Endeavour Mining and Centamin agree to explore potential merger
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV) and Egypt-focused miner Centamin (TSX: CEE; LON: CEY) have agreed to assess the merits of a merger that would create a…
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Zijin Mining to acquire Continental Gold for $1.4B in cash
In the latest megadeal sweeping the gold sector, Zijin Mining Group is buying Continental Gold (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) for $1.4 billion in cash. The…
Site visit: Continental stays on track at Buritica
BURITICA, COLOMBIA — It has been one year since The Northern Miner last toured the Buritica gold project, and the interim has been a critical…
TSX dips, June 24-28: Continental Gold, First Quantum, Northern Dynasty
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.87% to 16,382.20. Metal indexes moved higher with the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index up 1.30% at 79.44, the S&P/TSX Global…
Continental tables resource for Buritica’s BMZ1 in Colombia
Continental Gold (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) has announced a discrete resource estimate for the Broad Mineralized Zone 1 (BMZ1) in the central-west portion of the…
Colombia, Ecuador & Peru Snapshot: Eight juniors on the hunt for minerals
Despite centuries of local mining history, the northern Andes remain under-explored by modern standards, and the region stands as one of the favourite destinations of…
Continental Gold expands resource at Buritica
Continental Gold (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) has tabled an increased resource estimate for its Buritica gold development project in northwestern Colombia that also reinterprets the…
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…
Site visit: Continental Gold cruising to production at Buritica
“Buritica is the flagship mining project for Colombia,” says Mateo Restrepo, president of Continental Gold (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF). The project is more important here…
Alacran is just the tip of the iceberg, Cordoba says
Since January, when Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; US-OTC: CDBMF) completed the first resource estimate on its Alacran deposit in Colombia based on 22 drill holes,…
Newmont takes 19.9% stake in Continental Gold
In what will be Newmont Mining’s (NYSE: NEM) first investment in Colombia, the gold and copper producer is plunking down US$109 million for a 19.9%…
Junior miners need to address credibility gap, panel hears
The past four years have been bleak for junior miners, but the downtrend is finally coming to an end, says Continental Gold (TSX: CNL) CEO…