Mali junta frees Resolute CEO
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG; LSE: RSG) CEO Terence Holohan and two colleagues have been released from detention by Malian authorities, according to Agence France-Presse, which cited a judicial source and a…
Gold
White Gold grows Yukon resource base
White Gold (TSXV: WGO; US-OTC: WHGOF) reported an 18.5% rise in inferred and a 4.3% increase in indicated resources at its Yukon project, conceived by co-founder and veteran prospector Shawn…
Troilus offered US$1B in European loans
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG) has inked preliminary deals for US$1 billion in loan guarantees from Germany, Sweden and Finland to help restart a former copper and gold mine in Quebec. …
Akobo Minerals’ Segele gold mine opens in Ethiopia
Scandinavian junior Akobo Minerals (US-OTC: AKOBF; FRA: 643) officially opened on Wednesday its Segele gold mine about 700 km southwest of Addis Ababa, marking a milestone in Ethiopia’s developing mining…
Marvel Gold’s sale of Mali assets falls through
Australia’s Marvel Gold (ASX: MVL) announced on Wednesday that the planned sale of its gold projects in Mali will not proceed as intended due to recent developments affecting miners operating…
Gold looks good on Trump tariffs, tax cuts
Donald Trump’s presidential win is likely to be gold positive in the medium term, according to John Reade, chief market strategist for the World Gold Council. The potential for higher…
B.C. creates new mining ministry to tackle critical minerals amid doubts over capacity
British Columbia Premier David Eby on Monday split the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation into two: Mining and Critical Minerals and Energy and Climate Solutions, to fast-track…
Permitting delays impact BC projects valued at $38B, AME says
British Columbia’s exploration sector has over 60 critical mineral projects waiting for permits. It’s a $38-billion pileup of economic opportunities, some waiting indefinitely, Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) president and…
Orla Mining expands to Canada with US$850M Newmont mine buy
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) is buying Newmont’s (NYSE: NEM) Musselwhite gold mine in Ontario for US$850 million, enabling it to more than double production of the precious metal as prices…
Russia’s Wagner Group linked to US$2.5B in illicit gold trading – report
The Wagner Group has earned over US$2.5 billion from illicit gold mining since the invasion of Ukraine, according to a report by the World Gold Council. The report, authored by former…
US Gold clears final hurdle for CK mine permit Wyoming, prefeasibility work underway
U.S. Gold Corp. (NASDAQ: USAU) cleared a major hurdle in the development of its CK gold project on Monday after securing approval from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality for…
Ecuador court gives green light for Silvercorp, Salazar’s El Domo project
Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM; NYSE: SVM) and partner Salazar Resources (TSXV: SRL) can now build the Curipamba-El Domo copper-gold project in Ecuador it acquired in July after clearing a legal…