Drilling extends mineralization deeper at Troilus mine project
From 1996 until 2010, Zone 87 at the Troilus gold-copper mine in Quebec was responsible for most of the 2 million oz. gold and 70,000 tonnes copper that was produced…
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Marathon updates PEA with 44% increase in recovered gold
An updated preliminary economic assessment of Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) Valentine Lake project in Newfoundland, which was based on 20,000 metres of additional drilling since February, among other work, demonstrates…
OceanaGold drills high-grade gold at Martha
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) has announced new high grade gold intersections from its Martha gold project at its Waihi gold mine in New Zealand. The company will include the…
Endeavour tables maiden resource at Ivorian Fetekro gold project
After a year and a half of exploration at its Ivorian Fetekro gold property in north-central Cote d’Ivoire, Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) has tabled a maiden resource for…
Liberty Gold expands mineralized footprint in Utah at Goldstrike
Shallow infill and step-out drilling — 250 metres south of the main deposit at Liberty Gold’s (TSX: LGD) flagship Goldstrike project in Utah — suggests that oxide gold-bearing feeder structures…
B2Gold updates Fekola resource in Mali
Less than a year after B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: B2G) declared commercial production at its 80%-owned Fekola mine in southwestern Mali, the gold producer has updated the mine’s resource estimate….
Video: Sean Boyd accepts Mining Person of the Year Award at PMF 2018
Sean Boyd, Agnico Eagle Mines CEO, accepts The Northern Miner’s Mining Person of the Year Award at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto. The event was presented by The…
Nighthawk hits high-grade at Treasure Island in NWT
Drilling at Nighthawk Gold’s (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) Treasure Island project, about 11 km to the north of its Colomac project in the Northwest Territories, has served up significant, shallow…
TSX Venture falls, Oct. 15-19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 4.1% to 682.16. Shares of Great Bear Resources rose 57¢ to $3.24. The company recently discovered an outcropping ultramafic rock unit with at least…
B2Gold completes expansion study for El Limon mine
In February, B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) announced an initial open-pit inferred resource for the newly discovered El Limon Central zone at its El Limon mine in Nicaragua. This…
Canada’s benchmark index posts small gain, Oct. 15-19
Despite a strong U.S. dollar, the price of gold increased for the third consecutive week, finishing at US$1,226.50 per ounce, up 0.74%, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 1.85%…
Newmont’s Merian mine hits 1 million ounce milestone
Two years after commercial production began in October 2016, Newmont Mining’s (NYSE: NEM) Merian mine in Suriname has poured one million ounces of gold. Newmont Suriname — a subsidiary of…