PLS (ASX: PLS), formerly Pilbara Minerals, has increased the resource at its Pilgangoora lithium operation in Western Australia by nearly a quarter through gains in tonnage and grade, overtaking…
SSR Mining soars on strong earnings beat
SSR Mining (Nasdaq, TSX: SSRM), the third-largest U.S.-based gold miner by output, soared to its highest share price in nearly two years on Wednesday after reporting second-quarter results that incorporated…
NexGen doubles uranium sales ahead of Rook I OK
NexGen Energy (TSX, NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG), advancing the largest development-stage uranium deposit in Canada, said Wednesday it has secured a major new offtake contract with a large U.S.-based utility. …
The Metals Co. posts first deep-sea resource
The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) has released a prefeasibility study and a resource — the first of its kind — for its seabed mining plans that show a potential return…
Fresnillo lifts gold forecast on first-half surge
Shares in Fresnillo (LSE: FRES) jumped 6% on Tuesday after the Mexican precious metals miner raised its gold production forecast for the year, driven by a strong first-half performance of…
Orla cuts output target after Mexico wall slide
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) said it will produce about 5% less gold than planned this year at higher costs after deferring some production following last month’s pit-wall failure at the…
First Quantum scores $1B Royal Gold streaming deal
Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has secured a $1-billion (C$1.38 billion) gold streaming deal with a subsidiary of Royal Gold (Nasdaq: RGLD), the companies announced Tuesday. The agreement…
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…