March 25, 2021

Wheaton acquires gold stream from Capstone’s Santo Domingo project

Wheaton will pay Capstone a total upfront cash consideration of $290 million.

March 25, 2021

Illegal gold rush in the Amazon raises risk to indigenous people

Illegal gold and diamond mining in Brazil’s Amazon rain forest is threatening South America’s largest group of native people who still live in relative isolation.

March 25, 2021

Class action against Rio Tinto over Oyu Tolgoi escalates

US hedge fund’s lawsuit claims the miner concealed the true cause of the mine expansion delays, which Rio had largely blamed on the site's geology.

March 24, 2021

Resolute Mining shares drop 25% on Ghana lease termination

The miner has been ordered to cease all activities and operations at its Bibiani gold mine.

March 24, 2021

Liberty reports oxide gold from Black Pine ahead of initial resource

Assay results have been released for the final 35 drill holes completed last year.

March 24, 2021

Benchmark drills high-grade intercepts at Lawyers, stock jumps

The company is working towards a bulk tonnage resource for the project.

March 24, 2021

Freeport-McMoRan boosts dividend by 50%

The copper giant has reinstated a higher base dividend a year after announcing suspension of payments.

March 24, 2021

Canadian miner meets Mexican officials over labor dispute

Americas Gold and Silver has been embroiled in a labor dispute at the San Rafael mine.

March 24, 2021

Cordoba restarts PFS work at San Matías project

Three drill rigs are operating under the protection of Colombian police and the military following an operation that apprehended several people extracting gold illegally at the site.

March 23, 2021

Global gold exploration: Eight companies on the move

With gold’s reputation as a store of value and recent gold-focused merger and acquisition activity, there is renewed investor interest in companies active in this exploration.