Australia’s crush on Canada
Newcrest Mining, Australia’s largest gold producer, will soon become the biggest gold producer in the Canadian province of British Columbia once its $3.5 billion (US$2.8 billion) acquisition of Pretium Resources…
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US Southwest Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
The southwestern United States has a long history of mining and remains one of the nation’s top mineral regions. The region has good infrastructure, an established regulatory and permitting regime…
Wallbridge releases mineral estimates for Fenelon and Martiniere
Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM) has released a first resource estimate for its flagship Fenelon gold project and an updated resource estimate for its Martiniere project, both located in the Detour-Fenelon…
Steppe Gold secures US$65M to fast-track ATO Phase 2 build
Steppe Gold (TSX: STGO; US-OTC: STPGF) has secured an investment of US$65 million in debt to fast-track its Phase 2 construction of the Altan Tsagaan Ovoo (ATO) gold and silver…
Pan American Silver cuts guidance on labour shortages, higher costs
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) has lowered its silver and gold production targets for the second time this year as costs related to ventilation upgrades at its La…
i-80 Gold hails “substantial” economic opportunity at Granite Creek
U.S.-focused i-80 Gold (TSX: IAU; US-OTC: IAUCF) says the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Granite Creek asset in Nevada confirm the project offers “substantial economic opportunity.” The…
Asante Gold to start producing at Bibiani in 2022
Asante Gold (TSXV: ASE), a pure gold exploration and development company, has updated its timeline to restart its newly added, past-producing Bibiani gold mine in Ghana. The Vancouver-based company, which…
Newcrest Mining to acquire Pretium Resources in $3.5 billion deal
Australia’s Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM) has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Canada’s Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG, NYSE: PVG) it does…
Video: Randy Smallwood discusses WPM’s Q3 performance, organic growth prospects
Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE: WPM; TSX: WPM) has reported earnings per share and revenue for the three months ended September that missed the consensus mark, despite record revenue for the…
Minera Alamos pours first gold at Santana mine in Mexico
Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) has poured its first gold at its 100%-owned Santana mine in Sonora, Mexico, five months after beginning mining operations. The Vancouver-based company said the gold was…
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Guinea junta names AngloGold executive as mines minister
Guinea’s junta has appointed Moussa Magassouba, the director general of AngloGold Ashanti’s (NYSE: AU; JSE: ANG) local subsidiary as the country’s mines and geology minister, two months after the elite…