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By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud Peru’s National Institute of Statistics and Informatics released a preliminary report stating that in May 2018 and for the third month in a row, the mining and oil sectors continued to grow. According to Reuters, both sectors showed a 1.86 per cent interannual growth which was driven by increased production of […]

By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud Toronto-based Noront Resources (TSXV:NOT) has started discussions with gold producers in Canada and elsewhere with the idea of striking a joint partnership to explore for gold. Interviewed by the Financial Post, Noront CEO Alan Coutts said that the move is necessary as the company continues to lead exploration in Ontario’s massive

By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud Carlos Slim, who is known as the richest man in Mexico, teamed up with Canada’s Goldcorp (TSX:G) (NYSE:GG) by sealing a deal between his Minera Frisco and Goldcorp’s subsidiary Minera Peñasquito. The deal involves exploring and evaluating possible mining operations in Mexico’s Mazapil Valley, which is in the central Zacatecas state

By Bloomberg News Mining-union leader Napoleon Gomez Urrutia, who fled to Canada more than a decade ago after being accused of embezzlement, is on the short list for a senate seat in Mexico with presidential front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s party Morena. In an election cycle filled with colorful characters and some tough-talking, the nomination

By Cecilia Jamasmie South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL), the precious metal miner target of several lawsuits over mounting deaths at its operations, said Friday it has inked an agreement with Canada’s Regulus Resources (TSX-V: REG), and its newly formed subsidiary Aldebaran Resources, to jointly unlock value at the Altar copper-gold project, in Argentina. Under the

By Cecilia Jamasmie Fresh doubt has been cast over a deal reached last year between Centerra Gold (TSX:CG) (OTCMKTS: CAGDF) and the Kyrgyz Republic ending long-dragged disputes, after a government speaker confirmed Friday the parliament will review the settlement in September. According to radio Azattyk, the upcoming revision of the strategic agreement may lead to

By Global News MONTREAL, June 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SEMAFO Inc. (TSX:SMF) (OMX:SMF) is pleased to report that it has completed its first gold pour at the Boungou Mine in Burkina Faso, slightly ahead of the original schedule. The first pour yielded approximately 325 ounces of gold. Dry and wet commissioning of the Boungou

By Rutendo Munatsirei This gold explorer looks to past-producing mines to find potential. Liberty Gold’s Goldstrike Project Liberty Gold Corp. (LGD:TSX) started off the new year with a bang and has continued to focus on its three gold exploration projects: Goldstrike, Black Pine and Kinsley, all located in the sweet spot known as the U.S.

By Streetwise Reports An explorer that received good drill results last year is one of the first out of the gate to follow up this summer. Industry watchers are keeping their eyes on summer drilling in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle for signs of the next GT Gold or Garibaldi Resources, both of whose shares leaped

By MINING.com Editor Mining explorations have always been massive gambles, even on the Comstock Lode, the legendary vein of gold and silver ore running beneath the mountainside town of Virginia City, Nevada,the most important town in the young state. In 1872, John Mackay and his three partners invested everything they’d “raised” from their previous mining