Canadian Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
From the Canadian Malartic mine in Quebec to the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada is home to some of the world’s largest mining operations and most valuable…
Newcrest Mining
Kelly Earle and Vincent Metcalfe named Young Mining Professionals of the Year
The winners of the Young Mining Professionals’ (YMP) Eira Thomas and Peter Munk Awards for 2023 are Kelly Earle of Vancouver and Vincent Metcalfe of Montreal. The YMP awards recognize…
Newmont makes US$17B takeover bid for Newcrest
Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM; TSX: NGT), the world’s largest gold producer, is seeking to build a global gold superpower by approaching Australia’s top miner of the yellow metal, Newcrest Mining…
Newcrest resumes operations at Brucejack mine
Newcrest Mining (ASX, TSX, PNGX: NCM) said on Wednesday it has resumed operations at its Brucejack gold-silver mine in Canada, which has been closed since late October following the death…
Two contractors dead at Lithium Americas project in Argentina
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC) says two contractors died at its Caucharí-Olaroz lithium project in Argentina on Sunday. The deaths occurred in separate incidents that don’t appear to be…
Pretium’s Bob Quartermain on respect, equality and ‘creating a good outcome’ for all
At the most recent Mining Legends Speaker Series event at the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver, industry veteran Bob Quartermain, recently inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, walked…
SolGold’s new CEO takes a fresh look at Cascabel’s Alpala development
Australia-based copper project developer SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) is taking a more measured approach to developing its Alpala copper-gold project at the Cascabel property in Ecuador, new managing director…
Newcrest moves to boost stake in Havieron gold-copper project
Australia’s largest gold producer, Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM), is moving to increase its stake in the Havieron gold-copper project that it is developing with Greatland Gold (AIM:GGP) in the Paterson…
Altus in the red on Newcrest royalty buy
The London-quoted equity in Altus Strategies (AIM: ALS; TSXV: ALTS; US-OTC: ALTUF) traded more than 14% in the red on Tuesday following the overnight announcement that it and a privately-held…
Harte Gold seeks creditor protection as Silver Lake closes in
Troubled Canadian miner Harte Gold (TSX: HRT) has been granted creditor protection after putting its Sugar Zone gold mine into production without a feasibility study two years ago and later failing…
Dolly Varden Silver to acquire Fury Gold Mines’ Homestake Ridge project
Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV: DV; US-OTC: DOLLF) is acquiring Fury Gold Mines’ (TSX: FURY; NYSE-AM: FURY) Homestake Ridge gold and silver project in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle in a cash…
UPDATED: Osisko Mining raises $154M for Windfall, plans JV with Australia’s Northern Star
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has signed an agreement with Australia’s Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) to raise $154 million for continued work on its Windfall gold project 200 km north…