April 2, 2019

IBM and Sandvik launch solution that tracks mining equipment performance

The companies say that their OptiMine Analytics technology is particularly useful when it comes to dealing with failing equipment and regular maintenance.

April 2, 2019

Royal Canadian Mint releases three new bullion coins

The pieces include double-incuse Gold and Silver Maple Leaf bullion coins and its newest "Call of the Wild" bullion coin, which features a moose.

April 2, 2019

Cannabis mania mows down Canada’s junior mining sector

There is enough evidence to conclude that risk capital has found a new home, a BDO report shows. The question now is, how and where will junior miners find the…

April 1, 2019

Alamos Gold sells royalty portfolio to Metalla for $8m

Alamos will sell a portfolio of 18 royalties to Metalla Royalty and Streaming for $8 million in Metalla shares. Following the transaction, Alamos will own 6.26% of Metalla.

April 1, 2019

Commodities’ best quarter since 2016 is tough act to follow

Commodities had their best quarter in almost three years, but demand outlook is running into troubling signs in the U.S. and China, the two biggest consumers.

April 1, 2019

Eight miners suffocated in unauthorized gold mine in Peru

Peru is home to several "informal" mines, where miners toil at improvised mining sites that operate outside of the law.

April 1, 2019

ArcWest finalizes acquisition of Sparrowhawk property in BC

The property is adjacent to two significant porphyry copper-gold deposits, including Glencore Canada's Bell and Granisle mines.

April 1, 2019

Pure Gold eyes London listing this quarter

The Canadian company expects to start trading in London before the end of June, ahead of its transition to a producer from a developer.

April 1, 2019

Condor Gold hails results from metallurgical test work at Nicaragua mine

Test at the company's 100%-owned La India gold project in Nicaragua confirmed 95.4% gold recovery from two samples in laboratory conditions.

April 1, 2019

Eldorado begins commercial production at its first Canadian mine

The Lamaque underground gold mine in Val d’Or, Quebec, is expected to produce up to 135,000 ounces of the precious metal a year in 2020 and 2021.