Alamos Gold confirms robbery at Mulatos mine
Management at Alamos Gold’s (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) headquarters in Toronto have confirmed that the company’s wholly owned Mulatos gold mine in Mexico was robbed…
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O3 Mining expands zones at East Cadillac
O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII) has released drill results from four zones at its East Cadillac property, 40 km east of Val d’Or, Quebec. The drilling…
Gold climbs to highest level since 2012
The gold price rallied again on Thursday, as investors sought a store of value after the Fed said it was pumping an additional US$2.3 trillion…
Disruptive drill technology offers potential for miners
A new means of exploiting previously overlooked zones of gold mineralization may prove to be the type of disruptive technology needed once the global COVID-19…
Gold ETFs hit record high in Q1
Global gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had US$23 billion, or 298 tonnes, of net inflows, in the first quarter of 2020 – the highest quarterly amount…
Exploding Costs: An analysis of Galore Creek
The mining industry is fraught with capital cost overruns — a quick internet search will turn up many examples. The results quickly highlight that as…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 181: Mining in the age of the coronavirus, ft Kinross Gold
This episode features a fireside chat with senior executives from Kinross Gold, including president and CEO Paul Rollinson, Chief Financial Officer Andrea Freeborough, Chief Technology…
Hudbay boosts gold reserves, production forecast in Manitoba
In its recent annual mineral reserve and resource update, mid-tier copper producer Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) provided some market optimism in the form…
TSX inches higher, March 30-April 3: Agnico, Aura Minerals, Newmont, NovaGold
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.98%, or 250.56 points, to finish the trading week at 12,938.30. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 3.61% to 66.80,…
US markets drop, March 30-April 3: Consol Energy, Cameco, Rio Tinto, Kirkland Lake, Wheaton Precious Metals, Fortuna
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.70%, or 584.25 points, to 21,052.53 and the S&P 500 dropped 2.08%, or 52.82 points, to 2,488.65. Spot gold…
TSX Venture falls, March 30-April 3: Gold X, Meridian, Revelo, Morien
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 1.19% to finish the trading week at 383.94. Gold X Mining’s shares rose 20¢ to $1.53. The junior, which…
Freeport ramps up security after attack kills employee near Grasberg mine
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) confirmed that one employee was killed and another employee and contractor were seriously injured in a shooting in Papua, Indonesia, near the…