May 2, 2019

Struggling junior miners woo investors to fund exploration projects

The proliferation of index funds, sluggish gold price growth and a shift into cannabis and cryptocurrencies by risk investors has left junior miners short of funding.

May 2, 2019

TMAC enjoys first positive earnings in Q1

Quarterly revenue was C$67.9m compared to C$33million in the same quarter a year earlier.

May 2, 2019

Kirkland Lake drills more bonanza grades at Macassa

Drilling east of the South Mine Complex has returned 118.8 g/t gold over a 2 metre core length.

May 2, 2019

Gold demand up 7% in Q1, boosted by central banks, India

Continued gold buying from central banks and the wedding season in India helped to boost gold demand in Q1.

May 2, 2019

Minaurum doubles size of Alamos silver project in Mexico

The Vancouver-based miner boosted the project to 37,000 hectares and discovered four new veins.

May 1, 2019

Ivanhoe appoints former Kinross CFO Giardini president, CEO to retire

Ivanhoe Mines has appointed former Kinross CFO Tony Giardini as its new president.

May 1, 2019

Bonterra to triple capacity of Urban-Barry mill

Capacity will be tripled to 2,400 t/d from 800 t/d.

May 1, 2019

Northern Shield finds second epithermal system at Shot Rock

The company can earn up to an 80% interest in the property.

May 1, 2019

Gold Fields acquires 16% stake in Chakana Copper

One of the largest gold stage.mining.companies in the world has taken a shine to Chakana Copper and its Soledad project in Peru.

May 1, 2019

Iamgold CEO expects more buyout deals in gold industry

The industry's buyout frenzy was sparked earlier this year when Barrick Gold Corp and Newmont bought Randgold Resources and Goldcorp, respectively.