Iamgold boosts contained gold at Ontario’s Côté mine
A resource update for Iamgold’s (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) main Côté operation in northeastern Ontario lifts contained gold by 12% through the integration of the nearby Gosselin zone. Measured and…
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Pan American approves $146M Timmins expansion
Pan American Silver (TSX, NYSE: PAAS) has approved the first phase of a major expansion of its operations in Ontario, committing about $146 million (C$201 million) to deepen the Bell Creek…
How to dodge the Iran war
Soaring fuel and chemicals prices triggered by the war in the Middle East are pushing global miners to dig deep for creative solutions. Take the case of Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; ASX: MC2), which…
Alamos greenlights Copperstone gold mine in Arizona
Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) said it will proceed with construction of the past-producing Copperstone underground gold mine in Arizona, a $58 million (C$80 million) investment that the company says will…
Colombia election could reshape copper investment
Colombia’s presidential election this weekend could determine whether one of Latin America’s most underexplored copper frontiers attracts billions in mining investment or sinks deeper into regulatory uncertainty and security turmoil….
Westhaven logs 48g gold at Shovelnose project in BC
Westhaven Gold (TSXV: WHN; US-OTC: WTHVF) cut a highlight result of 8 metres grading about 48 grams gold and 229 grams silver per tonne at its Shovelnose project in British…
Blue Lagoon hits commercial production at BC gold-silver project
Blue Lagoon Resources (CSE: BLLG) said it officially attained commercial production at its Dome Mountain gold and silver project in British Columbia. Underground mining rates exceeded 100 tonnes per day…
McEwen says San José cash generation tops target
McEwen Mining (NYSE, TSX: MUX) says the San José mine in Argentina has already generated more cash than expected this year, allowing the company to fund its growth plans without…
Agnico greenlights $2.4B Nunavut gold mine
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) said it will proceed with construction of the $2.4-billion (C$3.3-billion) Hope Bay underground mine in Nunavut with a goal of starting operations in…
Hemlo hits 16g gold at namesake Ontario mine
Canadian producer Hemlo Mining (TSXV: HMMC) reported grades as high as 16.1 grams gold per tonne over 8.1 metres from drilling at its namesake gold operation in northern Ontario as…
Agnico to invest $14B in Ontario, province says
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) plans to spend $14 billion (US$10.2 billion) in Ontario by 2030 as the province moves to accelerate mine permitting and development, the government said…
Galiano assays expand Asanko gold mine in Ghana
Producer Galiano Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: GAU) said new drilling at its Asanko gold mine in Ghana expanded the Abore deposit’s mineralized footprint beyond the current underground resource. Hole ABDD26-477 cut…