SolGold steps up drilling campaign in Ecuador
With US$90 million in the bank and plenty of ground still to explore, Brisbane-based SolGold (TSX: SOLG; US-OTC: SLGGF) has embarked on a 120,000-metre, 12-drill program at its Cascabel copper-gold…
2018
Global Gold Snapshot: Nine explorers and miners pushing forward with new projects
With gold prices remaining strong over the past couple of years and showing no signs of abating, gold exploration and mine development are in high gear, with substantial projects and…
Jaguar doubles production at one gold mine while losing another
Jaguar Mining (TSX: JAG; US-OTC: JAGGF) says gold production at the company’s underground Pilar gold mine in Minas Gerais, 50 km east of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, will nearly double over…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 97: Rosebelapalooza – Iamgold’s epic turnaround in Suriname
In this episode we take a journey deep into the jungle of Suriname to talk with some of the people behind Iamgold’s astounding turnaround of its Rosebel gold mine. Once…
Editorial: Glimmers of hope for uranium miners
It’s been an eventful past couple of weeks in the uranium subsector, even if the spot price for uranium oxide has shown little positive response. In the U.S., the Trump…
Site visit: Iamgold turns around Rosebel in Suriname
PARAMARIBO, SURINAME — Only a few years ago during the depths of the mining industry downturn, Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) had on its hands with its Rosebel open-pit gold mine…
Discovery-takeover cycle continues in Argentina’s Deseado Massif
Mirasol Resources (TSXV: MRZ), a precious metals explorer using the prospect-generator model, says prospecting along the Resolution trend at its wholly owned Nico property in the Deseado Massif region of…
TSX Venture wobbles, March 19-23
Worries of a possible U.S.-China trade war spooked investors on the TSX Venture Exchange, sending the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index down 1.90% to 817.80. Goldex Resources posted the largest gain,…
US markets fall, March 19-23
Gold rose 2.5% to close at US$1,346.8 during a poor week for U.S. markets. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 3.5% to 81.5, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell…
Commentary: Fifty years of ‘free’ gold
It is difficult to say when the ‘free’ gold market came into existence, since there always has been one. Yes, the gold price has been set and fixed by governments…
TSX falls while gold rises, March 19-23
Canada’s benchmark index moved lower and gold moved higher after the U.S. said it would impose US$50-billion worth of tariffs on Chinese exports, and China retaliated with import taxes on…
Greenstone takes 30% stake in gold miner Serabi
Private equity group Greenstone Resources is investing US$15 million for a 29.82% stake in Serabi Gold (TSX: SBI; LON: SRB), a junior with two operating gold mines in Brazil. The…