Skeena tables resource for Snip gold project in BC
Skeena Resources (TSXV: SKE; US-OTC: SKREF) has released a maiden underground resource for its wholly owned Snip gold project, within B.C.’s prospective Golden Triangle. The…
Volume 106 Number 15 July 20 – August 2, 2020
Alamos expands high-grade zones at Island Gold mine
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) has released exploration results from its Island Gold mine in Ontario, which extend high-grade areas at the Island East…
Rockhaven study shows strong economics at Klaza
An updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Rockhaven Resources’ (TSXV: RK) wholly owned Klaza gold project in the Dawson Range gold belt outlines a 12-year,…
Editorial: Conflict and chaos in the Sahel
When I was interviewing Jon North, the founder and CEO of 79North (CNSX: TWLV), about his exploration projects in Suriname, a small country at the…
US markets post slight gain, July 6-10
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.96% to 26,075.30 and the S&P 500 rose 1.76% to 3,185.04 during the July 6-10 trading week. Spot gold…
TSX posts slim increase, July 6-10
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.75% to 15,713.82 during the July 6-10 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 5.06% to 95.05, and the…
TSX Venture rises, July 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose by 8.17% to finish the trading week at 684.71. Spot gold closed at US$1,798.60 per oz. on July 10,…
Chile struggles to maintain copper production as coronavirus spreads
Workers at Chile’s giant copper mines are caught between the urge to protect themselves and pressure to keep the country’s economy moving. Since declaring a…
Porgera mine dispute escalates for Barrick, Zijin
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has served a dispute notice to the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government over the country’s refusal to renew a…
Technology Metals Snapshot: Eight juniors developing next generation metals
While mining is best known for supplying the world with precious and base metals, technology metals – such as lithium, cobalt and transition metals –…
Baffinland Iron Mines and Inuit association strike landmark agreement
A new multimillion-dollar agreement between Baffinland Iron Mines and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) that includes a substantial royalty increase, Inuit oversight of environmental monitoring…
Rising gold price and reserve depletion to drive M&A, Bank of America says
The total transaction value of mergers and acquisitions in the second quarter of the year reached US$2.86 billion in twelve deals, with Chinese buyers acquiring…