US markets up, Sept. 17-21
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 2.25% to 26,743.50 and the S&P 500 Index rose 0.85% to 2,929.67. New York spot gold increased 0.47% to US$1,198.70 per oz. gold. Rio…
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Barrick, Randgold to forge world’s biggest gold miner
In one of the biggest and most surprising deals the gold industry has seen in more than a decade, Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) is combining with Randgold Resources (LON: RRS; NASDAQ: GOLD)…
92 Resources finds lithium pegmatites at Corvette
Four new spodumene-bearing pegmatites have been unearthed by 92 Resources (TSXV: NTY; US-OTC: RGDCF) on its 100% owned Corvette lithium property in the James Bay region of Quebec. It has…
Harte Gold receives final permit for Sugar Zone mine
It has taken at least five years of permitting, but Harte Gold (TSX: HRT; US-OTC: HRTFF) has cleared its last regulatory hurdle, and can now flip the switch and put…
New Gold sells Mesquite to Equinox
Renaud Adams hasn’t wasted any time settling into his new job at New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-AM: NGD). A week after taking the helm as president and CEO of the…
Monarques Gold bets big on Quebec
It has a market capitalization of just $40.8 million, but Monarques Gold (TSXV: MQR; US-OTC: MRQRF) has a lot going on across its 300 sq. km of gold properties in…
Imperial Metals dodges liquidity bullet, for now
Troubled miner Imperial Metals (TSX: III) has kicked debt-repayment deadlines further down the road, and will examine strategic alternatives that could include a sale or merger. Asset sales, joint ventures…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 120: The Placer Dome legacy ft Nean Allman
In this episode we welcome into the Toronto studio author, geologist and communications professional Nean Allman to talk about her newly published coffee table book “A history: Placer Development Limited…
Endeavour improves Terronera’s metrics
Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) has tabled an updated prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Terronera silver project, 40 km northeast of Puerto Vallarta, that estimates higher revenues and a…
Kintavar finds copper zone at Mitchi
Kintavar Exploration (TSXV: KTR) has found a new mineralization zone at its Mitchi copper project in Quebec, after following a field of marble and calc-silicate boulders containing copper mineralization. The…
Anglo American has its eye on Angola
Commodities giant Anglo American (LON: AAL) has applied for exploration concessions for base metals in Angola. “We believe there is geological potential in Angola and have noted with interest the…
Lithoquest drills kimberlite at North Kimberley in WA
Lithoquest Diamonds (TSXV: LDI; US-OTC: CWVWF) hit undiscovered kimberlite mid-year with the first hole at the company’s 1804 target on its North Kimberley diamond project in Western Australia. It was…