Equinox hands CEO job to Orla’s Simpson
Equinox Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: EQX) will hand the CEO job to Orla Mining’s Jason Simpson on Nov. 1, reversing a leadership plan set when the companies agreed to merge in…
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Gangs hijack Ecuador’s gold mining supply chain
Ecuador has elevated illegal mining to a national security threat after concluding that criminal gangs have infiltrated the country’s gold supply chain, from extraction to export, turning the sector into…
Update almost triples contained metal at Selkirk Copper’s Minto mine
A resource update for Selkirk Copper Mines’ (TSXV: SCMI; US-OTC: SKRKF) Minto project in Yukon more than doubles contained red metal as the First Nation-owned company prepares to release a…
NGEx drills 20.3% copper at Lunahuasi in Argentina
NGEx Minerals (TSX: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) released another batch of high-grade copper, gold and silver intercepts from its Lunahuasi project in Argentina that extend mineralization in multiple directions – including one…
Kinross’ Lobo-Marte cost jumps 67% as NPV triples
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has raised the projected cost of its Lobo-Marte gold project in Chile by nearly two-thirds to $1.8 billion (C$2.5 billion), though the post-tax net…
Sponsored: Empress turns cash flow into growth
Empress Royalty Executive Chair David Rhodes and President & CEO Alexandra Woodyer Sherron in conversation with The Northern Miner’s Western Editor, Henry Lazenby, this month during the Rule Symposium on Resource…
TNM reveals latest bonus prize Treasure Hunt clue
The Northern Miner is excited to share that the Grand Prize prize clue has just been emailed to all subscribers! The newest instalment of our ongoing Great Canadian Treasure Hunt adds…
Montage books near-surface gold in Côte d’Ivoire
Early drilling by Montage Gold (TSX: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) at its Wendé project in Côte d’Ivoire has returned shallow gold, confirming the potential of what the Canadian developer says could…
Zijin buys Allied Gold stake after $4B deal collapses
Zijin Gold’s planned $4 billion (C$5.5 billion) acquisition of Allied Gold (TSX, NYSE: AAUC) has collapsed after Chinese regulators failed to approve the transaction before the deadline, leaving the state-backed…
Newcore’s best Nyam hit points to larger Enchi mine
Newcore Gold (TSXV: NCAU; US-OTC: NCAUF) has assayed the strongest interval yet below the reserve pit at its Enchi gold project in Ghana, adding potential for a larger mine than…
Evolution to buy Carnaby in $149M copper-gold deal
Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) agreed to buy Carnaby Resources (ASX: CNB) in an all-stock deal valued at about A$213 million (US$149 million) that would give the Australian gold producer a…
Haywood cuts gold forecasts but miners attractive
Haywood Securities has cut its near-term gold and silver price forecasts after a weaker second quarter but says the pullback has created an attractive entry point into precious-metals equities ahead…