Odds ‘n’ Sods: Why permitting matters
Permitting is a necessary evil in the mining business; drill pads, roads, trenching, water extraction — some countries require permits for literally every step of…
Gold
Roxgold extends mineralisation at Seguela in Cote d’Ivoire
Since its discovery in September 2020, the Koula deposit at Roxgold’s (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) Seguela gold project in Cote d’Ivoire, 240 km northwest of Yamoussoukro,…
Pandemic initially decimated financings for gold projects, but market has rebounded, Mining Intelligence says
A review of capital raisings for gold projects around the world between February 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021 conducted by The Northern Miner’s sister…
Troilus steps out Southwest zone in Quebec
Ahead of an updated resource estimate and prefeasibility study due out in the second half of the year for its namesake project in north-central Quebec,…
Great Bear hits gold in untested section of LP fault
Drilling targeting a mostly untested, 250-metre northwest section of the LP fault at Great Bear Resources’ (TSXV: GBR) Dixie project in Red Lake returned both…
Kirkland Lake drills wide gold intervals outside Detour Lake resources
Drilling targeting underexplored areas around the Detour Lake pits at Kirkland Lake Gold’s (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) Detour Lake property returned wide and high-grade gold…
Gran Colombia offers $315M in friendly, all-share offer for Gold X
Gran Colombia Gold (TSX: GCM) is acquiring Gold X Mining (TSXV: GLDX) in an all-share deal valued at $315 million, after a three-way merger proposal…
Evolution to acquire Battle North in $343M all-cash deal
Australia-based producer Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) is acquiring Red Lake-focused gold developer Battle North Gold (TSX: BNAU) in a $343-million, $2.65 a share, all-cash deal….
Marathon infills Berry zone ahead of resource estimate
With a resource estimate for the Berry zone at Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) Valentine gold project underway, the company recently released assay results from its…
Sudan to reopen gold mines once linked to warlord’s family
The North Darfur mines were handed over to the government in May 2020.
Newmont to buy GT Gold
Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM), the world’s No. 1 gold miner, is acquiring all the shares it doesn’t already own in Canadian explorer GT Gold (TSXV:…
First Majestic buys Nevada gold mine from Sprott
First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE:AG) is buying the Jerritt Canyon gold mine in Elko County, Nevada, from Sprott Mining for US$470 million in shares…