May 28, 2019

Alamos receives permit for expansion of Island Gold mine

Underground mining rates are to reach 1,200 t/d in 2020, and the company is seeking ways to reach that level before the end of 2019.

May 28, 2019

Sirios drills 187 g/t gold at Cheechoo

Montreal-based Sirios Resources is enjoying bonanza gold grades from drilling at its Cheechoo property.

May 28, 2019

Osisko makes new gold discovery at Windfall Lake

Notable drill results include 393 g/t gold over 2.2 metres, 31g/t gold over 6.1 metres and 82.9g/t gold over 2.3 metres.

May 28, 2019

Moroccan miner Managem retrieves gold seized by Sudan authorities

Sudanese Rapid Support Forces seized 241 kg of gold from a plane that landed in Khartoum on May 8 in an investigation into possible smuggling.

May 28, 2019

Tanzania says Acacia Mining won’t be allowed any role in country

Tanzania will no longer allow Acacia Mining to manage its mines in the country and will only work with the company’s parent, Barrick, to resolve the two-year impasse that has…

May 28, 2019

Sibanye, Lonmin merge to create world’s largest platinum miner

The deal also establishes the Sibanye-Stillwater Group as the world’s second-biggest palladium miner.

May 28, 2019

Barrick Gold considers $1B expansion of Pueblo Viejo mine

President and CEO Mark Bristow said the company expected to complete a feasibility study for the project, which could extend the life of the mine into the 2030s.

May 27, 2019

Mali to suspend gold dredging and panning for environmental reasons

Dredging and panning produce 10 to 15 tonnes of gold per year according to government figures, versus 60 tonnes from the industrial sector.

May 27, 2019

At least nine illegal Zimbabwean miners die after mine collapse

At least nine illegal gold miners have died in Zimbabwe after they detonated explosives underground and were trapped at a mine owned by Metallon Corp.

May 27, 2019

Vancouver junior Barrian optimistic after IP survey at Nevada gold project

The Canadian miner said that the survey identified multiple high-priority anomalies that warrant follow-up reverse circulation drill testing.