Kirkland Lake beats earnings estimates; reissues 2020 production guidance
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX, NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) on July 30 reported strong financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2020, despite disruptions…
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Agnico, Yamana target underground potential at Canadian Malartic
Joint-venture partners Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) and Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) will begin construction of an underground ramp at their Canadian Malartic…
Eric Sprott takes $10M stake in Vizsla Resources
Vizsla Resources (TSXV: VZLA) has closed a bought deal private placement for 16 million units of the company at a price of $1.87 per unit for…
Centerra raises dividend after profits double
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) announced that the company recorded net income of US$80.7 million, or 27¢ per share, for the second quarter of 2020, more…
Canadian research program seeks to transform our understanding of how orebodies form
Mining is a wealth-creation industry that produces the metals and minerals essential to every sector of our economy. For instance, in 2018, Canada produced over…
Newmont tops profit estimates on higher gold prices
Newmont (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT) said on July 29 that higher gold prices helped generate significant free cash flow in the second quarter of 2020….
Auryn Resources to acquire Eastmain in $121M all-share deal
Auryn Resources (TSX: AUG; NYSE: AUG) is acquiring Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER) in an all-share deal valued at C$121 million. The transaction will create a…
Denison wins arbitration ruling on Mongolian asset sale
The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has recently rendered a final award in favour of Canadian uranium miner Denison Mines (TSX: DML) for the previously disclosed arbitration proceedings…
Agnico Eagle profits soar in the second quarter
Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE, TSX: AEM) reported on July 29 a near four-fold increase in quarterly profit, owing to a surge in gold prices and…
Probe and Midland enter JV on Detour Gaudet-Fenelon
Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB; US-OTC: PROBF) has entered into a joint venture (JV) agreement with Midland Exploration (TSX: MD) on the Detour Gaudet-Fenelon project, located 75 km…
Chinese funding may resurrect Rio Tinto’s troubled Simandou project in Guinea
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) is once again discussing the development of the controversial large-scale Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, as half-year earnings…
Chile’s Chamber of Mines rejects calls to privatize Codelco
Chile’s Chamber of Mines and unionized workers have rejected a proposal put forward by parliament members to sell state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper miner,…