TSX closes higher during June 12-16 trading week
Over the June 12-16 trading period, the S&P/ TSX Composite Index inched 83.31 points or 0.42% higher, to 19,975.37. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 2.26 points or 2.1% to…
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YMP Scholarship Fund offers 45 awards this year
Applications for the 2023 Young Mining Professionals (YMP) Scholarship Fund are now open for students in mining-related programs at Canadian post-secondary institutions. A total of 45 scholarships ranging in value…
Roscan Gold extends strike at Kandiole project in Mali
Drilling at Roscan Gold’s (TSXV: ROS; US-OTC: RCGCF) Kabaya deposit in southwest Mali has extended mineralization by about 70 metres below the existing US$1,500-pit shell and expanded the strike mineralization…
B2Gold kicks off phased closure of Namibia mine
B2Gold (TSX:BTO; NYSE: BTG) said on Tuesday it had begun the phased closure of its Otjikoto gold mine in Namibia, once the country’s largest producer of the precious metal. The…
Video: B2Gold doubles down on North American gold
Canadian Mining Journal Editor-in-Chief Tamer Elbokl talks to B2Gold’s president and CEO, Clive Johnson, during the recent PDAC convention in Toronto. Johnson discusses B2Gold’s recent move to buy Sabina Gold…
Site visit: Calibre presses pedal to the metal in Nicaragua despite the Ortega tinge
In the smothering 35° Celsius dry heat in the shadow of no fewer than 19 active volcanoes, Canadian outfit Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) is accelerating gold production growth…
BofA flags Iamgold, New Gold as benefiting most from gold price spike
Bank of America Securities has flagged Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG), New Gold (TSX: NGD) and Kinross Gold (TSX: KGC) as having the most torque, given gold’s 6% surge to…
Roscan hits milestone with environmental permit for Kandiole in Mali
Mali has granted an environmental permit for Roscan Gold’s (TSXV: ROS; US-OTC: RGCF) Kandiole project—the penultimate step that precedes securing a final mining licence, the company reports. CEO Nana Sangmuah…
B2Gold meets production guidance for seventh year running
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) produced 1.03 million oz. gold last year with 367,870 oz. or about 36% of the total coming from the fourth quarter. Annual production, which included…
West African Resources order mills for Kiaka in Burkina Faso
West African Resources (ASX: WAF) acquired 90% of the Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso from B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) in November 2021 and says it plans to start…
Global Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
While the search for new gold deposits across the world never lets up, explorers are picking up the pace seeking out critical minerals. Here’s a glimpse of eight companies exploring for precious and…
B2Gold, AngloGold shelve Gramalote gold JV in Colombia
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU; JSE: ANG;) have put their Gramalote gold joint venture in Colombia on hold. In a news release on Aug. 3,…