Orla cuts output target after Mexico wall slide
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) said it will produce about 5% less gold than planned this year at higher costs after deferring some production following last…
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First Quantum scores $1B Royal Gold streaming deal
Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has secured a $1-billion (C$1.38 billion) gold streaming deal with a subsidiary of Royal Gold (Nasdaq: RGLD), the…
Fortuna rises on larger gold resource in Senegal
Fortuna Mining (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) has boosted the resource for its Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal ahead of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA)…
Southern Copper, Freeport-McMoRan top U.S. peers as steelmakers retreat
Global miners Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO), Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) and Newmont (NYSE: NEM) once again topped their U.S. peers for market capitalization and earnings while…
Agnico, Barrick lead the pack of top Canada miners
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) tops our list of Canadian miners by market value at $81.9 billion (US$59.8 million) at press time. Agnico operates…
Australia’s gold miners build M&A war chests
Australia’s top gold producers have stockpiled billions of dollars in cash and bullion as record-high gold prices fuelled by geopolitical turmoil and central bank demand…
Deficit math shows gold’s not done, Rule says
By Henry Lazenby in Boca Raton, Florida Rick Rule has an axiom for mining investors facing turbulent markets: “You are either a contrarian or you’re…
Lundin Gold strikes Fruta del Norte bonanza
The latest conversion drilling at Lundin Gold’s (TSX: LUG; Nasdaq Stockholm: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) Fruta del Norte mine in Ecuador has returned results as high…
Idaho Strategic rises on Hecla gold property deal
Idaho Strategic Resources (NYSE-A: IDR) surged on Friday after purchasing a land package to consolidate its position within the Murray gold belt region, where it already…
Eldorado Gold keeps $1B Skouries on track
Canada’s Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) says its Skouries copper-gold project in Greece is on track with its February forecast of first production in…
JV article: Rackla drills Grad project in Far North
After discovering several precious metals deposits in Central America and Mexico, four of which became mines, veteran mining financer Simon Ridgway has returned to his…
Agnico rises on record quarterly profit, free cash flow
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) shares rose after the Canadian miner reported record quarterly profit and free cash flow on the strength of rising…