Video: McEwen says rebrand aligns with broader reach
McEwen (NYSE, TSX: MUX) changed its name from McEwen Mining at the Rule Resource Investment Symposium early this month to mark a shift toward a broader resource play, the chief owner…
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Freegold hits 5-year high on Golden Summit update
Freegold Ventures’ (TSX: FVL; US-OTC: FGOVF) shares soared to a five-year high on Thursday after a resource update for the company’s Golden Summit project in Alaska lifted the contained indicated…
Orla tumbles on Mexico mine halt
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) stopped pit‑mining activities at its Camino Rojo oxide mine in central Mexico after heavy rains triggered a wall failure. The stock plunged. The incident took place early…
Newmont races to reach trapped Red Chris workers
Newmont (NYSE, ASX: NEM; TSX: NGT) is working to restore communications with three workers trapped underground at its Red Chris mine in northwest British Columbia after contact with them was…
Ghana to shorten permitting, boost communities
Ghana, the top gold producer in Africa and sixth globally, has introduced a major overhaul of its mining legislation aimed at shortening permit timelines and boosting revenue for host communities….
3 workers trapped in Newmont’s Red Chris mine
Three workers are still trapped underground following accidents at Newmont’s (NYSE, ASX: NEM; TSX: NGT) Red Chris mine in northwestern British Columbia, a company spokesperson said. Newmont has suspended operations….
Silver Bullet’s King Tut grades fit for a pharaoh
Silver Bullet Mines (TSXV: SBMI; US-OTC: SBMCF) has bought the past-producing underground King Tut gold mine in Arizona on “very low” cash terms in a deal almost as mysterious as…
Video: Aris boosts Segovia gold ore milling by 50%
Aris Mining (TSX: ARIS; NYSE-A: ARMN) this month brought its second mill at Segovia online, lifting the Colombia operation’s throughput by half to 3,000 tonnes per day, senior vice-president Oliver Dachsel…
Onyx Gold expands drilling at Munro-Croesus
Onyx Gold (TSX-V: ONYX; US-OTC: ONXGF) said it’s more than doubling the current drill program at the Munro-Croesus gold project in Ontario after reporting high-grade results from five new holes….
G Mining wins Brazil court approval
G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) has scored a legal victory in Brazil that grants it permission to advance the Gurupi gold project. A federal agrarian court in Maranhão,…
Centerra buys 9.9% of Midland in juniors spree
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU), a top-10 Canadian producer of the yellow metal, is continuing to invest in domestic gold juniors, this time with the acquisition of a 9.9%…
New Found Gold posts high-return economics
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG; NYSE-A: NFGC) has outlined a staged development starting with toll milling and expanding to an underground mine and processing plant, according to a preliminary economic…