Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More

The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

Ascot Resources (TSX: AOT; US-OTC: AOTVF) has released the third batch of assay results from surface drilling at the Big Missouri deposit in B.C., which continues to impress with more bonanza-grade gold and additional occurrences of coarse, visible gold.The latest results are from surface drilling for in-fill and exploration purposes at the Big Missouri deposit, part of Ascot's 2022 exploration pr...Read More

Osisko Mining has signed a binding term sheet with Miyuukaa Corp., a wholly owned business of the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi, to build the proposed hydro-electric powerline for the Windfall gold project. According to a feasibility study released in late November, Windfall is projected to produce 306,000 oz. of gold annually over a 10-year mine life.The project is located in the Abitibi green...Read More

Miner and commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has shelved plans for a giant A$2 billion (US$1.3 billion) coal mine in Australia's Queensland state, which would have become one of the country's largest.The Swiss company said the decision to abandon the Valeria project was based on global uncertainties and an increase in state royalties, which have damaged investor confidence. The move also fit...Read More

You don't need a magic eight ball to know that 2023 is probably going to be a tough year.As 2022 comes to a close, it seems we are collectively coming to the realization that the multiple, compounding crises that have bloomed this year (even if they were years in the making) won't magically disappear as we turn the page on 2022. Inflation is probably not as "transitory" as the U.S. Federal Reserve...Read More

The Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund (YMPSF) has this year awarded $210,000 to 44 students pursuing mining-related programs at post-secondary institutions across Canada. "This year, 2022, is the fifth year of the program, which Iamgold and Orefinders Resources started in 2018 with $12,000 in scholarships awarded to candidates," said Anthony Moreau, director of the YMP Scholarship Fun...Read More

Galway Metals (TSXV: GWM; US-OTC: GAYMF) is suspending drilling temporarily at its flagship Clarence Stream gold project in New Brunswick and also at its Estrades polymetallic project in Quebec due to "prevailingly weak market conditions for exploration companies," and said it is making the move to "conserve capital".The decision follows Galway's decision to cut its fleet of drills at Clarence Str...Read More

West African Resources (ASX: WAF) acquired 90% of the Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso from B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) in November 2021 and says it plans to start major works in early 2023 with the first gold pour forecast for 2025.Once in production, Kiaka will be the Australian company's second gold mine, after pouring first gold at its Sanbrado gold mine, 90 km east-southeast of the capi...Read More

Ring of Fire Metals (formerly Noront Resources) and Webequie First Nation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining a framework for collaboration on proposed development in northern Ontario.Wyloo Metals earlier in the year acquired Noront Resources and its mining assets in Ontario's emerging metals camp known as the Ring of Fire, and chose Ring of Fire Metals as the new name for...Read More

Infill drilling from the underground portion of the El Domo volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit in central Ecuador returned 9.46 metres of 7.49% copper, 2.37 grams gold per tonne, 2.93% zinc, 75.4 grams silver and 0.01% for a copper-equivalent grade of 8.83%, owners Adventus Mining (TSXV: ADZN; US-OTC: ADVZF) and Salazar Resources (TSXV: SRL; US-OTC: SRLZF) reported Wednesday.The deposit, part o...Read More

Roscan Gold (TSXV: ROS; US-OTC: RCGCF) has announced assay results from the Kabaya KB3 target on its Kandiol?(C) gold project in Mali, 400 km from the country's capital of Bamako and 25 km east of B2Gold's (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) Fekola mine.The results span 18 holes totaling 2,220 metres and highlights include hole RCDBS22?EUR?0119, which intersected 3.09 grams gold per tonne over 12 metres from 11...Read More

"Challenging market conditions" have forced Trafigura to put its Auby smelter in France on care and maintenance.Netherlands-based Nyrstar, which is majority owned by Trafigura, reported the closure on Dec. 6, but did not elaborate on the decision or disclose when the smelter might restart.The facility, located in the town of Auby, 35 km south of the city of Lille, is a mid-scale electrolytic zinc...Read More

Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX) has sold 11 million common shares in Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS) for aggregate gross proceeds of $70.4 million, cutting its ownership to less than 10% of the Ecuador-focused junior explorer's issued and common outstanding shares.Equinox had previously owned 15.545 million common shares and warrants, entitling it to purchase 7.5 million common shares represent...Read More

US fertilizer producer Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) has temporarily cut production at its Colonsay potash mine in Saskatchewan, Canada, due to slower-than-expected demand.Prior to the curtailment, Colonsay had been operating at a yearly run rate of 1.3 million tonnes and Mosaic had plans to expand output to between 1.8 million and 2 million tonnes by late 2023.The company's move contrasts with the position...Read More

This week's podcast features Agnico Eagle Mines executive chair Sean Boyd in an interview with Northern Miner Group president Anthony Vaccaro at the Canadian Mining Symposium in London, England. Sean explains the philosophy behind Agnico's 'slow and steady' strategy, despite recent acquisitions, as well as the ongoing benefits of maintaining the trust of employees, and how the company has managed...Read More

Kodiak Copper (TSXV: KDK; US-OTC: KDKCF) has made new high-grade gold-silver discovery from trenching at its 100% owned MPD copper-gold porphyry project in southern British Columbia. The discovery was made on surface within the Beyer Zone, where the company previously reported a surface sample that assayed 14.15 grams gold per tonne and 9.4 grams silver.Trench sampling has now expanded this new su...Read More

Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB) and Midland Exploration (TSXV: MD) have announced a new copper-gold-silver-molybdenum discovery at the La Peltrie project in Quebec's Detour Lake region, with hole LAP-22-012 drilling 345 metres of 0.2% copper equivalent from near surface.The wide zone is open laterally and at depth at La Peltrie, which Probe holds in a joint venture with Midland.Shorter highlight interva...Read More

Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; Nasdaq: ELD) has reported a 7% year-on-year drop in the reserve base underpinning its four operating mines in Turkey, Greece and Canada to 7.4 million oz. gold, following a 6% drop last year, the company announced after market close on Monday.Eldorado reported fewer reserves at each of its operating mines, with a 9% dip in grade at the Lamaque mine in Quebec to 6.6 grams g...Read More

Diversified miner Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.B, TECLK.A) temporarily closed the Highland Valley copper mine's Valley pit on Monday.Teck said in a brief news release the closure was a proactive measure in response to a geotechnical instability within the pit.Teck said the Valley Pit would reopen after remediation, and the area was confirmed safe.The company said there is no risk to worker safety, no...Read More

K92 Mining (TSX: KNT; US-OTC: KNTNF) announced on Tuesday two major developments for its Kainantu gold-copper-silver mine in Papua New Guinea, the first being an extension of the mine lease by 10 years to June 2034, followed by the board's approval for the mine's Stage 3 and 4 expansions.The staged expansions would increase Kainantu's annual processing throughput to 1.2 million tonnes per year and...Read More

Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has inked a deal with Heliostar Metals (TSXV: HSTR) to sell its Ana Paula gold project in Guerrero state, Mexico for US$30 million in cash and shares. The announcement comes 20 months after a planned sale of the asset to AP Mining fell through in April 2021.Under the agreement, Heliostar will pay US$10 million upfront; US$5 million in shares upon renewing the open-pit minin...Read More