FBI uncovers $40M gold stash at ex-CIA official’s home
U.S. federal investigators have arrested a former CIA official for alleged fraud after the agency found separately that he’d stashed more than $40 million in gold bars, luxury watches and…
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CEO chat: Montage Gold expands West Africa footprint as Koné first pour nears
Côte d’Ivoire-focused Montage Gold (TSX: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) is digging deeper into West Africa as it expands exploration, even as Sahel tensions spur other Western miners to adapt to tougher…
Discovery Silver-backed Abitibi Metals drills 3.6% copper at B26 in Quebec
Abitibi Metals (CSE: AMQ; US-OTC: AMQFF) has returned one of its strongest copper-gold intercepts yet at the B26 polymetallic project in western Quebec, as drilling continues to define higher-grade zones…
Colombia election could reshape copper investment
Colombia’s presidential election this weekend could determine whether one of Latin America’s most underexplored copper frontiers attracts billions in mining investment or sinks deeper into regulatory uncertainty and security turmoil….
Sitka sees possible underground mine at Blackjack
Sitka Gold (TSX-V: SIG; US-OTC: SITKF) said high-grade drill results from its RC Gold project in the Yukon confirm the potential for an underground mine at the property’s Blackjack deposit….
Westhaven logs 48g gold at Shovelnose project in BC
Westhaven Gold (TSXV: WHN; US-OTC: WTHVF) cut a highlight result of 8 metres grading about 48 grams gold and 229 grams silver per tonne at its Shovelnose project in British…
Mining investor strategy pivots to growth stories from cash-makers: Canaccord
Sentiment across the mining sector remains broadly positive, with strong commodity prices, margins and free cash flow supporting a constructive outlook, Canaccord Genuity said after its fifth annual conference in…
TNM reveals latest bonus prize Treasure Hunt clue
The Northern Miner is excited to share that the latest bonus prize clue has just been emailed to all subscribers! The newest instalment of our ongoing Great Canadian Treasure Hunt…
BHP urged to assess rare earths at Olympic Dam
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) must assess whether rare earths and other critical minerals at its Olympic Dam mine complex can be commercially produced under a new agreement with South…
Kinross bets $3B on Chile gold district growth
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) plans to invest $3 billion (C$4.1 billion) to develop the Lobo Marte project in Chile’s Atacama region, advancing one of the country’s largest proposed…
BC’s critical minerals push faces delivery test: PwC
British Columbia and the Yukon risk losing ground in the global critical minerals race unless they can accelerate mine construction, power infrastructure and permitting as demand shifts from commodity cycles…
Perpetua gets $2.9B loan for gold-antimony project
Perpetua Resources (TSX, Nasdaq: PPTA) said the Export-Import Bank of the United States’ (EXIM) board unanimously approved a $2.9 billion loan to develop its Stibnite gold-antimony project in Idaho. The…