Canadian Gold Snapshot: Eight juniors seeking more yellow metal
High gold prices continue to make the precious metal one of the most sought after metals in Canada. Even companies with production are exploring for more. And there may be…
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Deadly shootout in Brazil’s Amazon as illegal miners enter indigenous land
At least three illegal gold miners inside the Yanomami reservation in northern Brazil have died, after they opened fire with automatic weapons on an indigenous community opposed to their presence…
Mining legacy processes setting the industry behind in sustainability targets – report
A report commissioned by Glasgow-based engineering company the Weir Group warns that the total amount of power used in hard rock mining is equal to 12 exajoules per year or…
McEwen Mining reports assays from Stock West in Ontario
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) has reported the latest drill results from the Stock West target, part of the company’s Fox Complex in northern Ontario, about 45 km east of…
Coeur takes 17.8% stake in Victoria Gold
Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) is acquiring a 17.8% stake from Orion Mine Finance in Victoria Gold (TSX: VGCX), which owns and operates the Eagle gold mine in the Yukon. The…
Wheaton’s Smallwood sees deal opportunities growing faster than the competition
The opportunity landscape for closing new precious metals streaming deals is growing faster than the competition, Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM; LSE: WPM) CEO Randy Smallwood tells The…
Kyrgyzstan to temporarily take over Centerra’s Kumtor mine
Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan, home to major gold and copper mines, have passed a law allowing the state to temporarily seize Centerra Gold’s (TSX: CG) Kumtor mine, the largest gold operation in…
Kirkland Lake reports strong Q1 for 2021
Although gold volumes were down slightly, Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSXE: KL; ASX: KLA) reported strong first quarter results for 2021. Production of 302,847 oz. exceeded the top end…
JV Article: American Eagle Gold advances flagship Golden Trend property in Nevada
Newly listed American Eagle Gold (TSXV: AE) continues to focus on exploring its flagship Golden Trend property in Nevada. The company’s 925-hectare site was acquired in July of last year…
Starr Peak reports results from first drilling campaign on NewMetal
Starr Peak Mining (TSXV: STE; US-OTC: STRPF) has reported initial assays from its first drill program on its NewMetal property in Quebec’s Abitibi greenstone belt, immediately adjacent to the town of…
Osisko Mining continues to hit high-grade mineralisation at Windfall
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has reported the latest drill results from infill and expansion drilling at its 100%-owned Windfall gold project in Quebec’s Abitibi greenstone belt, 200 km northeast of Val-d’Or…
Artemis drilling raises confidence in high-grade starter pit at Blackwater gold project
Grade control drilling at Artemis Gold‘s (TSXV: ARTG) Blackwater project in central B.C. has confirmed that the starter pit outlined in a 2020 prefeasibility study contains wide, near-surface intervals of…