U.S. Gold adds Idaho project to portfolio
U.S. Gold (NASDAQ: USAU) is adding a new exploration project to its portfolio through its acquisition of Northern Panther Resource Corporation, which holds the Challis gold project in Idaho. U.S. Gold is…
Copper
BHP to pay $840M to end coal energy dependence in Chile
BHP’s (LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP) Escondida and Spence copper mines in northern Chile are poised to pay a total of US$840 million for an early end to a 2008 energy…
TSX Venture rises, Aug. 3-7
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose by 2.60% to finish the Aug. 3-7 trading week at 739.98. Spot gold continued to set new records, rising US$58.70 per oz., or 2.97%,…
Unigold drills high-grade intercept at Nieta in Dominican Republic
The longest and highest-grade intercept drilled so far at Ungiold’s (TSXV: UGD) Nieta concession in the Dominican Republic “suggests that sulphide mineralization may have a steeper plunge to the northeast…
Glencore records US$2.6B loss, scraps dividend
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) posted a US$2.6 billion loss after write-downs for the first half of the year and scrapped its dividend, as the coronavirus pandemic dented global demand and lowered…
Donald Trump Jr calls for blocking Pebble mine
Opponents of Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM) proposed Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum mine in Alaska found a new ally on Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s son Donald Jr. took to Twitter…
B of A forecasts US$3,000 gold, US$35 silver on ‘financial repression’
In April, Bank of America Global Research increased its 18-month price target on gold from US$2,000 per oz. to US$3,000 per oz. and forecast an average gold price in 2020…
Pan American expands La Colorada deposit in Mexico
Silver producer Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) has updated the resource estimate for the La Colorada skarn deposit near its wholly owned La Colorada underground mine in Mexico’s…
Chilean regulator threatens to shut down BHP’s Escondida for exceeding its water permit
Chile’s environmental watchdog said it would charge BHP’s (NYSE, LSE: BHP) Escondida copper mine, the world’s largest, with drawing more water than its permits allowed for nearly 15 years. The…
Chile’s Chamber of Mines rejects calls to privatize Codelco
Chile’s Chamber of Mines and unionized workers have rejected a proposal put forward by parliament members to sell state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper miner, in order to finance the…
US markets edge lower, July 20-24
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.76% to 26,469.89 and the S&P 500 fell 0.28% to 3,215.63. Spot gold jumped US$91 per oz., or 5.03%, to finish the July 20-24…
TSX posts slight decrease, Jul 20-24
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.78% to 15,997.06 during the July 20-24 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 1.48% to 98.48, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…