US markets rise, Dec. 9-13: Rio Tinto, Newmont Goldcorp
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.43% to 28,135.38 and the S&P 500 Index gained 0.73% to 3,168.80. Spot gold climbed US$16 per oz. to finish at US$1,475.70 per ounce….
Mexico and Central America
Unigold finds gold mineralization at Neita in Dominican Republic
Two drill holes at Unigold’s (TSX-V:UGD) wholly owned Neita concession have intersected gold-rich massive sulphide mineralization at the project’s Candelones Extension zone. The 226-sq.-km Neita concession, 100 km southwest of Santiago…
Osisko Gold Royalties bets on Sable Resources
Sable Resources (TSXV: SAE) says agreements potentially worth up to $12.6 million with Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR) will finance exploration across its projects for the next four years. Osisko…
Mexico Snapshot: Precious metals from coast to coast
Mineral companies large and small are active throughout Mexico. Precious metals remain the target of choice for explorers, developers and mine operators alike. Here are eight firms advancing assets in…
SilverCrest pushes ahead with Las Chispas
Three years into exploring the Las Chispas district in Sonora, Mexico, SilverCrest Metals’ (TSXV: SIL; NYSE-AM: SILV) Las Chispas project is picking up speed. The company secured financing shortly after…
Premier hits exploration hard at Mercedes
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG) is convinced it can add years to the mine life at its 2,000-tonne-per-day Mercedes gold-silver mine in Mexico’s Sonora state. “We’ve got about a four-…
TSX Venture down, Aug. 5-9: SilverCrest; Chesapeake Gold; Garibaldi Resources; Barksdale Capital
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 0.49% to 592.82 during the trading week. SilverCrest Metals recorded the biggest value gain, rising $1.08, or 15.3%, to $8.16 per share. The company…
Americas Silver plans to pour gold by year-end at Relief Canyon
Americas Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE-AM: USAS) expects to produce gold before year-end at its fully funded Relief Canyon project in Nevada, 153 km northeast of Reno. The mine will produce…
Top-10, Canada-based precious metals developers
Canadian gold and silver juniors are leading project advancement at home and abroad, as precious metals exploration and development enjoy boom times again. The following are the top-10, Canadian-headquartered precious…
Condor Gold attracts new investment in Nicaragua
Nicaragua Milling is taking a 10.4% stake in Condor Gold (TSX: COG; LON: CNR), which is advancing its La India gold project in Nicaragua. The privately held milling company has…
Top-10 Canadian miners by market cap
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, Canada-headquartered mining companies by market capitalization, as of early July 2019. 1. Nutrien Market cap: $41.8 billion Nutrien (TSX: NTR; NYSE: NTR) is the…
B2Gold sells Nicaraguan mines to Calibre
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) is selling its El Limon and La Libertad gold mines — Nicaragua’s largest gold mines — along with its Pavon gold project and other mineral…