April 3, 2019 Collegiate Mining Competition remembers fallen miners Virginia City, where the competition was held, hosts the largest strike in the world.
April 3, 2019 Barrick upbeat about new DRC president’s stance on mining, investment The company said Felix Tshisekedi had confirmed his intention of working with miners to keep growing the Central African nation’s gold sector.
April 3, 2019 ISIS claims kidnapping and killing Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso In the he latest issue of propaganda newsletter Al-Naba, ISIS took responsibility for the abduction and murder of Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Kirk Woodman.
April 2, 2019 Kirkland Lake files updated Macassa 43-101 report Inferred resources total 610,000 tonnes averaging 16.7 g/t gold for 328,000 contained oz. of gold.
April 2, 2019 Casa Berardi reserves up 28% for Hecla Hecla estimates the Casa Berardi reserves contain 1.9 million oz. of gold.
April 2, 2019 Sable expands Margarita with best intercept to date The company is targeting the project’s Margarita Vein, where it recently drilled the project’s best intercept to date.
April 2, 2019 Wesdome discovers new Falcon zone at Eagle River mine Surface exploration drilling returned 73.5 grams gold over 1.3 metres starting from 209 metres downhole and 18.5 grams gold over 5.8 metres from 170 metres downhole.
April 2, 2019 Eldorado Gold announces resumption of crushing and stacking at Kisladag Further testwork is underway, the results of which are expected to be available in late 2019 or early 2020.
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.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am