Bristow’s exit shakes up Barrick leadership
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) shocked markets Monday with the abrupt resignation of president and CEO Mark Bristow, who departs after nearly seven years at the helm without explanation….
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Newmont names Viljoen CEO as Palmer retires
Newmont (NYSE: NEM), the world’s largest gold miner, said Monday that CEO Tom Palmer will retire later this year, with chief operating officer Natascha Viljoen set to take over on…
JV Video: Founders grows Antino into district-scale Suriname play
An aggressive drill program on Founders Metals’ (TSX-V: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) Antino gold project in Suriname is turning historical prospects into a kilometre-scale orogenic system and opening up a district-wide…
JV Video: Abitibi grows B26 copper-gold project
Abitibi Metals (CSE: AMQ; US-OTC: AMQFF) is pushing towards 80% ownership of the B26 copper-gold project in Quebec under its option with SOQUEM, a subsidiary of provincial corporation Investissement Quebec,…
Omai Gold hits all-time TSX high on Guyana assays
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) stock hit a new all-time high Friday after the company said new drilling at its namesake project in Guyana produced multiple high-grade intercepts….
JV Video: AbraSilver bulks up Diablillos ahead of feasibility study
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) is moving its Diablillos project in northwest Argentina toward a feasibility study next year. The team recently expanded resources and reported a record gold…
Zijin becomes world’s No. 3 miner on $100B valuation
China’s Zijin Mining Group (HKG: 2899) has climbed past the $100 billion threshold in market capitalization for the first time, propelling it into the No. 3 spot globally, overtaking Glencore…
Mining profits face nature-related threats: Barclays
Mining companies could see earnings drop by as much as 25% over five years due to nature degradation, Barclays said in a new report. The bank’s stress test, published in Navigating…
JV Video: Coppernico flags multi-kilometre copper targets at Sombrero
Coppernico Metals (TSX: COPR; US-OTC: CPPMF; FSE: 9I3) is refining drill targets in its Sombrero copper-gold district, located in southern Peru. Recent channel sampling in the Nioc area showed high-grade…
JV Video: San Cristobal touts top-tier oxide push
Privately held San Cristobal Mining is leaning into silver’s momentum as it builds on steady output from the namesake mine in Bolivia. The miner is on track to produce about…
Hudbay halts Constancia mine amid Peru protests
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has temporarily shut down its Constancia mine in southern Peru in response to local protests and illegal blockades that have escalated amid wider unrest across…
Aura achieves commercial production at Borborema
Aura Minerals (TSE: ORA; Nasdaq: AUGO) says it has achieved commercial production at its Borborema gold project, its third operating asset in Brazil and fifth globally. In a news release…