Roxgold ramps up operations at Yaramoko
Roxgold (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) expects its Yaramoko mine in Burkina Faso will produce between 145,000 and 155,000 ounces this year at cash costs of US$440-$470 per oz. and all-in…
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Is Global Atomic Stephen Roman’s next big thing?
Serial mine builder and financier Stephen Roman cut his teeth working for Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-AM: DNN), the uranium company built by his father. After starting there as a…
Canadian geologist Kirk Woodman murdered in Burkina Faso
Kirk Woodman, vice-president of exploration for Vancouver-based private gold explorer Progress Minerals, was found dead on Jan. 16 in rural Burkina Faso, after having been abducted a day earlier by…
Nordgold boosts stake in Columbus Gold
Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov’s mining company, Nordgold, has increased its stake in Canadian junior Columbus Gold (TSX: CGT; US-OTC: CGTTF) to 9.96% on a non-diluted basis, and 11.18% if it…
Iamgold expects lower production, higher costs in 2019
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) expects to produce fewer gold ounces while incurring higher all in sustaining costs and total cash costs in 2019 compared to 2018, the company said in…
Newmont to buy Goldcorp for US$10B
Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) will acquire all outstanding Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) shares in a deal that values Goldcorp at US$10 billion to create Newmont Goldcorp, the companies announced…
Fruta del Norte, Cobre Panama lead wave of new 2019 mines
As a new year approaches, The Northern Miner runs down 15 of the most interesting new mines scheduled to begin production in 2019. Fruta del Norte (gold) Lundin Gold The Fruta…
OSC slaps Katanga Mining, CEO, and former board members with $34.4M in penalties
The Ontario Securities Commission has fined Katanga Mining (TSX: KAT) along with former members of its board of directors, including Aristotelis Mistakidis, Glencore‘s (LON: GLEN)’s head of copper trading, for…
US markets trend downward, Dec. 10-14
The gold price fell 0.7% to close the trading week at US$1,238.10. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index fell 0.5% to 67.59 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.18%…
Newmont forecasts ‘growing margins and reserves’
Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) expects its attributable gold production will reach 5.2 million ounces in 2019 and 4.9 million ounces in 2020, while attributable copper production will be 45,000 tonnes…
Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies looking for precious and base metals
While prices for most precious and base metals have been subdued throughout 2018, there has nevertheless been a high level of mineral exploration around the world, as companies seek to…
TSX mixed, Nov. 26-30
Canada’s benchmark index rose 1.24% to end the trading week at 12,197.82. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.19% to 62.58 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 1.4% to…