Barrick to sell Tongon mine to Atlantic for up to $305M
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) agreed to sell its stake in the Tongon gold mine and certain exploration properties in Côte d’Ivoire to the Atlantic Group for up to…
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Torex hits record as high-grade gold booked in Mexico
New high-grade structures discovered by Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) during drilling at its ELG underground mine in Mexico could help the company achieve a goal of extending the deposit’s operating…
Barrick CEO exit could spur asset sales, M&A: analysts
Leadership changes at two of North America’s biggest miners open the door to asset sales and even a potential takeover of Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B), analysts say. On…
G Mining gets Brazilian tax cut for gold mine
Authorities in Brazil have granted G Mining Ventures’ (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) main Tocantinzinho mine a reduced tax rate, a move that the Canadian company says will “materially enhance” profit…
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….
Fortune Bay’s Goldfields project value jumps
Fortune Bay (TSXV: FOR; US-OTC: FTBYF) said an updated economic study for the company’s Goldfields project in Saskatchewan shows rising gold prices have resulted in a quadrupling of the past-producing…
Galiano halts Ghana deposit work after clash
Galiano Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: GAU) says it temporarily suspended operations at the Esaase deposit at Ghana’s Asanko mine after one person died Tuesday during a clash between soldiers and area…
Montage worker dies in Côte d’Ivoire project accident
Montage Gold (TSX: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) says a worker died Thursday following an accident at the company’s Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire. Construction activities at the site resumed Friday after…
Centerra OKs Goldfield mine in Nevada after all
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) said it’s moving ahead with development and construction of its Goldfield project in Nevada after rising gold prices boosted estimated returns. Using a long-term…
Agnico rises on record quarterly profit, free cash flow
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) shares rose after the Canadian miner reported record quarterly profit and free cash flow on the strength of rising gold prices. Adjusted net income…
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….
Orla seeks Mexico mine slide answers
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) said initial geotechnical assessments of the incident that stopped pit‑mining activities at the Camino Rojo oxide mine in central Mexico should be completed in the coming week….