Gold Top Stories

Earth’s mineral diversity 75% greater than previously thought

New research shows that the number of “mineral kinds” totals more than 10,500, a number 75% greater than the 6,000 mineral species recognized by the International Mineralogical Association.

Staff Writer | July 5, 2022 | 6:06 am

Hecla Mining acquires Alexco Resource

Hecla Mining will buy all shares of Canadian Alexco Resource it…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2022 | 3:43 am

Australian gold miner Genesis in merger talks with rival St Barbara

A potential combination would give Genesis control of St Barbara's…

Reuters | July 4, 2022 | 7:25 pm

Barrick Gold’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex on track to meet production guidance

Loulo-Gounkoto’s 2022 production guidance has been set at 510,000 -…

Staff Writer | July 3, 2022 | 1:12 pm

India raises import tax on gold to support rupee

India has raised its basic import duty on gold to…

Reuters | July 1, 2022 | 11:58 am

Kinross Gold to publish Great Bear resource estimate with 2022 results

Kinross is targeting construction by 2027 and first production by 2029, but doesn’t rule out a “schedule compression.”

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2022 | 6:23 am

Updated expansion study for Alamos Gold’s Island mine ups capex in return for ‘more profitable operation’

At a 5% discount rate, the phase 3+ study forecasts the project will generate a post-tax NPV of $2 billion, compared to $1.5 billion previously.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 2:44 pm

Prefeasibility update on Seabridge’s KSM gold project shows 426% increase in after-tax NPV

KSM is considered to be one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in the world measured by reserves.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 10:27 am

Western Copper feasibility on Casino outlines $1.8 billion after-tax NPV

Over the 27-year project life, annual production would reach 163 million lb. copper, 211,000 oz. gold, 1.28 million oz. silver and 15.1 million lb. molybdenum.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2022 | 9:06 am