Seabridge releases ‘much improved’ numbers for KSM
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has released the results of an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its KSM gold-copper project, 65 km northwest of Stewart, British Columbia. The…
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Ivanhoe trims budget; stays course at Kakula
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has completed 13.5 km of underground development — 4.2 km ahead of plan — at its Kakula copper project in the Democratic Republic of…
Rio Tinto boosts budget for Citadel copper project in Australia
Rio Tinto ( NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) will spend a further A$9.2 million (US$5.9 million) on exploration at the Citadel copper-gold project, a joint venture with junior Antipa Minerals (ASX:…
Silvercorp to buy Guyana Goldfields in $105M deal
Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM; NYSE: SVM) is buying Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY) in a $105 million (US$75 million) cash and stock deal that creates a diversified precious metals producer with…
Bluestone Resources closes $92M financing deal
Bluestone Resources (TSXV: BSR; US-OTC: BBSRF) has raised $92 million in a bought deal financing to advance its flagship Cerro Blanco gold project in Guatemala. Under the agreement, a syndicate of…
Precipitate Gold turns to second property near Pueblo Veijo following Barrick deal
After signing a deal with Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) to earn a 70% stake in its Pueblo Grande project in the Dominican Republic earlier this month, Precipitate Gold…
Haywood Securities lowers base metal forecasts
Haywood Securities has cut its base metal price forecasts for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investment dealer expects copper will cost US$2.45 per lb. (from its previous estimate…
PNG refuses to extend mining lease for Barrick’s Porgera mine
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is set to take control of Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) Porgera mine after refusing to extend the company’s lease on environmental and social grounds,…
BofA forecasts higher silver prices
Silver prices have dropped sharply year-to-date and are currently down 13.2% year-on-year at US$15.29 per oz., but the Bank of America (BofA) says its supply and demand model suggests that…
CIBC raises gold price forecast; shares top stock picks
CIBC is increasing its gold price forecast to US$1,725 per oz. in 2020 and US$1,800 per oz. in 2021, up from its previous estimates of US$1,600 per oz. for both…
GoGold drill results show ‘significant potential’ at Los Ricos
GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD; US-OTC: GLGDF) has reported assay results from 12 drill holes at its Los Ricos South project in the Mexican state of Jalisco, 100 km northwest of…
Silver investment demand jumped 12% in 2019: report
Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in forecasting silver market conditions over the rest of the year, extended physical demand could drive the metal’s price higher in 2020,…