Banro navigates risk in the DRC
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is often described by miners as “elephant country” — a metaphor for a land filled with extra-large mineral…
Gold
Pretium achieves commercial production at Brucejack
Northwestern B.C.’s Golden Triangle just got a little more golden. On July 3, Vancouver-based Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) achieved first production at its…
Guatemalan court suspends Tahoe’s licence for Escobal
The Supreme Court of Guatemala has suspended Tahoe Resources’ (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) flagship Escobal silver mine until it can hear an action brought against…
Gold juniors reap investment windfall from majors
Direct investment in TSX-listed shares of junior gold companies is the highest it’s been in the last 10 years, CIBC World Markets says in a…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 66: A Canadian mining discussion ft. Barrick & Goldcorp
We have some amazing content from our Canadian Mining Symposium in London to carry us through this week’s episode, which features a discussion between Goldcorp‘s (TSX:…
US markets down, June 26-30
Real gross domestic product in the U.S. increased at an annual rate of 1.4% in the first quarter of 2017, down from 2.1% in the…
TSX Venture falls, June 26-30
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 1.4%, or 10.51 points, to a 766.74-point close, as spot gold prices hit eight-week lows, falling US$15.10 to US$1,241.61…
TSX loses ground, June 26-30
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.9%, or 137.37 points, to a 15,182.19-point close. Spot gold prices ventured near eight-week lows, falling US$15.10 to US$1,241.61 per…
Pershing re-envisages Relief Canyon as low cost mine
VANCOUVER — After one year of infill drilling and number crunching, Pershing Gold (NASDAQ: PGLC) has produced a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Relief Canyon open-pit,…
Endeavour Mining bids for Avnel Gold
Unless another gold miner like B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) or Randgold Resources (LON: RRS; NASDAQ: GOLD) swoops in with a sweeter offer, the boards…
Orla to buy Camino Rojo from Goldcorp for $35M
VANCOUVER — Orla Mining (TSXV: OLA; US-OTC: ORRLF) may have scored a “fire-sale” deal on Goldcorp’s (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) Camino Rojo gold-silver project that lies…
Africa Snapshot: Five juniors seeking gold, diamonds and REEs
While mid-tier gold and copper miners and developers in Africa have caught much of the attention of investors, there remains a vital contingent of small…