B2Gold hits record gold production in Q3
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) produced a record 242,020 oz. gold in 2018’s third quarter, 78% higher than in the same quarter of the previous year. It attributed its success…
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Hochschild boosts mine life of Inmaculada
During a presentation at its Capital Markets Day in London, Hochschild Mining (LON: HOC) announced that brownfield drilling this year at its Inmaculada underground mine in Peru has added inferred…
Rockcliff to begin Kinross-funded drill program at Laguna
Rockcliff Metals (TSXV: RCLF; US-OTC: SVVZD) is set to drill its Laguna gold property in Snow Lake, Man. — the first drilling the property has seen in over 70 years….
Caledonia buys back 15% interest in Blanket gold mine
Caledonia Mining (TSX: CAL; NYSE: CMCL) has agreed to buy back Fremiro Investments’ 15% shareholding in the Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe in a deal valued at US$16.6 million. After completing…
Dow Jones and S&P 500 move higher, Oct. 29-Nov. 2
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.36% to 25,270.83 and the S&P 500 Index increased 2.42% to 2,723.06. New York spot gold fell US60¢ to finish at US$1,232.20 per oz.,…
Uranium reversal may be close, Purepoint says
In one of the few exploration projects it is funding next year, Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) and its joint-venture partners Orano Canada and Purepoint Uranium (TSXV: PTU) are planning…
TSX Venture rises, Oct. 29-Nov. 2
Shares of Cantex Mine Development soared 389% on drill results from its North Rackla silver-lead-zinc project in Yukon. The company had drilled nine holes on the project’s massive Sulphide zone,…
NexGen boosts cash flow estimate by 64% in Arrow PFS
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE) is planning a 125,000-metre high density drill program—the largest in the company’s history—at its Arrow uranium project in Saskatchewan after completing a positive prefeasibility…
TSX posts gains, Oct. 29-Nov. 2
After falling as low as 14,639.70 in October 2018, Canada’s benchmark index rebounded to end the trading week up 1.55% to 15,119.28. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 5.9% to…
Video: Fireside chat with Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd at PMF 2018
Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd sits down for an in-depth interview with Northern Miner publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the 2018 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto, presented by The Northern Miner…
Iamgold considers two mine plans in Côté feasibility study
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) is considering two mine plan scenarios at its Sumitomo Metal Mining (TYO: 5713) joint-ventured Côté gold project in northern Ontario, according to a feasibility study…
Northern Vertex secures additional financing from Greenstone
Less than a month after Northern Vertex Mining (TSXV: NEE; US-OTC: NHVCF) signed a US$8.5 million silver stream financing with Maverix Metals (TSXV: MMX), the company has reached a deal…