Nearly a tonne of CO2 per oz. gold produced in 2019: report
Gold mines emitted on average 0.8 tonnes of CO2-equivalent (CO2e) for every ounce of gold that was produced in 2019, according to a report from S&P Global. Strong price performance…
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Mexican gov’t scraps key mining post in austerity drive
Mining companies operating in Mexico are showing concern, after the country’s government scrapped the mining sub-secretary post, one of the Ministry of Economy units, as part of a broader austerity…
Radisson finds another high-grade gold trend at O’Brien
Radisson Mining Resources (TSXV: RDS; US-OTC: RMRDF) has hit high-grade gold intercepts at its O’Brien gold project in Quebec that point to the potential for a third mineralized area east…
Benchmark drills ‘excellent grades’ at Lawyers project in BC
Benchmark Metals’ (TSXV: BNCH; US-OTC: CYRTF) latest results from drilling the Cliff Creek zone at its Lawyers project in B.C.’s Golden Horseshoe region, includes 31 metres of 2.98 grams gold…
‘Surround yourself with good people’: Franco-Nevada’s Paul Brink on building a multigenerational gold company at the Global Mining Symposium
The Northern Miner’s three-day Global Mining Symposium kicked off on Tuesday with a one-on-one interview with Paul Brink, president and CEO of Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV). The Northern Miner’s…
Gold production growth will average 2.5% annually from 2020-2029: Fitch
A new report by Fitch Solutions forecasts that global gold production will increase from 106 million oz. in 2020 to 133 million oz. by 2029, for an average annual growth…
Barrick takes Porgera dispute to PNG Supreme Court
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) will take a dispute over mining rights for the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to the country’s Supreme Court after a…
Scorpio options Mineral Ridge property to Titan for $35M
Scorpio Gold (TSXV: SGN) has granted an option to Titan Mining (TSX: TI) to earn an 80% interest in the Mineral Ridge property in Nevada. The terms of the agreement…
Troilus Gold study envisions open pit and underground mine in Quebec
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Troilus Gold’s (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) namesake project in Quebec has outlined a 22-year, 35,000-tonne-per-day open pit and underground mine, with the 9,000 tonne-per-day…
Premier Gold updates Getchell resource in Nevada
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) has released an updated resource for the Getchell gold project in Nevada. Last month, the company announced a definitive purchase agreement for the…
AngloGold, Barrick to sell 80% of Morila mine in Mali
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) and partner Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) are selling their 80% stake in Mali’s Morila gold mine amid political uncertainty in the country following a…
Unigold upgrades resource, launches $5M exploration program at Candelones
Unigold (TSXV: UGD) has announced an updated mineral resource estimate for the Candelones oxide project on the company’s flagship Neita concession, a 226-sq.-km land package located in the province of…