Iamgold appoints activist investor’s nominees to board
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has appointed three independent directors to its board after reaching an agreement with Resource Capital Fund VII, managed by a U.S. investment fund that launched…
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Barrick grows net reserves to 69Moz at improved grade
Barrick Gold Corporation (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) says it has succeeded in replacing its global gold reserve base by 150% before accounting for acquisition and equity changes at its South…
Gates, Bezos-backed firm gets cash injection to find battery metals
KoBold Metals, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has raised $192.5 million in its latest financing round, which will allow it to speed…
Integra Resources builds optionality into a compelling DeLamar development case
Integra Resources Corp. (TSXV: ITR; NYSE American: ITRG) has released a pre-feasibility study (PFS) on the DeLamar gold-silver project in Idaho, outlining a two-pronged approach to both affordable near-term and…
Advanced Marimaca project still in the ‘early stages of discovery,’ says CEO
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI) is confident its namesake discovery in northern Chile near Antofagasta is still in the discovery phase despite a feasibility study forthcoming by year-end and a construction…
Cameco plans restart of McArthur River mine, Key Lake mill this year
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) is restarting its McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill in Saskatchewan this year, marking a slow easing of the company’s supply discipline as the…
Skeena loses Albino Lake due to ‘incomprehensible’ decision by BC gold commissioner
Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) has responded to a decision by British Columbia’s Chief Gold Commissioner on the tailings in the Albino Lake storage facility at the past-producing Eskay…
BC rejects permit for Morrison copper-gold mine, again
The Canadian province of British Columbia has once again denied an environmental permit for the proposed Morrison copper-gold mine on a First Nation’s territory, citing potential risks to water quality…
Centamin takes charge of Sukari underground gold mine
Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin (TSX:CEE; LSE: CEY) is shifting underground operations at its flagship Sukari mine from a contractor to an owner-operated model, effective immediately. The move, taken after an independent…
Bam deposit grows to 1.5 million oz gold with Landore’s new resource estimate
Landore Resources (AIM: LND) has released new resource numbers for the Bam gold deposit at its 100%-owned Junior Lake project 235 km northeast of Thunder Bay in the province of…
Analysts weigh in on Osisko Development’s Utah gold mine acquisition
Less than two weeks after revealing its intention to add a new gold project to its list of assets, Osisko Development (TSXV: ODV) is getting positive feedback from market analysts…
Benchmark drills high-grade gold and silver near surface at Cliff Creek
Benchmark Metals (TSXV: BNCH; US-OTC: BNCHF) has drilled 73.6 grams gold per tonne and 1,738.5 grams silver per tonne over 3.1 metres at its Cliff Creek North deposit. The deposit…