March 29, 2019 Maverix to buy most of the silver from Ascendant’s Honduran mine The Vancouver-based company will make an advance payment of $7.5 million for the right to purchase 22.5% of the silver produced from El Mochito mine.
March 29, 2019 Polish detectorists looking for ‘Nazi Gold Train” finds another kind of treasure Piotr Koper, who spent years hunting for the elusive train rumoured to be laden with gold and gems, has found two dozen priceless Renaissance portraits.
March 28, 2019 Greenstone’s Hardrock project approved by environmental ministry The project has probable open pit reserves of 141.7 million tonnes grading 1.02 g/t gold for 4.6 million contained oz.
March 28, 2019 Appointment notices: Kirkland Lake Gold, Nemaska Lithium, and Skeena Resources Kirkland Lake Gold chairman Eric Sprott has announced his retirement, effective after the annual meeting on May 7.
March 28, 2019 Golden Star boosts Ghana gold resources despite depletion The company has increased its overall reserves by 6%, net of mining depletion.
March 28, 2019 K92 Mining reports early result from Blue Lake prospect in Papua New Guinea The company has intersected 175 metres of 0.28 g/t gold at its Blue Lake porphyry prospect in Papua New Guinea.
March 28, 2019 Russia’s Nornickel to spend $1.4B on two expansion projects Nornickel aims to ramp up nickel output and tap an expected boom in demand from electric vehicle makers.
March 28, 2019 Chile’s Codelco to boost production at El Teniente copper mine Output increase would position the mine, which produced 465,000 tonnes of the red metal in 2018, among the world's five largest copper operations.
March 28, 2019 Struggling small miners may lead to bigger industry woes Small miners are finding it increasingly difficult to raise capital to fund new ventures despite the positive demand outlook for several commodities.
March 28, 2019 South African mining charter challenge dents Ramaphosa plans South African mining companies are challenging parts of a government charter aimed at redistributing the country’s mineral wealth, saying it will deter new investment in the industry.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
