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….
Gold
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…
Equinox promotes former Calibre executive to CEO
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-A: EQX) promoted chief operating officer Darren Hall to the post of CEO to replace founding shareholder Greg Smith, who is stepping down. Hall, a 40-year…
Mali judge rejects Barrick appeal to free staff
A court in Mali has rejected Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) appeal to release four employees arrested in November, deepening a high-stakes standoff between the Canadian mining giant and…
Podcast: What’s boosting mining in Europe? ft Euro Sun CEO Grant Sboros
This week’s episode features Euro Sun Mining CEO Grant Sboros in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the evolving state of mining in Europe. Sboros offers insight into the European…
Canagold soars on New Polaris feasibility in BC
Canagold Resources (TSX: CCM) surged on Monday after releasing results of a feasibility study for its New Polaris project in British Columbia, outlining a low-cost underground gold operation with total production…