The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame announces 2025 inductees
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will welcome four new members at a gala dinner and induction ceremony on Jan. 9, 2025, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The Northern…
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Blue Moon shareholder battle spotlights shades of grey in junior market
A minority group of shareholders in Blue Moon Metals (TSXV: MOON; US-OTC: BMOOF), which holds a first-resource-stage zinc-silver project in California, says its CEO issued defensive stock offerings that destroyed an…
Barrick fights to dismiss Tanzanian abuse allegations from Canadian court
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is arguing in an Ontario court that allegations of human rights abuses in Tanzania should be decided in that country instead, with local police and…
Video: Kefi Gold nears $320M loan to start Tulu Kapi build, founder says
Kefi Gold and Copper (AIM: KEFI) founder Harry Anagnostaras-Adams says a US$320-million construction loan for the company’s first mine, Tulu Kapi gold mine in Ethiopia, is expected to close shortly, with…
Video: Minera Alamos hopeful for faster Cerro de Oro permitting under new Mexico presidency
Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) president Doug Ramshaw says a permit application for its Cerro de Oro gold project in Mexico might be processed faster under the country’s new president, Claudia…
JV Article: Lode Gold on cusp of Gold Orogen spin out
In the last six months, Lode Gold Resources (TSXV: LOD; US-OTC: SBMIF) has created a subsidiary to spin out its Yukon and New Brunswick assets into a new company to…
How junior miners can meet the new ESG funding hurdles
The conversation around environmental, social, and governance ESG considerations in mining has grown increasingly sophisticated over the last decade, giving rise to an evolving set of requirements that companies must…
B2Gold backs Founders Metals with $12.1M investment for drilling at Antino in Suriname
Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) has drawn a $12.1 million investment from B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG), bringing to $32.1 million the total raised in the Suriname-focused gold explorer…
Video: Franco-Nevada values steady, quality production over risky short-term gains, CEO says
Gold royalty and streaming company Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) aims to maintain production at around 600,000 gold-equivalent oz. by 2027 although it’s a 10% decline from last year, CEO…
Artemis on track for Q4 gold pour at Blackwater, at slighter higher costs
Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG) says its Blackwater gold mine in central British Columbia is on track for its first pour late this year, despite construction delays. In an update this…
NexGold, Signal Gold merger aims to create 200,000 oz per year producer
NexGold Mining (TSXV: NEXG; US-OTC: NXGCF) and Signal Gold (TSX: SGNL; US-OTC: SGNLF) have agreed to merge and create a new Canadian gold developer with a combined resource base of…
JV Article: Alamos Gold builds a tier-one asset, complementing its low-cost growth profile
With Alamos Gold’s (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) US$325-million all-share acquisition in July of Argonaut Gold and its Magino mine in northern Ontario, Canada’s third-largest gold producer is on track this…