Integra delays resource after drill hit
Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR; US-OTC: IRRZF) will delay an updated resource estimate for its DeLamar gold-silver project in southwestern Idaho after drill core from a…
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Nordgold boosts stake in Columbus Gold
Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov’s mining company, Nordgold, has increased its stake in Canadian junior Columbus Gold (TSX: CGT; US-OTC: CGTTF) to 9.96% on a non-diluted…
Editorial: Newmont-Goldcorp merger rocks gold industry
The new year continues to be a fascinating one in the global mining industry, with the unveiling on Jan. 14 of Newmont Mining’s blockbuster US$10-billion…
Iamgold expects lower production, higher costs in 2019
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) expects to produce fewer gold ounces while incurring higher all in sustaining costs and total cash costs in 2019 compared to…
Alamos Gold forecasts 2019 gold production
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) produced 505,000 ounces of gold from its four mines in North America last year and expects a “similar rate…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: The treasure of Leija Cave
After spending 17 years with Newmont Mining as a senior exploration geologist, and being transferred twice in the same year (1997), I decided it was…
US markets rise, Jan. 7-11: Hecla, Pretium, Teck
Gold prices rose 0.2% to close the trading week at US$1,286.80, while the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index fell 0.2% to close at 71.71. The…
TSX rises, Jan. 7-11: Barrick, Xanadu, Golden Queen, Pretium, Nautilus
After a jittery year-end, investors jumped back into stocks on the Toronto Stock Exchange during the first full week of trading in 2019, pushing the…
Newmont to buy Goldcorp for US$10B
Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) will acquire all outstanding Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) shares in a deal that values Goldcorp at US$10 billion to create…
TSX Venture rises, Jan. 7-11; Cobalt 27, K92, Ascot-IDM
Shares of Cobalt 27 Capital rose 26¢ to $4.44. In January 2019, the company bought Westgold Resources’ royalty on the Mount Marion lithium mine in…
GGX drills more high grade at Gold Drop in BC
GGX Gold (GGX; US-OTC; GGXXF) continues to cut near surface high-grade gold mineralization at its 56-sq.-km Gold Drop property near Greenwood in southern British Columbia….
Auryn finds copper zone at Sombrero in Peru
Auryn Resources (TSX: AUG; NYSE-AM: AUG) has found a zone of oxide copper mineralization at the Milpoc prospect, 12 km south of the Sombrero Main…