Finland reclaims mining crown as Canada slips
Finland has regained its status as the world’s most attractive jurisdiction for mining and exploration it held in the early 2010s, followed by Nevada and Alaska, according to the Fraser Institute’s…
Canada
Yukon’s assessment process: A guide for miners
Picture this: a small exploration company is planning to extend an access road near Mayo in the Yukon. It’s a relatively minor addition, just a few kilometres of gravel to…
Omai books high grades at Guyana’s Wenot deposit
New drilling at Omai Gold Mines’ (TSX-V: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) Wenot deposit in Guyana encountered wide zones of high-grade mineralization, the company said. Hole 25ODD-119 cut 7.5 metres at 31.7…
Gold price may hit $4,000 by year-end: Fidelity
Gold prices could be heading towards $4,000 per oz. by the end of this year as the Federal Reserve begins to cut rates and the U.S. dollar continues its decline,…
Kinross divests 12% stake in Ryan’s White Gold
Kinross Gold (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) has divested its entire 12% equity stake in White Gold (TSXV: WGO), which has been focused on a project in the Yukon advanced by…
Torex Gold buys Prime in $449M Mexico expansion
Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG), the largest gold producer in Mexico, is acquiring Prime Mining (TSX: PRYM; US-OTC: PRMNF) and its primary Los Reyes gold-silver project in Sinaloa in an…
Temas CEO targets dual ASX listing by September
Temas Resources (CSE: TMAS) is working on an Australian Stock Exchange listing that will help the Canadian explorer and metals technology company broaden its investor base and advance two titanium-vanadium-iron projects…
Trump move means more pollution not platinum price fall: analyst
The Trump administration’s alleged bid to get rid of greenhouse gas emissions standards might see more impact on pollution than platinum after its price has jumped almost 50% this year,…
McEwen to buy Canadian Gold for $73M
Canadian miner McEwen (TSX, NYSE: MUX) agreed to buy smaller rival Canadian Gold (TSX-V: CGC) to add the mothballed Tartan mine in Manitoba and exploration properties in Ontario and Quebec….
Study suggests Vital Metals as large REE producer
An initial economic study for Vital Metals’ (ASX: VML; US-OTC: VTMXF) Tardiff project in the Northwest Territories outlines output that would make it one of the largest rare earth concentrate…
Equinox bonanza drilling may expand Nicaragua assets
Equinox Gold (TSX, NYSE-AM: EQX) said new drilling at its El Limon mine in Nicaragua yielded the highest-grade gold mineralization discovered to date on the property. Highlight hole EL-TMR-25-036, which…
Three BC miners rescued after 60 hours
Three workers who were trapped at Newmont’s (NYSE, ASX: NEM; TSX: NGT) Red Chris mine in northwest British Columbia, have been safely rescued after more than 60 hours underground. Kevin…