Newmont’s Ahafo North achieves commercial production
Newmont (NYSE, ASX: NEM) said its Ahafo North operation in Ghana officially reached commercial production – a key milestone at one of West Africa’s biggest mining projects in recent memory….
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Could Barrick’s next CEO break up the company?
Spinning off Barrick Mining’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) U.S. assets into a new company or exploring a merger with Newmont (NYSE: NEM) are some of the key options that the…
G Mining greenlights $973M Guyana gold mine
Canada’s G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) said it’s going ahead with construction of the $973 million Oko West mine in Guyana that’s expected to start pouring gold in…
Fortuna soars on fast repay plan for Senegal gold project
Fortuna Mining (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) says a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal shows the Canadian miner could recoup its investment in less than…
West Red Lake books high-grade gold at Madsen
Underground drilling at West Red Lake Gold Mines’ (TSXV: WRLG; US-OTC: WRLGF) primary Madsen property in Northwestern Ontario yielded multiple instances of high-grade gold, the company said. Highlight hole MM25D-12-4860-004 in the…
G Mining eyes Guyana gold project decision this month
G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) said Monday it will decide this month whether to proceed with the Oko West project in Guyana after securing up to $537.5 million (C$753 million)…
Barrick to sell Tongon mine to Atlantic for up to $305M
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) agreed to sell its stake in the Tongon gold mine and certain exploration properties in Côte d’Ivoire to the Atlantic Group for up to…
Torex hits record as high-grade gold booked in Mexico
New high-grade structures discovered by Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) during drilling at its ELG underground mine in Mexico could help the company achieve a goal of extending the deposit’s operating…
Barrick CEO exit could spur asset sales, M&A: analysts
Leadership changes at two of North America’s biggest miners open the door to asset sales and even a potential takeover of Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B), analysts say. On…
G Mining gets Brazilian tax cut for gold mine
Authorities in Brazil have granted G Mining Ventures’ (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) main Tocantinzinho mine a reduced tax rate, a move that the Canadian company says will “materially enhance” profit…
Omai Gold hits all-time TSX high on Guyana assays
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) stock hit a new all-time high Friday after the company said new drilling at its namesake project in Guyana produced multiple high-grade intercepts….
Fortune Bay’s Goldfields project value jumps
Fortune Bay (TSXV: FOR; US-OTC: FTBYF) said an updated economic study for the company’s Goldfields project in Saskatchewan shows rising gold prices have resulted in a quadrupling of the past-producing…