Gold X names Robert Friedland chairman
Gold X Mining (TSXV: GLDX) announced today that Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) founder Robert Friedland has joined the company’s board as non-executive chairman. Current chairman and chief executive…
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Canadian Mining Symposium day 2 features Condor, B2Gold and Equinox
The second day of the Canadian Mining Symposium (CMS) on June 17 had a golden theme, with the afternoon session featuring Condor Gold (TSX: COG; LSE: CNR), PearTree Financial Services,…
Gold miners will struggle to maintain 2019 production levels, Wood Mac says
Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, peak gold supply was becoming a real possibility. Now, with exploration programs halted or cancelled and project disruptions hampering production, the summit is in sight,…
Fortescue Metals targets zero emissions by 2040
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG), the world’s fourth largest iron ore producer, has brought forward a self-imposed deadline to be carbon-neutral by 2040, ten years earlier than its closest rivals…
Zijin Mining revealed as the mystery buyer of Guyana Goldfields
China’s Zijin Mining has emerged as the unnamed multinational that trumped Silvercorp Metals’ (TSX: SVM; NYSE: SVM) bid for Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY), with a deal that values the target…
Silvercorp walks away from Guyana Goldfields bid
Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM; NYSE: SVM) has decided not to match a third-party superior bid for Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY), and said that if the takeover target terminates an agreement…
Vale raises emergency alert level at inactive tailings dams
Brazilian mining giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) has issued a level one emergency alert for three inactive tailings dams in the country’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais. The miner, the world’s…
Top 10 Canadian miners by market cap
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, Canada-headquartered mining companies by market capitalization as of late-June, 2020. 1. Barrick Gold Market cap: US$46.56 billion Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has…
Lumina Gold extends mine life at Cangrejos
An updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Lumina Gold‘s (TSXV: LUM; US-OTC: LMGDF) Cangrejos gold-copper project in southern Ecuador has added nine years to the mine life and improved economics…
SolGold seeks US$20M to prevent takeover attempts
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) is bolstering its defences against a takeover by fundraising to raise a minimum of £16 million (US$20 million) as top miners try to…
Bidding war heats up for Guyana Goldfields
Takeover target Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY) said it has received a proposal from a “foreign-based multinational miner” valuing the company at $323 million (US$240 million), which is 35% higher than…
Calibre reports positive maiden resource for Panteon deposit at Limon
Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) has reported the first resource estimate for the Panteon deposit at its Limon mine in Nicaragua. The high-grade vein is about 150 metres from…