BC approves early construction at Artemis Gold’s Blackwater
British Columbia has granted a permit for early construction work at the Blackwater gold project belonging to Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG). This is the first step in construction of a…
Precious Metals
Vizsla Silver picks up the pace at Panuco
Success didn’t come immediately for Vizsla Silver (TSXV: VZLA; US-OTC: VIZSF) when it began its first drill program at its Panuco silver-gold project, in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, in early 2020,…
Falco moves closer to Horne 5 development with Glencore agreement in principle
Falco Resources (TSXV: FPC) and Glencore (LSE: GLEN) have signed an agreement in principle that paves the way for Falco to develop its Horne 5 project in Quebec. The agreement…
Gold Mountain speeds toward first production at Elk Gold in BC
Gold Mountain Mining (TSXV: GMTN; US-OTC: GMTNF) is on track for first production in October and first revenue in November at its Elk Gold project in British Columbia. The company…
Nighthawk Gold extends Grizzly Bear at Indin Lake
Drilling at Nighthawk Gold‘s (TSXV: NHK) 930-sq.-km Indin Lake gold project, 200 km north of Yellowknife, has extended mineralization at the Grizzly Bear deposit ahead of a resource update expected…
RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest gold mines
Despite being adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, global gold production still surpassed 100 million ounces in 2020 and is expected to bounce back this year as economies continue to recover…
Gran Colombia offers $315M in friendly, all-share offer for Gold X
Gran Colombia Gold (TSX: GCM) is acquiring Gold X Mining (TSXV: GLDX) in an all-share deal valued at $315 million, after a three-way merger proposal that included Guyana Goldfields was…
First Majestic buys Nevada gold mine from Sprott
First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE:AG) is buying the Jerritt Canyon gold mine in Elko County, Nevada, from Sprott Mining for US$470 million in shares and five million share purchase…
Wheaton enjoys record 2020 revenue of $1.1B
Wheaton Precious Metals enjoyed record 2020 revenues of $1.1 billion (all figures are U.S. dollars) with 627,063 oz. gold-equivalent sold. The figure includes sales of 367,419 oz. gold, 22,9 million…
Billionaire Naguib Sawiris bets on Egypt’s gold
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is backing his country’s drive to develop a gold industry following drastic changes to mining regulations passed last year. Altus Strategies’ subsidiary AKH Gold, majority owned…
Eldorado Gold inks revised investment contract with Greece
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has inked an amended investment agreement with the Greek government covering the miner’s operations in the north of the country. The new contract between Eldorado’s…
