Bigger plants drive Australia’s next gold gains
Australian gold output is set to rise as producers expand existing mines before a new set of projects starts later this decade, Melbourne-based mining consultants Surbiton Associates says. The country…
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Spotlight: Four companies advancing projects around the world
Junior exploration companies across the globe stand or fall on drill programs that could turn them into bigger stories. Here are four juniors with company-making discovery potential in proven mineral districts. Abitibi…
Top 10 US miners: Southern Copper, Newmont lead pack
Rising metals prices helped global miners Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO), Newmont (NYSE: NEM) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) extend their dominance of U.S. peers in terms of both market capitalization and earnings. Southern…
Osisko Gold makes discovery at Cariboo regional target
Osisko Gold Group (TSX: OSG) said early drilling at its Proserpine target near the Cariboo gold project in British Columbia has outlined a new mineralized system that could support future…
Fresnillo profit triples on gold, silver prices rally
Mexico-focused precious metals miner Fresnillo (LSE: FRES) says first-half profit tripled as higher gold and silver prices more than offset lower production.Net income surged to $1.46 billion from $467.6 million…
Top 10: Agnico, Barrick lead list of Canada miners
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: NEM) leads the list of Canadian miners by market value at $79.5 billion (C$112.8 billion). Agnico runs the country’s largest mines by output: Canadian Malartic and Detour Lake. The…
Blackwater mill bill jumps by a fifth
Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG; US-OTC: ARGTF) has raised the cost of its first Blackwater mill expansion to $120 million (US$85.3 million), an increase of as much as 20%, while keeping…
Lion Copper’s Yerington now ranks among Nevada’s largest red metal deposits
An initial resource for Lion Copper & Gold’s (CSE: LEO; US-OTC: LCGMF) Bear deposit in Nevada establishes Bear as one of the state’s largest undeveloped red metal resources while the…
Site visit: Inventus advances continent’s sole paleoplacer gold project near Sudbury
Sudbury, Ont. – Inventus Mining’s (TSXV: IVS) Pardo gold project might be the largest of its kind in North America and the latest surprise to come out of the geological…
Revival books 11.58g gold at Beartrack-Arnett in Idaho
Revival Gold (TSXV: RVG; US-OTCQX: RVLGF) reported one of the strongest underground drill hits to date from the high-grade Joss zone of its Beartrack-Arnett gold project in Idaho. The stock…
TNM Drill Down: Radisson in Quebec tops gold assays for June-July
The Northern Miner has compiled the top 10 drill assays for the June 17-July 15 period for gold. Drill holes are ranked by grade x width. Drilling across the Americas –…
Benz traces high-grade gold zones at Glenburgh
Benz Mining (TSXV: BZ; ASX: BNZ) cut 41 metres grading 14.5 grams gold per tonne at its Glenburgh project in Western Australia, showing tighter drilling could add ounces inside the…