Newmont updates industry-leading reserve portfolio
Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) has reported its 2020 year-end reserve and resource update, and its 94.2 million oz. of attributable gold reserves are the largest in the industry, the…
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Equinox expects production growth in 2021, looks towards 1M oz. by 2023
Over the next three years, Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX) expects to continue with its trend of growing gold output, reaching the 1 million oz. annual output level by…
Retail investors beware: Manipulation is happening all around you; commodities can offset your risk
In the wake of the GameStop/Reddit saga, North American market manipulation is once again the topic du jour; that the rules of the game vary by player— institutional versus retail…
US government gives high priority status to Graphite One’s Alaskan project
In mid-January Graphite One’s (TSX: GPH; US-OTC: GPHOF) Graphite Creek project in Alaska was designated as a High-Priority Infrastructure Project (HPIP) by the U.S. government’s Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Committee…
US Geological Survey reports 2020 mine production in the US
Mines in the United States produced about US$82.3 billion in minerals in 2020, according to figures from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Mineral Commodity Summaries report. The figure was about US$1.5…
Global gold output to rise 5.5% in 2021, Global Data reports says
After declining in 2019, global gold production was adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic during 2020, while the suspension of expansion works and contractions from mines nearing closure also exacerbated…
Lithium Americas advances Thacker Pass project in Nevada
Vancouver-based junior Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) received final approval from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the company’s Thacker Pass lithium mine project in northwestern Nevada on Jan….
US Snapshot: Eight companies on the move
With a long-standing history of mining, a developed regulatory regime and prospective geology, the United States is an attractive destination for companies looking to find and develop mineral deposits. Below,…
Getchell Gold hits high-grade gold at Fondaway Canyon in Nevada
Early results from the inaugural drill program at Getchell Gold’s (CSE: GTCH; US-OTC: GGLDF) flagship Fondaway Canyon gold project in Nevada “exceeded expectations” says President Mike Sieb. “We were thrilled with…
Golden Minerals pours first gold at Rodeo in Mexico
Golden Minerals (TSX: AUMN; NYSE-AM: AUMN) has poured first gold (150 gold-equivalent ounces) from its Rodeo open pit mine in Mexico’s Durango state. Mining at Rodeo kicked off in mid-January…
Premier unveils top-level team for i-80 Gold
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) has picked the management team for new U.S.-focused gold miner i-80 Gold Corp., a company formed as part of the $612 million (US$478 million)…
Fiore reports oxide gold intervals from Gold Rock in Nevada
U.S.-focused miner Fiore Gold (TSXV: F; US-OTC: FIOGF) has released assay results for 29 drillholes completed at its Gold Rock project in Nevada. The majority of these intercepts are infill…