December 21, 2020

Nighthawk drills 155 metres of 1.36 g/t gold at the Colomac Main Sill

The drill highlights from zone 2 include 155 metres of 1.36 g/t gold starting at 284.3 metres; and 135 metres of 1.5 g/t gold from 340.2 metres.

December 21, 2020

Excellon expands Kilgore gold property, plans to drill targets next summer

After adding the Kilgore project in Idaho to its portfolio in April 2020, Excellon Resources has now increased the size of this property by 28%, adding 14.8 sq. km.

December 20, 2020

Illegal mining, drugs fund thousands of criminals operating in Venezuela

The head of the Colombian military said that almost 1,500 members of organized crime groups are now operating from Venezuela.

December 20, 2020

US court rules farmers’ case against Newmont must be heard in Peru

NGO EarthRights International says the decision fails to acknowledge corruption is rampant in the Peruvian court system.

December 18, 2020

Wheaton Precious Metals’ silver linings playbook

Wheaton is something of a hybrid between a mining company and an investment bank.

December 18, 2020

Yamana Gold lowers risk at Agua Rica in Argentina

Moving forward, the copper, gold, silver project will be known as the MARA Project.

December 18, 2020

Solgold CEO handed shareholder rebuke at annual meeting

SolGold said in a release that 44.7% of investors voted against reappointing Nick Mather as director.

December 18, 2020

New gold stock upleg

Gold miners’ stocks are rallying on balance again, following their recent multi-month correction.

December 18, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive; SolGold CEO handed shareholder rebuke at annual meeting; Anglo American to divest from thermal coal operations by 2023

December 18, 2020

Perseus pours first gold at Yaouré mine

Company expects to declare commercial production at its mine in Côte d’Ivoire in March 2021 quarter.