Atalaya acquires Masa Valverde polymetallic project in Spain
Atalaya Mining (TSX: AYM; LSE: ATYM) is acquiring the Masa Valverde polymetallic project in Spain for a total of €1.4 million (US$1.7 million) in cash from a private vendor. The…
Gold
Talisker adds drills at Bralorne gold project in BC
Talisker Resources (TSX: TSK; US-OTC: TSKFF) has expanded the drill program at its past-producing Bralorne gold project, 248 km northeast of Vancouver, B.C., for the second time this year, based…
Benchmark drills high-grade intercepts at Lawyers project
The most recent drill results from the AGB zone within Benchmark Metals’ (TSXV: BNCH; US-OTC: CYRTF) Lawyers project in British Columbia hit broad and high-grade intervals of near-surface gold-silver mineralization….
BHP scraps US$2.5B Olympic Dam expansion plan
Mining giant BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) has shelved a planned US$2.5 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium mine in South Australia, after studies of the…
Kirkland Lake Gold reports ‘exceptional’ grades at Macassa
The latest drill results from Kirkland Lake Gold’s (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) Macassa mine in Ontario include ‘exceptional’ gold grades and suggest potential for resource and reserve additions in three…
Lundin Mining to halt Candelaria after union talks fail
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) will suspend operations at its Candelaria copper mine in Chile after failing to reach a deal with a second union, representing about 550 workers, which will…
Kinross Gold mulls sale of Americas mines
Canadian miner Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is said to be studying a sale of its gold mines in North and South America and moving its primary stock listing…
TSX Venture falls, Oct. 12-16
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 0.95%, or 6.94 points, to finish the Oct. 12-16 trading week at 725.31. Spot gold dropped US$30.90 per oz., or 1.60%, to US$1,899.70 per…
US markets climb, Oct. 12-16
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.07% to finish the week at 28,606.31, and the S&P 500 climbed 0.19% to 3,483.81. Spot gold dropped US$30.90 per oz., or 1.60%, to…
TSX down, Oct. 12-16
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.75% to 16,438.75 during the Oct. 12-16 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index declined by 1.61% to 96.52, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals…
Gold price range-bound near US$1900 per oz.
Gold prices steadied in a tight range around the US$1,900 level on Friday, but fading chances of a stimulus agreement before the U.S. presidential election kept bullion on track for…
Northern Vertex extends gold-silver mineralization at Moss in Arizona
Northern Vertex Mining (TSXV: NEE; US-OTC: NHVCF) has reported high-grade gold and silver drill results from a resource expansion drill program on the Ruth vein at its wholly owned Moss gold-silver…