Canada no longer top mining investment destination, Fraser Institute says
For the first time in a decade, there are no Canadian jurisdictions in the Fraser Institute’s top 10 investment destinations, based on the 2019 annual survey…
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Corvus gets positive results at Mother Lode
Infill drilling at Corvus Gold’s (TSX: KOR) Mother Lode deposit has intercepted high-grade mineralization over a broad area. Highlights include 88.4 metres of 1.92 grams gold…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…