GoldMining to buy Almaden gold project in Idaho
GoldMining (TSX: GOLD; US-OTC: GLDLF) has agreed to buy the Almaden gold project in west-central Idaho from Sailfish Royalty Corp. for $1.2 million in cash and shares. Located 140 km…
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Gold surges on coronavirus fears
Seven straight sessions of gains lifted the gold price to a fresh seven-year high, after renewed fears of the coronavirus sent investors scurrying to safe-haven assets. The gold price touched…
Coeur suspends Silvertip on low prices for lead, zinc
Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE), the largest U.S.-based primary silver producer, is temporarily halting operations at its Silvertip silver-zinc-lead mine, located in Canada’s northern British Columbia, due mainly to low prices…
Newmont, Teck to invest US$152M in Chilean copper-gold project
Newmont Mining (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) and Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE:TCK) are injecting new life into their NuevaUnión 50-50 joint venture in Chile by investing US$152 million into the…
Rio Tinto builds first solar plant in Western Australia
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) will build a US$98 million solar plant to power its Koodaideri iron ore mine in Western Australia, about 35 km northwest of the company’s…
Barrick beats forecasts, hikes dividend
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and rewarded investors with a 40% dividend increase, thanks to strong gold prices. The world’s second-largest gold producer reported…
Pretium meets guidance, lowers production outlook
Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG) expects to produce between 325,000 oz. and 365,000 oz. gold per year in the Valley of the Kings zone, in contrast with the 525,000 oz. long-term…
Contact Gold hits oxide gold at Green Springs
Contact Gold (TSXV: C) has released the results of two holes completed last year at the past-producing Green Springs gold project, which lies within the Cortez trend, 25 km from…
Introducing On the Move newsletter
Canadian Mining Journal, The Northern Miner and MINING.com are pleased to introduce our new On the Move newsletter. This monthly publication will track management and board appointments across Canada’s mining…
BHP becomes world’s top copper producer
BHP Group (NYSE: BHP; LSE BHP) has become the world’s largest copper miner based on production, after Chile’s copper commission announced a slide in output at state-owned Codelco. Hampered by…
Chile’s copper output falls on declining grades
Copper production in Chile, the world’s No. 1 producer of the metal, dropped by 44,000 tonnes, or almost 0.8%, last year compared to 2018, amid a perfect storm of falling…
Mitsubishi acquires 30% of Mantoverde copper mine
Japanese powerhouse Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (MMC) has acquired a 30% stake in Mantos Copper’s Mantoverde mine and associated projects in Chile for US$263 million. MMC has been seeking to participate…