Quebec Snapshot: Eight companies pushing projects towards production
There’s been a buzz of activity in La Belle Province throughout 2018, with junior and mid-level gold explorers and developers taking the lead. Here is a look at eight companies…
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Editorial: Barrick-Randgold merger full of promise and possible pitfalls
The merger between Barrick Gold and Randgold Resources announced Sept. 25 is the most fascinating development in the gold-mining sector since 2006, when Barrick Gold took over rival Placer Dome…
TSX Venture inches higher, Sept. 17-21
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 0.66% to 719.91. Shares of White Gold rose 65% to $1.07. The company released strong drill assays from the Vertigo target on its JP…
Barrick, Randgold to forge world’s biggest gold miner
In one of the biggest and most surprising deals the gold industry has seen in more than a decade, Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) is combining with Randgold Resources (LON: RRS; NASDAQ: GOLD)…
TSX posts solid gains, Sept. 17-21
Canada’s benchmark index rose 1.31% to 16,224.13 during an improved trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 5.4% to 66.73 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 2.7% to…
Barrick and Randgold to merge in US$18B deal
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) and Randgold Resources (LON: RRS; NASDAQ: GOLD) have agreed to a share-for-share merger to create the New Barrick Group in a deal valued at…
Harte Gold receives final permit for Sugar Zone mine
It has taken at least five years of permitting, but Harte Gold (TSX: HRT; US-OTC: HRTFF) has cleared its last regulatory hurdle, and can now flip the switch and put…
New Gold sells Mesquite to Equinox
Renaud Adams hasn’t wasted any time settling into his new job at New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-AM: NGD). A week after taking the helm as president and CEO of the…
Three Continental Gold geologists killed in Colombia
Three exploration geologists working on Continental Gold’s (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) Berlin project in Colombia were killed during an attack on their residence in the middle of the night. The…
Monarques Gold bets big on Quebec
It has a market capitalization of just $40.8 million, but Monarques Gold (TSXV: MQR; US-OTC: MRQRF) has a lot going on across its 300 sq. km of gold properties in…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 120: The Placer Dome legacy ft Nean Allman
In this episode we welcome into the Toronto studio author, geologist and communications professional Nean Allman to talk about her newly published coffee table book “A history: Placer Development Limited…
Endeavour improves Terronera’s metrics
Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) has tabled an updated prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Terronera silver project, 40 km northeast of Puerto Vallarta, that estimates higher revenues and a…