Kinross Gold to acquire Great Bear Resources for $1.8B
Gold miner Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is acquiring junior explorer Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR; US-OTC: GTBAF) for $1.8 billion (US$1.4 billion) in order to get its hands…
Barrick Gold
Barrick, NovaGold to update $7.4B Donlin feasibility
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and NovaGold Resources (TSX: NG; NYSE: NG), 50:50 owners of the Donlin gold project are working on an updated feasibility study, scheduled for release…
Inflation anxiety — what’s in store
The Q4 edition of The Northern Miner’s Global Mining Symposium on November 17 and 18 was another resounding success. The conference featured a top notch roster of guests from the…
GMS: Between fund managers and miners, much value left on the floor, says Barrick’s Mark Bristow
The global gold mining industry is generally caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the disconnect between fund managers and the business of producing sustainable…
For developing nations, coal transition requires more than just money
Canada’s efforts to help developing nations transition away from coal won’t pay off unless the countries create policies that encourage its industries to make that shift, researchers said. At the…
i-80 Gold hails “substantial” economic opportunity at Granite Creek
U.S.-focused i-80 Gold (TSX: IAU; US-OTC: IAUCF) says the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Granite Creek asset in Nevada confirm the project offers “substantial economic opportunity.” The…
Sumitomo makes strategic investment in Kenorland Minerals
With the news of Sumitomo becoming a significant shareholder, shares of Kenorland Minerals surged.
Barrick Gold says mining at Pueblo Viejo would end without TSF
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD), the world’s second-largest producer of the precious metal, warns that mining at its Pueblo Viejo operation in the Dominican Republic could finish this year if a new tailings storage facility…
Hochschild exercises earn-in option on Skeena’s Snip gold project
Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC) has informed Skeena Resources (TSX:SKE) of its intention to take over operatorship of the Snip gold project and begin spending to earn 60% of Skeena’s interest,…
Bristow, Marape to meet on potential fast-track of Porgera restart
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) CEO Mark Bristow is set to meet with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape this week, with the aim of speeding up the…
World’s largest miners commit to net zero emissions by 2050
A group of the world’s biggest mining companies have pledged to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner, in line with the goals outlined in the Paris…
Agnico Eagle and Kirkland Lake Gold merger likely the last major deal in Canada
The mega-merger of Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) and Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) unveiled to the market on September 28 “makes a lot…