September 20, 2018

Three dead, several injured after attack at Continental Gold site in Colombia

This is the second time this month the Toronto-based miner mourns the death of staff members in Colombia.

September 20, 2018

Mining industry’s adoption of blockchain not a question of if, but when — report

Blockchain technology and the smart contracts it enables are the next innovations the mining industry needs to adopt in order to improve efficiencies and increase market transparency, a paper published…

September 19, 2018

Is gold strength imminent as commercial buyers get long?

For the first time in 17 years commercial participants in gold futures flipped their COMEX positioning to net long.

September 19, 2018

Gold stocks remain in downtrend but uranium stocks on the cusp of new bull market

Gold stocks failed to breakout in the spring and then broke down to multi-year lows by September.

September 19, 2018

Sun Metals Corp. added to Oxygen Capital’s fold

Integrated mining development company rolls investment dice on its first major B.C. project.

September 19, 2018

Lundin lowers costs, ups reserves for Ecuador’s largest underground mine

The asset, discovered in 2006, is expected to produce to 4.6 million ounces of gold over a 15 year mine life. That’s 73,000 ounces more than what was indicated in…

September 19, 2018

Metminco jumps into the battery metals wagon with nickel project buy

Until now, the Australian miner had been advancing exploration projects in Latin America focused mainly on gold, but with significant exposure to copper, molybdenum and zinc.

September 19, 2018

Kirkland Lake Gold almost doubles stake in Osisko Mining

The move also expands Kirkland’s ownership of interest in the Urban Barry area of northwestern Quebec, which the company believes to be “highly prospective mining camp" in Canada.

September 18, 2018

Code to improve responsible sourcing in artisanal mining launched

The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) and RESOLVE have released a code to facilitate increased responsible sourcing from artisanal miners, while contributing to improved social and environmental performance of artisanal…

September 18, 2018

Sibanye -Stillwater, Lonmin still committed to merger after competition watchdog decision

Sibanye and Lonmin said in a joint statement they remained fully committed to the deal, which is expected to close by the end of the year.