Dundee gets OK for Ecuador gold project
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) has the full go-ahead to proceed with its Loma Larga underground gold project after the government of Ecuador granted the company its environmental licence for…
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Luca logs high-grade gold, silver at Campo Morado
Drilling by Luca Mining (TSXV: LUCA; US-OTC: LUCMF) has returned results as high as 15.1 metres grading 5.35 grams gold per tonne, 187.5 grams silver, 0.31% copper, 8.39% zinc and…
Royal Gold to buy Sandstorm, Horizon for $3.7B
Royal Gold (Nasdaq: RGLD) is acquiring Canadian streaming and royalty firms Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE: SAND) and Horizon Copper (TSXV: HCU) in deals worth a combined $3.7 billion (C$5.04…
Northern Dynasty in talks to settle EPA litigation
Shares of Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-A: NAK) were still up by about a quarter of their value after announcing a potential settlement on environmental issues to advance its…
China’s mining investment sets new record
China’s overseas mining investment has soared to its highest level in over a decade, driven by Beijing’s push to secure critical raw materials amid rising geopolitical tensions. There were 10…
Aya discovers new gold-copper zone at Morocco site
Canadian miner Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA; US-OTC: AYASF) cut a highlight result of 9 metres grading 80 grams silver per tonne at its Boumadine project in Morocco and said it…
Spanish Mountain PEA lifts both NPV and capex
Spanish Mountain Gold’s (TSXV: SPA; US-OTC: SPAUF) rescoped preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its eponymous project in British Columbia’s Cariboo region boosts early cash flows but doubles upfront costs. Based…
Site visit: New Found Gold works to bring the mine to the community
GANDER, N.L. — There are just a handful of producing mines that sit near the Trans-Canada Highway across the country, and New Found Gold’s (TSXV: NFG, NYSE: NFGC) Queensway could be…
Spotlight: Mining and Exploration in BC, Prairie Provinces and the Far North
Canada is among the world’s best mining jurisdictions and has a rich endowment of minerals from coast to coast to coast. Here’s a look at four companies with projects in…
DRC’s Kibali gold mine life could grow, Barrick says
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B) says new drilling along the ARK-KCD corridor at its main Kibali mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) confirms “significant additional orebodies” that could stretch…
Summit going public in Eagle Royalties takeover
Summit Royalty, a precious metals-focused royalty and streaming company, plans to list on the stock market via a reverse takeover (RTO) of Canadian junior royalty firm Eagle Royalties (CNSX: ER;…
Board cites poor drainage for Eagle gold leach failure
A Yukon Independent Review Board report blames the heap-leach failure at Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine last June on poor drainage that trapped water above a weak layer in the leach…