Endeavour Mining eyes dual listing after Semafo acquisition
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV), a Toronto-listed gold mining company with assets in West Africa, is assessing whether to dual list on either the London or New York exchanges as it looks…
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Lucara Diamond ends second quarter with $14M loss
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) saw revenues fall 82% in the three months to June 30 from the same period last year after it decided to hold back the sale of…
TSX moves higher, Aug. 3-7
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 2.32% to 16,544.48 during the Aug. 3-7 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 1.41% to 102.65, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
Chinese funding may resurrect Rio Tinto’s troubled Simandou project in Guinea
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) is once again discussing the development of the controversial large-scale Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, as half-year earnings support an investment case for…
Golden Star sells stake in Bogoso-Prestea gold mine
Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC; NYSE-AM: GSS) has announced it will sell its 90% stake in the Bogoso-Prestea gold mine in southwestern Ghana to Future Global Resources for US$55 million…
Teranga Gold says Senegal mine a ‘top tier’ asset
Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) has released a prefeasibility study for its Sabodala-Massawa complex in Senegal that shows the project is a “top tier mine” asset, the company says….
Top 10 US-based mining companies
Mining in the United States has been ongoing for centuries and has played a role in the country’s development over the years. The Northern Miner presents its annual Top-10 listing…
Roxgold drills more high grades at Seguela
Four drill rigs at Roxgold’s TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) Sequela gold project in Cote d’Ivoire continue to return high-grade results at both Ancien and Antenna North, the company reports. Assay…
Endeavour Mining adds to gold resource at Hounde
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV) has increased its gold resource by 554,000 oz. at its Hounde mine in Burkina Faso, located approximately 250 km southwest of the capital Ouagadougou. The updated mineral…
Jiangxi Copper sells some shares in First Quantum
Jiangxi Copper has sold 1.2 million shares in First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM; LSE: FQM), according to SEDI filings, BMO reported. The sale represents less than about 0.2% of First…
Cardinal Resources receives key approvals amid takeover battle
Cardinal Resources’ (TSX: CDV; ASX: CDV) Namdini mining licence has officially received sovereign parliamentary ratification in Ghana, the company says. “This ratification and the recent issuing of the Environmental Protection…
Sourcing cobalt remains a challenge for electric vehicle manufacturers
German luxury vehicle maker BMW signed a US$2.3 billion long-term deal earlier this month with Swedish battery maker Northvolt, the latest of such deals, as European carmakers try to compete…