Interview: Barrick’s Mark Bristow on how to build a business
In an interview in September with Ernst & Young, Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) CEO Mark Bristow noted that all 37 partners at the company are required to be…
Volume 106 Number 26 Dec 21, 2020 – Jan 3, 2021
Azarga secures major permit for Dewey Burdock
Azarga Uranium (TSXV: AZZ; US-OTC: AZZUF) is closer to mining at its Dewey Burdock in-situ recovery uranium project in South Dakota, after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted the…
O3 Mining reports drill results from its Marban gold project in Quebec
O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII) has reported new drill results from the Gold Hawk zone at its Marban gold project, part of the company’s wholly-owned Malartic property located near Val d’Or,…
Solaris reports strong assay results from Warintza project in Ecuador
Solaris Resources (TSXV: SLS) has reported new assay results that feature strong copper intercepts from its flagship Warintza project in southeastern Ecuador, about 85 km east of the city of…
Alexco produces first concentrate at Keno Hill silver mine in Yukon
Vancouver-based Alexco Resource (TSX: AXU; NYSE-AM: AXU) has successfully commissioned the mill at its Keno Hill silver mine in the Yukon, with production of initial concentrates underway. Keno Hill consists…
Osisko Mining’s Windfall project goes from strength to strength
Since completing the longest diamond drill hole (3,467 metres) in Canadian history in January at its Windfall gold deposit in Quebec’s Abitibi greenstone belt, Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has continued…
Bank of America sees ‘further upside’ potential for silver in 2021
Describing silver as a “metal important for future technologies” (MIFT) in a new report on the outlook for commodities in 2021, Bank of America said the “current focus on decarbonisation/solar…
Roscan Gold advances Kandiole project in Mali
Since acquiring the Kandiole project in Mali three years ago, Roscan Gold (TSXV: ROS; US-OTC: RCGCF) has served up some of the best drill intercepts in West Africa and made…
Caldas Gold to become Aris Gold; proposes new all-star board
Caldas Gold (TSXV: CGC) is raising $85 million through a subscription receipt offering with a group of investors that will result in a new board and management, as well as…
Victoria Gold’s John McConnell on launching a mine during a pandemic
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX) commenced production at its Eagle heap-leach mine in the Yukon on July 1 – perhaps the only new gold mine in the world to launch in…
Glencore heads for collision with Australia’s sacred sites authority over McArthur River expansion
The Northern Territory approval would allow Glencore to double the size of the mine and extend its productive life until 2048.
Bluestone hits highest grade yet at Cerro Blanco in Guatemala
Bluestone Resources (TSXV: BSR; US-OTC: BBSRF) has reported the highest-grade gold assay to date at its wholly owned Cerro Blanco gold project in Guatemala, 160 km southeast of Guatemala City. As…