Equinox promotes former Calibre executive to CEO
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-A: EQX) promoted chief operating officer Darren Hall to the post of CEO to replace founding shareholder Greg Smith, who is stepping down. Hall, a 40-year…
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Torex books high-grade gold at EPO in Mexico
Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) cut a highlight result of 20 metres grading 45.87 grams gold per tonne at its development-stage EPO underground deposit in southwest Mexico. That result, in hole…
Ecuador miners fight new inspection fee
Miners in Ecuador are seeking to block a new inspection fee that they say could bring early-stage exploration in the South American country to a standstill. President Daniel Noboa’s government…
AngloGold buys Augusta Gold in Nevada push
AngloGold Ashanti (JSE: ANG; NYSE: AU) agreed to buy Canadian explorer Augusta Gold (TSX: G; US-OTC: AUGG) for about $152 million (US$111 million) in cash to further expand its Nevada footprint. Augusta…
Mali to restart production at Barrick’s Loulo‑Gounkoto
Mali’s government plans to restart operations at Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) Loulo‑Gounkoto gold complex under a court-appointed temporary administrator after seizing control earlier this month, according to a…
Kenorland options three Ontario projects to Centerra
Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD; OTCQ-X: KLDCF) said it’s optioned three early-stage gold projects located in Northwestern Ontario to Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) with a view of developing the…
Vizsla raising US$100M to develop Panuco project
Canadian miner Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) is raising about US$100 million ($138 million) to advance the exploration, drilling and development of its flagship Panuco project in western Mexico. The…
Novagold sees Donlin feasibility study by end ’27: CEO
Novagold Resources (TSX: NG) is pressing ahead with an updated feasibility study for its Donlin Gold project in Alaska now that Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) is no longer…
Soma Gold drills high grades at Colombia mine
Drilling by Canada’s Soma Gold (TSXV: SOMA; US-OTC: SMAGF) at its Cordero mine in central Colombia returned a highlight result of 7.5 grams per tonne gold over six metres. That intercept,…
Australia gold output falls as miners tap stockpiles
Gold mine output in Australia fell 7% quarter-over-quarter as more miners used lower-grade stockpiled material to blend into their mill feed, a new report says. Australia, the world’s largest gold…
First Majestic boosts Navidad’s gold-silver deposit
First Majestic Silver (TSX, NYSE: AG) expanded the high-grade mineralization of its Navidad deposit in northwestern Mexico as it announced a second gold-silver discovery in a year in the Santo…
Azimut says drill program at James Bay property encounters antimony, gold
Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM; US-OTC: AZMTF) reported drill results as high as 6.5 metres grading 3.43% antimony and 2.37 grams gold per tonne at its Wabamisk project in Quebec’s James Bay region. That…