April 17, 2023

West Red Lake grabs Madsen mine by buying Pure Gold

West Red Lake Gold Mines will pay C$6.5m in cash, issue 28.46m common shares, and grant a 1% net smelter royalty on the Madsen project.

April 16, 2023

Discussions on Mexico’s mining law overhaul to begin on Monday

The Environment and Natural Resources Commission is expected to submit the draft opinion of the reform for discussion on Monday.

April 16, 2023

Venezuelan military destroys illegal mining operation in the Amazon

The Venezuelan military destroyed what they call a “logistic system” of illegal mining in the Yapacana national park.

April 14, 2023

Gold stock upleg immature

With gold stocks’ powerful upleg gathering steam, more traders are piling in to chase this sector’s big gains.

April 14, 2023

Gold price drops 2% as Fed official flags more rate hikes

The CME FedWatch tool shows traders are now pricing in a 82.6% chance of a 25 basis-point hike in May.

April 14, 2023

Industrial contamination may no longer be contained by Arctic permafrost  —  study

Industrial legacy buried in the Arctic permafrost or deposited on its surface may no longer be contained by the frozen soil, researchers have found.

April 14, 2023

Four killed in accident at Sibanye-Stillwater gold project in South Africa

Incident took place on Thursday when five contractors were installing a head pulley of the conveyor infrastructure.

April 13, 2023

Artemis Gold buys Caterpillar fleet for Blackwater mine construction in British Columbia

Blackwater open-pit gold mine south of Vanderhoof will be largest new mine built in the region in more than a decade. 

April 13, 2023

Gold price closing in on record high as Fed issues recession warning

Gold's latest rally comes after Federal Reserve minutes on Wednesday indicated that several policymakers considered pausing rate increases.

April 13, 2023

Sudan charges Russian national in gold-smuggling probe that showed power feud

The case involves a firm allegedly tied to the Russian mercenary Wagner Group.