New Gold closes US$300M partnership with Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan
New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-AM: NGD) has closed a strategic partnership with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) to acquire a 46% free cash flow…
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Executive chairman John Thornton sells 50% of his shares in Barrick
John Thornton, Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) executive chairman, has sold half his stake in the company “due to personal portfolio considerations.” Thornton sold…
Orla Mining advances Camino Rojo project in Mexico
Over the last month, Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) has completed two deals that help pave the way for developing its Camino Rojo gold project in…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 180: The story of Pretium’s Brucejack mine, ft Joe Ovsenek at PDAC
This episode features a keynote speech by Pretium Resources president and CEO Joe Ovsenek at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in…
TMAC releases Hope Bay study
TMAC Resources (TSX: TMR) has released key results from a prefeasibility study completed for its wholly owned Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut. This latest…
Premier offers US$205M for Centerra’s stake in Greenstone Gold Mines
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) is offering to purchase the remaining 50% interest it doesn’t already own in the Greenstone Gold Mines Partnership…
Seabridge to acquire 3 Aces gold project in Yukon
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) is acquiring the 3 Aces gold project in southeastern Yukon from Golden Predator Mining (TSXV: GPY) for 300,000 Seabridge…
Steppe Gold fires up ATO mine in Mongolia
Steppe Gold (TSX: STGO) is on track to produce 60,000 oz. gold this year at cash costs of US$500 per oz. from its heap leach…
Barrick updates 10-year plan
Barrick Gold (TSE: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has unveiled a 10-year gold production plan in which it aims to maintain production levels of approximately 5 million…
Mine disruptions escalate as virus rips around globe
On a global scale, work is grinding to a halt and operations at mines are being temporarily suspended as majors and minors move to enact…
Facts ‘n’ figures: Gold prices swing as markets sell off
The following is an edited report from the World Gold Council, release on March 19, 2020. For the full report visit www.gold.org. Like most asset…
Gold price rockets to seven-year high
The gold price rallied again in spectacular fashion on Tuesday, as panicked investors scrambled for hard assets on the back of COVID-19 closures of mines…