Commentary: Fifty years of ‘free’ gold
It is difficult to say when the ‘free’ gold market came into existence, since there always has been one. Yes, the gold price has been set and fixed by governments…
Gold
Greenstone takes 30% stake in gold miner Serabi
Private equity group Greenstone Resources is investing US$15 million for a 29.82% stake in Serabi Gold (TSX: SBI; LON: SRB), a junior with two operating gold mines in Brazil. The…
Pershing builds Relief Canyon
Pershing Gold (TSX: PGLC; NASDAQ: PGLC) is pursuing step-out and infill drilling at its Relief Canyon gold-silver project in Pershing County, 150 km northeast of Reno, Nev., while raising capital…
California Gold drills Queen Specimen in Mariposa
California Gold Mining (TSXV: CGM; US-OTC: CFGMF) is drilling a new target at its flagship, 100%-owned Fremont gold project in Mariposa County, Calif., as it tries to establish a second…
New Age Metals updates resource
A new resource for the River Valley palladium project brings New Age Metals (TSXV: NAM; US-OTC: PAWEF) one step closer to its goal of building a series of open pits…
Alio Gold to acquire Rye Patch in all-share deal
In an effort to diversify geopolitical risk and transform itself from a single-asset producer, Mexico-focused Alio Gold (TSX: ALO; NYSE: ALO) is buying Rye Patch Gold (TSXV: RPM; US-OTC: RPMGF)…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 96: TSX Venture Exchange’s resurgence ft. Brady Fletcher
Join our Toronto editorial team as we survey the latest news in the junior mining scene in Canada and beyond. Editor-in-chief John Cumming looks at declining metal prices, junior gold M&A…
Hecla to acquire Klondex for US$462M
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) is acquiring Klondex Mines (TSX: KDX) and its Fire Creek, Midas and Hollister mines in Nevada — three of the highest-grade gold mines in the U.S.,…
Antioquia Gold seeks cash for Cisneros
Antioquia Gold (TSXV: AGD; US-OTC: AGDFX) recently published a positive National Instrument 43-101 compliant preliminary economic assessment (PEA) and a revised resource estimate for its high-grade Cisneros gold project in…
Superior Gold expands Plutonic
In its first year as a public company and gold producer, Superior Gold (TSXV: SGI) churned out 82,019 oz. of the precious metal from its Plutonic mine in Western Australia,…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Global exploration spending on the rebound, study finds
The following is an edited excerpt from the World Exploration Trends report, released by S&P Global Market Intelligence. To see the full report, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence. Things are looking up for…
Snapshot: Juniors in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
For mineral explorers and developers, the northern Andean countries of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru are a potent combination of richly endowed metal mineralization and under-explored terrain, all hosted in relatively…