TNM Drill Down: Top gold assays for the week Aug. 26 to Sept. 2
Welcome to our weekly feature, TNM Drill Down, focusing on the top gold assays of the past week. Assays are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our…
Gold
JV Article: Outcrop Silver on cusp of Santa Ana resource estimate
The Frias underground mine on Outcrop Silver and Gold’s (TSXV: OCG; US-OTC: OCGSF) Santa Ana land package in Colombia produced 7.8 million ounces of silver at an average recovered grade…
Turquoise Hill’s top five investor rejects Rio Tinto’s bid
Sailingstone Capital Partners, the fifth-biggest investor in Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TQR), is ready to put the brakes on Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) intended US$3.3 billion…
Nighthawk Gold reports new results from Colomac project in NWT
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) has released new drill results from three of the five Colomac Centre deposits at its Colomac project in the Northwest Territories, about 200 km…
Barrick sells 22 royalties to Maverix Metals for up to US$60 million
Maverix Metals (TSX: MMX; NYSE-AM: MMX) is acquiring 22 royalties from Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) including a 1% royalty on Skeena Resources’ (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) Eskay Creek…
Moody’s cuts metals price calls amid slowing global growth
Credit rating firm Moody’s Investors Service has pared down its 12-month price outlook for a basket of metals and mining commodities, citing a global economic slowdown and softening demand. Essential…
Marathon Gold board gives nod to Valentine mine build in Newfoundland
Marathon Gold (TSX: MOZ) is moving ahead with its proposed Valentine open-pit gold mine in central Newfoundland after the company’s board approved construction. “The company’s decision to proceed with construction…
Turquoise Hill agrees to beefed up US$3.3B offer from Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has reached an in-principle deal with Turquoise Hill (TSX: TQR) to buy the 49% of the Canadian miner it doesn’t already own…
Quebec Nickel drills greater than 1% nickel at Ducros project
Ultramafic rocks mineralized with nickel, copper and platinum group elements that were discovered at surface and drilled in the mid-2000s are now getting a more fulsome examination in a 20,000-metre drill…
Junior exploration sector poised for value investment, say analysts
The beaten-down junior mining complex currently sits at an attractive investment entry point as the sector continues to trade lower relative to gold and other equities, Haywood Capital Markets analysts…
Osisko counts 7.4 million oz gold at Windfall ahead of feasibility study
As it pushes toward completing a feasibility study by year-end for its high-grade Windfall gold deposit in Eeyou Istchee James Bay, Que., Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has released an updated…
TNM Drill Down: Top Ten best gold drill results year to date
While rising interest rates have weighed on the gold price since it hit its most recent peak of over US$2,050 per oz. in March, exploration for the yellow metal is…