Namib eyes $400M to restart Zim gold mines
Namib Minerals (Nasdaq: NAMM) is looking to invest as much as $400 million to bring two of its mothballed gold mines in southern Zimbabwe back to production, according to media…
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Two of BC’s biggest gold projects face off in court
Tudor Gold (TSXV: TUD) is taking Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) and British Columbia’s Chief Gold Commissioner (CGC) to court over contested tunnels at its Treaty Creek project. The…
Study bumps value by 21% for B2Gold’s Gramalote
A new feasibility study for B2Gold’s (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) Gramalote open pit project in central Colombia lifts the net present value (NPV) by 21% while it cuts capital costs…
Site visit: Blue Lagoon reopens Dome Mountain
Blue Lagoon Resources (CSE: BLLG; US-OTC: BLAGF) reopened the Dome Mountain mine in British Columbia this month, more than 30 years after the last major exploration activity at the gold-silver property. Located…
Brazilians slash Jaguar tailings fine
Jaguar Mining (TSX: JAG) says it has negotiated down a fine from Brazil’s Minas Gerais state to about a fifth of the amount issued for a tailings rupture at the…
Collective encounters high-grade gold in Colombia
Canadian explorer Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) expanded the mineralized area at Colombia’s Guayabales project as it released assay results from six new drill holes. The stock jumped. Hole APC-122…
Barrick hit again as Mali helicopters take $117M in gold
Mali’s military government has seized over $117 million worth of gold from Barrick’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) Loulo-Gounkoto mine, days after junta leader Colonel Assimi Goïta signed a law allowing…
SCP sees ‘sweet spot’ for West Africa explorers
New West African gold explorers are advancing projects as they aim to capitalize on high prices and growing interest from mid-tier producers, SCP Resource Finance says in a new report….
Excellon surges to 2-year high after Peruvian acquisition
Excellon Resources’ (TSXV: EXN) shares jumped to their highest level in two years on Friday amid the company’s preparations to restart production next year at the Mallay silver-lead-zinc mine in…
Paramount Gold’s Grassy Mountain gets permit boost
Paramount Gold Nevada (NYSE-AM: PZG) has secured fast-tracked permitting for its Grassy Mountain gold project in Oregon under state and federal processes. After recent administrative changes to the National Environmental…
Spotlight: Mining and Exploration in BC, Prairie Provinces and the Far North – Part 2
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…
Decarbonization out of sync with diesel dependence
In Canada’s Far North, where the effects of climate change are readily apparent, decarbonization goals are stunted by a lack of infrastructure and diesel dependence. Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE:…