Sitka Gold’s first hole of 2024 ‘most consistent’ yet at RC project in Yukon
Sitka Gold (TSX-V:SIG; US-OTC:SITKF) reported grades Wednesday of up to 1.16 grams gold per tonne over 191 metres in its first drill hole of the year at its RC Gold…
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Thesis Gold gains on new resource hiking Lawyers-Ranch tonnage in B.C.’s Toodoggone area
Thesis Gold (TSXV: TAU; US-OTC: THSGF) says an updated resource at the combined Lawyers-Ranch gold silver project in British Columbia increases the tonnage by nearly a third compared with a 2022…
Barrick’s Mali mine feeds Russian war machine, advocacy group says
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) faced criticism outside its annual general meeting on Tuesday in Toronto for supporting Malian rulers with ties to Russia. The operator of the Loulo-Gounkoto…
Bullion demand rises on central banks, East-West investor flip-flop, gold council says
Gold demand increased 3% during the first quarter because of buying by central banks, Asian investors and jewellers, the World Gold Council says in a new report. Purchases rose to…
Antarctic volcano spews US$6,000 worth of gold daily
Mount Erebus spews around 80 grams of gold into the frigid air of Antarctica daily.
Cameco shares drop on ‘disappointing’ first quarter loss
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) shares fell 7% Tuesday after first quarter results showed net losses of $7 million. The uranium major’s adjusted net earnings fell 51% to $56 million, a…
Mosaic sells Saudi JV stake to Ma’aden for US$1.5B
U.S. fertilizer company Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) is selling its 25% stake in a US$8 billion Saudi Arabian phosphate production joint venture to the country’s flagship miner Ma’aden, in a stock…
Gem Diamonds finds yet another big stone in Lesotho
Africa-focused miner Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD) has unearthed a new major Type II white diamond at its prolific Letšeng mine in Lesotho, barely six days after the previous find. The 118.74-carat…
Li-FT touts best lithium assay yet near Yellowknife
Li-FT Power (TSXV: LIFT; US-OTC: LIFFF) reported on Tuesday one of its strongest assays yet of 1.34% lithium oxide (Li2O) over 35 metres at its Big East target near Yellowknife,…
Greatland Gold may buy Havieron back from Newmont
Greatland Gold (LSE: GGP) said Tuesday it is in a strong position to buy back a majority stake in the Havieron gold-copper project in Western Australia from Newmont (NYSE: NEM;…
Lundin, Sprott, Warke fund Highlander Silver for Peru
South America-focused Highlander Silver (CSE: HSLV) is netting $9.2 million from members of the Lundin family as well as Canadian mining billionaires Richard Warke and Eric Sprott. The financing, for…
Podcast: ‘A complex situation’—MINING.com editor-in-chief Cecilia Jamasmie on BHP’s bid for Anglo American
This week’s episode features Cecilia Jamasmie, editor-in-chief of MINING.com, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about BHP’s recent bid for Anglo American. Jamasmie delves into the complexities and political risks…