RANKED: World’s top 20 largest gold mines
Gold grabbed the spotlight in 2025 as rising global trade tensions and accelerated central bank buying propelled the metal by more than 60%. Its rise continued into 2026, with prices…
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Ontario funds up to $215K per early-stage project
Ontario is backing 68 early-stage exploration projects in new awards under a government funding program. The financing, delivered through the Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP), will cover up to half…
Open-pit gold miners most exposed to inflation: Jefferies
Gold miners with large open-pit operations could face the biggest margin pressure from the conflict in the Middle East as higher oil prices threaten to lift fuel and consumable costs…
Ontario vows more cash to boost mining
Ontario Mines and Energy Minister Stephen Lecce is promising to announce more support for the industry at its biggest convention this month after recent permit acceleration and infrastructure spending. The…
Ontario fast-tracks Kinross’ Great Bear gold project
Ontario is upgrading Kinross Gold’s (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) Great Bear project to its One Project One Process framework, Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce said on Tuesday. The $1.4-billion…
Indaba: Kinross Gold’s Tasiast a pillar in shareholder returns, CEO says
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) depends on its Tasiast mine in Mauritania for a quarter of its yellow metal output that helps return “meaningful capital” to shareholders through dividends…
YMP funds $250,000 to mining students
Andrea Ferriss is studying for a BSc (Hons) Geology at the University of Alberta to champion sustainable resource development as a priority for the industry. “I’ve chosen a career in…
YMP’s Peter Munk Award: Royalties are elemental, company founder Bell says
It was after the market hollowed out two of his mining startups that Fred Bell landed on royalty financing as the idea for a firm now valued at $1.76 billion and listed on Nasdaq. First the 2011 Fukushima…
Kinross greenlights three U.S. builds for 3M oz
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has approved three U.S. growth projects designed to add about 3 million oz. between 2028 and 2038. The additions will keep total output around…
Kodiak Copper’s first MPD resource shows mid-scale potential in BC
An initial resource estimate for Kodiak Copper’s (TSX-V: KDK; US-OTC: KDKCF) MPD project in British Columbia positions it as a mid-tier open-pit project sitting in the southern area of the…
Contango Ore agrees $812M deal to buy Dolly Varden
Contango Ore (NYSE-A: CTGO) agreed to buy Canada’s Dolly Varden Silver (TSX-V: DV; NYSE-A: DVS) to create a mid-tier silver and gold producer by adding one of the largest high-grade…
Kinross Gold sells all of its Asante stock
Kinross Gold (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) has sold its entire shareholding in Asante Gold (TSXV: ASE) at a discount, without providing reasons for the divestment. Kinross sold about 36.9 million…