Barrick eyes Peru growth amid global asset expansion
Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) ongoing push to expand its global portfolio has prompted the company to revisit its presence in the Latin American market. The world’s second largest…
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African Rainbow Minerals ups copper game with Surge stake buy
African Rainbow Minerals (JSE: ARI) is buying a 15% stake in British Columbia-focused explorer Surge Copper (TSXV: SURG) for $3.8 million, boosting the South African miner’s exposure to copper. South…
Thor picks up exploration licences near Douta gold project in Senegal
Thor Explorations (TSXV: THX; AIM: THX) has expanded its footprint in Senegal with the acquisition of two licences near its resource-stage Douta gold project. The first is a majority interest…
Aura Minerals shares gain as miner ups gold reserves nearly 24%
Aura Minerals (TSX: ORA) shares gained as much as 4% to $10.85 after reporting resource and reserve updates for its four operating mines and two development projects, growing all categories…
JV Video: Minaurum CEO says permitting status adds value at Mexican silver project
Minaurum Gold (TSXV: MGG; US-OTC: MMRGF) holds full mining permits for its pre-resource stage Alamos silver project in Sonora, Mexico — a significant advantage in the country’s current legislative environment,…
Gold Fields begins gold production at new Chilean mine
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) has finally achieved first production at its Salares Norte gold mine in Chile, following years of development plagued by challenges including relocating a handful…
TNM Drill Down: Awalé’s Odienne delivers week’s hottest drill hits
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the best gold assays of the March 22-29 period. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width as identified by data company…
VIDEO: Sierra Metals CEO plans full Yauricocha copper ramp-up this year in Peru
Sierra Metals‘ (TSX: SMT; NYSE-AM: SMTS) CEO Ernesto Balarezo says in a new video the company is on track this year to expand copper production and free cash flow as…
Iamgold pours first gold at Côté project in Ontario
The Côté gold mine in northern Ontario, Canada’s newest and expected to be one of its largest, has poured its first doré bar as it advances towards commercial production scheduled…
JV Video: Kirkland Lake Discoveries drills on Lucky Strike gold project in Ontario
Kirkland Lake Discoveries (TSXV: KLDC; US-OTC: KLKLF) says it’s almost finished a 4,000-metre drilling program on the Hurricane intrusive zone of its Lucky Strike property in northern Ontario. “This is a zone…
Endeavour’s probe into former CEO finds US$15M of “disguised” payments
An internal investigation into Endeavour Mining’s (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV) former chief executive Sébastien de Montessus has concluded he intentionally concealed payments totalling US$15 million to an undisclosed third party…
Hummingbird forced to delay commercial production at Guinea gold mine
Hummingbird Resources (AIM: HUM) says it won’t reach commercial production at its Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea by the end of March a planned because its main mining contractor stopped work…