Bonterra lifts Barry gold project value to $665M
A new study raises the value of Bonterra Resources’ (TSXV: BTR; US-OTC: BONXF) past-producing Barry gold mine in Quebec almost 14 times under an expanded plan and a much higher…
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Nickel shortage forecast flips to surplus
The global nickel market is heading for another surplus this year, reversing an earlier forecast for a shortage, the International Nickel Study Group says. Production is forecast at 3.87 million…
Gold Fields halts Windfall work as Quebec permit lapses
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – South Africa’s Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI) has paused underground development at Windfall in Quebec after an exploration-work permit expired, leaving its proposed $1.9 billion (C$2.7…
Miata drills 3.4 g gold at Sela Creek in Suriname
Drilling at Miata Metals’ (TSXV: MMET; US-OTC: MMETF) Sela Creek project in Suriname has returned stacked, high-grade intercepts in the Jons Trend, giving it the potential for open-pit mining, the company…
Northern Star rejects undervalued A$38.7B Gold Fields bid
Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) has rejected an unsolicited A$38.7-billion ($27.2-billion) takeover proposal from Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI), saying the bid materially undervalues the embattled Australian gold producer and…
Ex-Gold Fields CEO targets $1B Africa mining fund
Former Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) CEO Chris Griffith has joined a private equity venture seeking to raise $1 billion to invest in African critical minerals, four years after leaving…
Comment: Gold is tariff-proof. Canada has $11 billion a year of it stuck in permitting
Canada spent the first half of September answering Washington’s trade escalation dollar for dollar after the United States imposed 50% tariffs on a broad range of Canadian goods that extend…
Gold Fields says Ghana treating miners as ‘easy target’
Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI) CEO Mike Fraser criticized Ghana’s mining policies on Tuesday, saying the government is treating the sector as an “easy target” for revenue as uncertainty hangs…
Gold Fields puts $77M in Suriname-focused Founders
Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI), one of the world’s largest gold miners, is investing another $77 million (US$55.7 million) to raise its stake in Suriname explorer Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR;…
CHART: Mining stocks enjoy a $210-billion fortnight
So far in August the combined U.S. dollar market capitalization of the MINING.COM TOP 50 rose from $2.17 trillion to $2.38 trillion. That is $210 billion in seven sessions, three…
Salares Norte lifts Gold Fields as other mines falter
Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) is leaning on its newest operating mine, Salares Norte in northern Chile, to offset weaker expected production at Gruyere in Australia and Tarkwa in Ghana…
Site visit: Inventus advances continent’s sole paleoplacer gold project near Sudbury
Sudbury, Ont. – Inventus Mining’s (TSXV: IVS) Pardo gold project might be the largest of its kind in North America and the latest surprise to come out of the geological…