LONDON, U.K. – Endeavour Mining produced 52% more gold in 2018 than it did in 2017, exceeding the upper end of its full year guidance. The company produced 612,000 oz. of gold in 2018, up from 403,000 oz. the year before;…
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GANSU PROVINCE – Vancouver’s Teck Resources has partnered with the World Food Program (WFP) to fund a new US$3-million pilot program aimed at improving health and economic opportunities for small scale farmers in this province. The program is aimed at&…
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BRITISH COLUMBIA – Barkerville Gold Mines of Toronto continues to intercept very good grades at its Cow Mountain site, part of its Cariboo gold project. The results come from holes drilled last year to upgrade and expand resources. The company…
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TORONTO – Detour Gold Corp. has provided guidance for this year. The numbers are in line with the Detour Lake project’s life of mine plan released in June 2018. (All amounts in U.S. dollars.) Gold production for the full year…
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IDAHO – Toronto-based First Cobalt Corp. is creating programs to address permitting and environmental baseline studies at its Iron Creek cobalt project 40 km southwest of the town of Salmon. Brown and Caldwell has been engaged to provide permitting gui…
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STOCKHOLM – Sandvik has acquired privately owned Artisan Vehicle Systems, manufacturer of battery powered underground mining equipment, based in Camarillo, Calif. The core technology is battery packs, electric motors, power electronics, software and c…
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Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov’s mining company, Nordgold, has increased its stake in Canadian junior Columbus Gold (TSX: CGT; US-OTC) to 9.96% on a non-diluted basis and 11.18% if it were to exercise all of its warrants. The Moscow-headquartered…
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A research report by Wood Mackenzie asserts that electrification and automation will be a key priority for global mining companies as they try to move away from fossil fuels. The document, Global Trends: What To Look For In 2019, states that…
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NEW BRUNSWICK – Galway Metals has discovered 7 metres of visible gold starting 51 metres downhole in a new area of its Clarence Stream project , its second gold discovery on the property in two and a half years of drilling.…
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SASKATCHEWAN – NexGen Energy is embarking on the largest drill program in its history at the Rook I project in the Athabasca Basin. Approximately 125,000 metres is planned, the results from which will be used in a bankable feasibility study…
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