Newmont touts Goldcorp synergies as clock ticks on Newcrest takeover bid
As an exclusive four-week due diligence period for Newmont (NYSE: NEM; TSX: NGT) to assess the Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM) data room draws to a close, Newmont says…
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BMC Minerals expands Yukon portfolio with $3.6M Kona copper-gold deal
BMC Minerals has acquired 100% of the Kona copper-gold deposit from Pacific Ridge Exploration (TSXV: PEX) in southern Yukon as part of a $3.6-million deal. In late March, BMC made…
Emerita readies first resource for La Romanera in Spain
Iberian Pyrite Belt-focused explorer Emerita Resources (TSXV: EMO; US-OTC: EMOTF) on Monday reported a strong batch of drill results from its La Romanera polymetallic deposit ahead of an initial resource…
Army gives glimmer of hope for Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska
The United States Army is improving the slim odds for the Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) Pebble project in southwest Alaska which has already been blocked by environmental…
TNM Drill Down: Best gold assays of the week come from Fiji, Colombia and Mali
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week (Apr. 21-28). Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our…
No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ Da Silva has issued a decree creating six new Indigenous reserves, most of them in the Amazon, that are off limits for mining. The move…
Eldorado Gold shares rise on Q1 production jump, earnings beat
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD) has reported a 21% bump in first-quarter production to 112,533 oz. gold from the same period last year on the back of higher gold production at…
Nevada King drills decades-high gold assay at old Atlanta project
Nevada King Gold (TSXV: NKG; US-OTC: NKGFF) says assay results show the highest-grade intercept in almost 50 years at the past-producing Atlanta mine in southeast Nevada. Reverse-circulation drill hole AT23WS-022…
Nighthawk soars on NWT gold project’s two-year payback
Shares in Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) jumped more than 20% after the company said its Colomac project in the Northwest Territories could pay for itself in about two…
Japan Gold raises $10M to fund its own exploration
Japan Gold (TSXV: JG; US-OTC: JGLDF) is raising gross proceeds of $10 million to fund its 2023 exploration campaign through a private placement of 50 million common shares priced at…
PNG landowners hope to stymie Barrick’s restart of Porgera gold mine
Landowners served Barrick with a no trespass notice last week.
Collective Mining shares rise on new high-grade find at Apollo in Colombia
Collective Mining (TSXV: CNL; US-OTC: CNLMF) says it’s found another high-grade zone at the Guayabales gold-silver-copper project in Colombia. The company’s shares rose more than 8%. The discovery in…