Diamond miners’ results spark market recovery hopes
Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) and Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) provided a glimmer of hope for the precious gemstones market on Tuesday by posting stronger revenues and production figures, signalling a…
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Silver Tiger shares slide on prefeasibility for El Tigre project in Mexico
A prefeasibility study released Tuesday tabled strong economics and a quick payback for Silver Tiger Metals’ (TSXV: SLVR; US-OTC: SLVTF) El Tigre silver-gold project in Sonora, Mexico. The report pinned…
Calibre Mining pares gold outlook, flags 14% Valentine capex hike
Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) shares fell after the company cut its gold production forecast by over 18% and raised the cost estimate of the Valentine project in Newfoundland…
Azimut CEO hails James Bay nickel discovery at Kukamas among career best
The Perseus nickel discovery Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM; US-OTC: AZMTF) announced late last month on its Kukamas property ranks among the top of CEO Jean-Marc Lulin’s 35-year career, he says….
How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust
Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem. It’s one Guy Desharnais, Osisko Gold Royalties’ (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) vice-president for project evaluation,…
G Mining-Reunion Gold spinout Greenheart raises $36M for exploration
Greenheart Gold (TSXV: GHRT) shares gained 10.5% Friday after it said it had closed a $36-million, upsized private placement to fund exploration at its projects in the Guiana Shield. The…
Site visit: Liberty Gold fast tracks past-producing Black Pine in Idaho
Salt Lake City, Utah – Liberty Gold’s (TSX: LGD) vice-president of exploration, Peter Shabestari, skillfully navigates steep turns around sheer rock faces at the company’s Black Pine Mountain gold project…
Video: Caledonia Mining targets 2025 Bilboes feasibility to chart growth course, exec says
Zimbabwe-focused Caledonia Mining (LSE: CMCL) will finalize a feasibility study for its Bilboes gold project early next year, CEO Mark Learmonth said in an interview. The project, acquired in early…
Video: Minera Alamos hopeful for faster Cerro de Oro permitting under new Mexico presidency
Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) president Doug Ramshaw says a permit application for its Cerro de Oro gold project in Mexico might be processed faster under the country’s new president, Claudia…
Video: Franco-Nevada values steady, quality production over risky short-term gains, CEO says
Gold royalty and streaming company Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) aims to maintain production at around 600,000 gold-equivalent oz. by 2027 although it’s a 10% decline from last year, CEO…
JV Video: Metalla Royalty & Streaming set for growth as new assets come online, CEO says
With gold recently hovering at US$2,600 per oz. and major assets nearing production, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (TSXV: MTA; NYSE American: MTA) CEO Brett Heath expects “very significant benefits for…
Video: Reko Diq project ‘like the early days in Chile’ Barrick CEO Bristow says – Part 3
As Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) expands its copper exposure, CEO Mark Bristow says he’s “super excited” about the company’s Reko Diq copper-gold development in Pakistan. “This is like…