Argentina court upholds glacier protection law
SANTIAGO, CHILE — In a landmark ruling, Argentina’s Supreme Court has upheld radical legislation to protect the country’s glaciers, with major implications for the mining industry. The 2012 law aims…
Gold
Integra upgrades resource at DeLamar in Idaho
In less than 18 months since acquiring the DeLamar project in southwestern Idaho, Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR; US-OTC: IRRZF) has upgraded 90% of its global resource from the inferred to…
B2Gold plans expansion of Fekola
After acquiring the Fekola gold project in southwestern Mali through a merger with Papillon Resources in 2014, B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) started building the mine in 2015 and poured…
Snapshot: Eight explorers and miners with ties to Africa
Africa has been long renowned in the mining industry as the continent with many of the largest and richest mineral deposits on Earth. Despite listing commodity prices and some political…
Red Pine builds up Wawa project in Ontario
The land package containing Red Pine Exploration’s (TSXV: RPX) Wawa gold project in Ontario hosts numerous historic mines that in their heyday produced more than 120,000 oz. gold. The largest…
TSX posts marginal gain, June 10-14: Serabi, Avesoro, Stornoway
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.44% to 16,301.91. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index increased 3.44% to 75.85, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index was up 3.52% to 109.49. Spot…
TSX Venture falls, June 10-14: Alexandria, Bonterra, Great Bear, Eagle Graphite
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.46% to 587.84 during the trading week. An unsolicited takeover offer for Alexandria Minerals from Agnico Eagle Mines sent the junior’s shares up 66.7%…
US markets move higher, June 10-14: Rio Tinto, Alamos Gold, Osisko Gold Royalties
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.41% to finish at 26,089.61, and the S&P 500 Index moved up 0.47% to 2,886.98. Spot gold rose 0.01% to US$1,341.10 per oz. gold….
Roxgold has strong quarter at Yaramoko in Burkina Faso
Roxgold’s (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) Yaramoko gold mine in southwestern Burkina Faso churned out 33,652 oz. gold in the first quarter, delivering a 16% return on equity for the company…
Barrick boosts investment in Midas Gold
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) is taking part in a bought-deal offering by Midas Gold (TSX: MAX; US-OTC: MDRPF) to keep its pro rata interest in the junior exploration…
Semafo delivers maiden resource for Bantou
Semafo (TSX: SMF; US-OTC: SEMFF) kicked off the year by delivering an inferred resource of 2.1 million tonnes grading 5.35 grams gold per tonne for 361,000 contained oz. gold for…
Sandspring fine-tunes strategy at Toroparu in Guyana
When American businessmen Rich Munson and John Adams made their first trip to Guyana as private investors in 1999 and picked up the rights to the 626 sq. km Toroparu…