Building a ‘Canadian mining Champion’
Whatever one thinks of the logic behind the ‘merger of equals’ announced this week between Agnico Eagle Mines and Kirkland Lake Gold, one thing is abundantly clear: The business combination…
Gold
Endeavour Mining outlines ambitious five-year exploration plan
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV), West Africa’s top gold producer, has unveiled an ambitious five-year plan to add between 15 and 20 million indicated ounces of gold through exploration over the next five years. The company, which began trading in London in June,…
Global Mining Symposium: B2Gold expects robust H2 performance on all metrics
Canada’s youngest senior gold producer, B2Gold (TSX: BTO; US-OTC: BTG), expects to report robust operating and financial metrics for the second half of 2021, the company’s VP for investor relations,…
Global Mining Symposium: Peter Marrone on Yamana’s ‘generational’ mines
Peter Marrone, executive chairman and founder of Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY; LSE: AUY), shared his views on the company’s ‘generational’ strategy and assets — mines with several decades…
GoGold Resources releases assays from new drilling program in Mexico
Halifax-based GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD) has released results for the initial holes drilled at its Mololoa target, part of the company’s Los Ricos North exploration project in Mexico’s Jalisco state,…
McEwen Copper provides update on Los Azules in Argentina
The McEwen Copper division, 81% owned by McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) is advancing work on the Los Azules project in Argentina’s San Juan province, having closed the first…
Fortuna to add fifth mine to portfolio with construction of Seguela in Côte d’Ivoire
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) says it will develop its Séguéla gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, which the company acquired in a merger with Roxgold earlier this year….
Anglo Asian Mining grows copper footprint in Azerbaijan
Anglo Asian Mining (LSE: AAZ), Azerbaijan’s leading gold mining company, has been awarded three new copper concessions in the country, which the company thinks could turn it into a mid-tier copper-gold producer. The miner said it is evaluating how…
Agnico Eagle, Kirkland Lake create new gold giant in US$10B merger
The combined company, the gold industry’s highest-quality senior producer, will have 48 million ounces of the metal in reserves.
Centerra ups the ante as it accuses Kyrgyzstan of high-grading Kumtor
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) has asked an international arbitrator to impose ‘urgent interim measures’ on the Kyrgyz Republic and state miner Kyrgyzaltyn JSC to address alleged “critical operational and safety…
Iamgold pledges net negative GHG emissions by 2050
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) pledged this week that it will achieve net negative greenhouse gas (GHG) emission no later than 2050. To reach that goal, the company has two…
Kirkland Lake shares up on M&A rumour
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL) rose nearly 8.5% in early trading Monday after IKN News released a statement Sunday saying the gold miner was “marketing itself to the highest bidder.”…