SGS Geostat team wins Integra’s Gold Rush Challenge
Using machine learning and traditional geological methods to make targets at Integra Gold’s (TSXV: ICG) Lamaque gold project, the Quebec-based team from SGS Geostat took…
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IDM advances Red Mountain in BC
IDM Mining’s (TSX: IDM) Red Mountain gold project in northwestern B.C. is “one of the few near-term development stories in Canada,” Robert McLeod, president and…
Rubicon’s Phoenix unlikely to rise again
Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX; US-OTC: RBYCF) says there is “significant doubt” that it can continue as a going concern. The junior has breached a technical…
Editorial: Is ‘Peak Gold’ finally here?
As the year unfolds, there has naturally been much focus on the newly resurgent price of gold. But the underlying supply numbers are equally as…
Zonte pursues fractional claims over Gramalote in Colombia
VANCOUVER — It’s been a couple of years since Zonte Metals (TSXV: ZON) first spotted — and applied for — fractional claims over joint-venture partners’ AngloGold…
NuLegacy acquires 100% of Iceberg beside Goldrush
NuLegacy Gold (TSXV: NUG; US-OTC: NULGF) has consolidated the Iceberg gold deposit in Nevada, with plans to keep drilling the asset ahead of calculating a maiden…
Kinross fights shutdown order at Maricunga mine
VANCOUVER — Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE; KGC) is preparing to contest a shutdown order issued by Chilean regulators at its Maricunga heap-leach operation, 120 km…
TSX Venture at seven-month high, March 14-18
The rally in commodity markets is stoking the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index, gaining 0.8%, or 4.47 points, to a 580.82-point close. Spot gold traded near…
US stocks climb, March 14–18
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rate hikes this year due to a weak global environment helped lift U.S. indexes. The central bank…
Canada’s benchmark index dips slightly, March 14-18
The U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold, spot gold rose to US$1,255 per oz. (up US$4.90) and the April contract for North American…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 4: St. Paddy’s day special
Lesley Stokes and Matthew Keevil host a jam-packed show featuring commentary by Exploration Insights’ Brent Cook, a look at B2Gold’s next mine in Mali, and…
Rio Tinto could be ready for a Turquoise Hill takeover, analysts say
VANCOUVER — It’s not a secret that many in the mining community are pretty bullish on copper’s long-term prospects. There’s some disagreement over the timeline…