Kinross Gold sells Russian assets at half the agreed price
Kinross Gold (TSX: G; NYSE: KGC) said on Wednesday it had sold its Kupol mine and Udinsk project in Russia to Highland Gold Mining for a total of $340 million in…
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Geoscience BC deploys a brewery gas sensor to look for metals
Geoscience BC has successfully demonstrated how an ordinary brewery and greenhouse gas meter can aid in finding new mineralized deposits. The organization said on June 14, the made-in-British-Columbia device was…
PDAC 2022: Colombia pushes diversification of mining sector as presidential vote looms – interview
Just ahead of a runoff presidential election in Colombia that will determine current president Iván Duque’s successor, The Northern Miner caught up with the country’s Minister of Mines and Energy,…
Salazar, Adventus earmark $270m for Ecuador copper-gold project
Canada’s Adventus Mining (TSX-V: ADZN) and Salazar Resources (TSX-V: SRL) have reached a preliminary investment protection agreement (IPA) with Ecuador’s government for their Curipamba-El Domo copper and gold project. As part of…
Orla Mining expands into Nevada with Gold Standard Ventures acquisition
Mexico-focused precious metals miner Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) is expanding its footprint into the U.S. with the acquisition of Gold Standard Ventures (TSX: GSV; NYSE: GSV), whose main…
Wandering in the wilderness with gold and silver
These are bewildering times. The state of the economy seems more up in the air than usual. Some say a recession is already upon us. Others that one will come…
A way forward for mineral explorers and Indigenous Peoples
Relationships between the mineral exploration and mining sector and Indigenous peoples within Canada and around the world vary across a broad spectrum — from respectful and mutually beneficial to antagonistic…
JV Article: G2 Goldfields releases first resource estimate for its high-grade Oko-Aremu gold project in Guyana
These are exciting times for Canadian explorer and developer G2 Goldfields (TSXV: GTWO;US-OTC: GUYGF) says Dan Noone, the company’s chief executive, as it advances the Oko-Aremu gold project in Guyana. “In…
Filo Mining discovers new porphyry copper-gold system from step-out drilling
Filo Mining (TSX: FIL; OTC: FLMMF) has discovered a new porphyry copper-gold centre along the Filo trend, about 2 km northeast of the Breccia 41 zone at its Filo del…
Base and Battery metals Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
As the world continues to electrify and concerns escalate around the supply of raw materials, including copper, zinc, lithium, and PGMs, required for the transition away from fossil fuels, base…
Abcourt expands, diversifies Québec gold portfolio with acquisition of Pershimex
Québec-focused gold miner Abcourt Mines (TSXV: ABI) has entered into a non-binding agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Pershimex Resources (TSXV: PRO) by way of a three-cornered merger….
Gold & Precious Metals Snapshot: Eight companies advancing projects around the world
In recent years the uptick in the price of precious metals, particularly gold, has reinforced their reputation as a store of value and leading drivers of mining activity around the world….