OceanaGold looks to extend the mine life of Macraes
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) has received permits for three deposits at its Macraes gold mine, about 60 km north of Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, that will…
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Seabridge grows footprint in B.C. with Pretium asset buy
Canada’s Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) is buying Pretium Resources’ (NYSE: PVG) Snowfield property in northwest British Columbia for $100 million in cash, a 1.5% net smelter royalty related to all…
QMX grows Bonnefond resource; adds underground inventory
The most recent resource update from Quebec-focused junior QMX Gold (TSXV: QMX) includes meaningful resource growth across all categories and adds an initial underground resource at the 200-sq.-km Bonnefond property…
Unigold extends mineralisation at Neita concession in the Dominican Republic
Unigold (TSXV: UGD; US-OTC: UGDIF) has reported drill results from its exploration program at the Candelones Extension deposit, part of the company’s 100% owned Neita Concession in the Dominican Republic, 220…
Joint-Venture Article: Maxtech aims at restarting historic St. Anthony mine in Ontario
A restart of exploration efforts is set to go ahead at the historic St. Anthony gold mine in the Kenora Patricia mining district of Ontario, according to Peter Wilson, president…
Newmont’s Musselwhite mine ramping up to full operations
Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) is ramping up towards full operations at its Musselwhite mine in Ontario following successful commissioning of the mine’s conveyor system and the material handling system….
Serengeti, Sun Metals merger to create BC-focused copper-gold developer
B.C.-focused juniors Serengeti Resources (TSXV: SIR) and Sun Metals (TSXV: SUNM) plan to combine to create a “premier Canadian multi-asset copper-gold developer.” The merger will bring together the companies’ adjacent…
Centamin unveils three-year plan for Sukari gold mine
Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin (TSX: CEE; LSE: CEY) has outlined a three-year plan designed to cut costs and boost efficiencies at its Sukari mine, which has been hit in the…
SolGold delays Alpala prefeasibility study again
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) said today it won’t be able to complete the prefeasibility study for its Alpala copper-gold project this year as planned. The Australian miner had already…
Mongolia, Turquoise Hill force Rio Tinto into Oyu Tolgoi cost review
The Government of Mongolia and representatives of Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) have set up a special board committee to conduct an independent review into the cost overruns and…
Newcrest bets big on Greatland’s Havieron gold-copper project
It has also inked a farm-in and JV agreement with Greatland to access the latter’s Black Hills and Paterson Range East exploration licenses in the Paterson region of Western Australia.
Copper Mountain updates mine plan with mill expansion
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC) has announced an updated life-of-mine plan, completed at a pre-feasibility study level, for its 75%-owned Copper Mountain mine in southern B.C. The latest report incorporates…