Kirkland Lake installs Chrysos PhotonAssay at Fosterville
Chrysos PhotonAssay is a chemistry-free replacement for fire assays – it uses high-energy X-rays to excite atomic nuclei for enhanced analysis of metals.
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Banyan reports long intercepts from Airstrip zone in the Yukon
The drill highlights include 116.4 metres of 0.75 g/t gold starting at 20.2 metres; 65.2 metres of 0.64 g/t gold from 5.8 metres; as well as 46 metres of 0.63 g/t gold starting at 88.1 metres.
New Found starts 100,000-metre drill program at Queensway
New Found Gold expects to have four drills turning by the end of September, completing 2,000 metres of core drilling a week.
Marathon continues to grow Berry zone at Valentine
The highlight intercepts include 47 metres of 2.96 g/t gold starting at 166 metres.
Trump plans arctic drilling rights sale in likely 2020 clash
The Trump administration
authorized a sweeping plan to sell drilling rights and spur oil development in Alaska’s rugged Arctic refuge.
Midas Gold’s Stibnite project open for public review
If permitted, the proposed mine would become the only domestic source of antimony in the US.
Russian oil spill cleanup to stretch into 2021
Nornickel has set aside $2.1-billion after Russia’s ecological watchdog asked it to pay for the damage caused by the spill of about 150 000 barrels of diesel from a storage tank into a river system.
PureGold resumes operations at Red Lake
The company said the halt due to a forest fire had no material impact on its development schedule and first gold pour is expected in Q4 2020.
Warren Buffett makes unexpected bet on gold
Berkshire Hathaway recently invested in Barrick Gold, raising its stake in the gold miner to about $605 million.
