US markets slip, May 10-14
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 1.14% to finish the week at 34,382.13 and the S&P 500 fell 1.39% to 4,173.85. Spot gold increased by US$13.20…
Gold
Exploration at Argonaut’s Magino project yields exciting results
About four months into the planned two-year construction of Argonaut Gold’s (TSX: AR) new cornerstone Magino project in northeastern Ontario, smooth progress and encouraging new…
Marathon raises $50m for Valentine project
Marathon Gold (TSX: MOZ) is raising $50 million (US$41.27 million) in a private placement to support exploration and development activities at its Valentine gold project…
Iamgold to restart Westwood in second half of 2021
Iamgold (TSX: IMG, NYSE: IAG) has confirmed it will resume operations at its Westwood underground mine in southwestern Québec in the second half of the year….
JV Article: Osino Resources’ Twin Hills on track to be Namibia’s next multi-million-ounce gold mine
Osino Resources (TSXV: OSI; US-OTC: OSIIF) plans to make its Twin Hills gold project in the Karibib gold district of central Namibia, 150 km northwest of the…
Kirkland Lake Gold’s Detour Lake on course to be a world-class gold mine, says CEO Tony Makuch
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) plans to transform its Detour Lake mine in northern Ontario into one of the world’s largest and…
Lundin Gold sees record production at Fruta del Norte
Canada’s Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG) has reported record gold production for the March quarter, which marked a year since its Fruta del Norte gold-silver mine in…
Canadian Gold Snapshot: Eight juniors seeking more yellow metal
High gold prices continue to make the precious metal one of the most sought after metals in Canada. Even companies with production are exploring for…
Deadly shootout in Brazil’s Amazon as illegal miners enter indigenous land
At least three illegal gold miners inside the Yanomami reservation in northern Brazil have died, after they opened fire with automatic weapons on an indigenous…
Mining legacy processes setting the industry behind in sustainability targets – report
A report commissioned by Glasgow-based engineering company the Weir Group warns that the total amount of power used in hard rock mining is equal to…
McEwen Mining reports assays from Stock West in Ontario
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) has reported the latest drill results from the Stock West target, part of the company’s Fox Complex in northern Ontario,…
Coeur takes 17.8% stake in Victoria Gold
Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) is acquiring a 17.8% stake from Orion Mine Finance in Victoria Gold (TSX: VGCX), which owns and operates the Eagle gold…