Gold was down again today, but overall it's had a good run lately (for a change).Gold rallied from $1,624 per ounce on Sept. 28 to $1,701 at the close on Oct. 3 for a 4.74% gain after two months of steady losses.It's too soon to applaud or even put the Champagne on ice. Gold is down almost 20% from its March high and is having one of its worst years since 2013. Maybe this is a turning point, maybe...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Police are hunting an armed raider over a smash and grab attack at a jewelry store in Springfield, Virginia, USA.They've named the suspect as Lamont Marable, 25, of Maryland. He is wanted for commercial robbery, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and conspiracy to commit a felony. Staff buzzed two suspects into the store. The suspects used hammers to smas...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The EU has imposed new sanctions worth almost $7bn on Russia, but has again decided against a ban on rough diamonds.The 27-nation bloc acknowledged that the state-owned miner was funding a submarine bearing its name. And it quoted President Vladimir Putin (pictured) as saying that Alrosa "gives serious revenues to the federal and regional budget".The EU agreed a raft of new restric...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A private collector from Florida, USA, has paid a near-record $57.7m for the Williamson Pink Star, an 11.15-ct diamond described as "rare masterpiece of nature". The pre-sale estimate was just $21m. It set a new world record for the price per carat ($5,178,124 ) at auction for any diamond or gemstone amid frenzied bidding at Sotheby's Hong Kong on Friday (7 October). And it be...Read More

Share this article VANCOUVER - Jervois Mining Ltd. [JRV-TSXV, ASX, JRVMF-OTC, IHS-FRA] said it will officially open it its 100%-owned Idaho cobalt operations (ICO) today on a mine site near Salmon, Idaho.Once fully commissioned, ICO will be the only primary cobalt mine in the United States. As a result, ICO's opening represents a significant milestone for the secure supply of this critical minera...Read More

Chaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Metal Bank draws on experience as resource upgrades nearSPONSOREDmetal bank limitedCerrado eyes feasibility study for Brazil assetSPONSOREDcerrado goldMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDUnder the agreement, each Cornerstone share will be exchanged for 15 SolGold shares, with SolGold having the opti...Read More

That compares to 15,514 attributable GEOs and US$27.6 million in revenue for the same period last year.The company said that its preliminary cost of sales, excluding depletion for the three months, was US$7.3 million, resulting in cash operating margins of approximately US$1,383 per attributable GEO, which compares to US$3.7 million and US$1,541 per attributable GEO for the third quarter last year...Read More

The company on July 28 told shareholders that briefings on the appeal were scheduled to be completed August 11 with a final decision expected shortly thereafter. Reuters, however, reported October 6 that the hearing for the lawsuit has been set for January 5, 2023."Today's news implies the Federal BLM appeals case is now expected to be resolved in early 2023 (from H2/22 previously), and as a resul...Read More

  The $1900/oz forecast comes from Citi in the latest edition of its quarterly Commodity Strategy research report.Read More

"The key negative was higher than expected provisional pricing adjustment of C$191 million for coal versus $73 million impact in the second quarter which should offset the gains from higher realizedRead More

The main infractions were over-extraction and construction outside of environmentally approved zones, Chile's Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (SMA) regulator said.Read More

The Quebec government has put in place specialized units to help mineral explorers, and mine developers navigate the province's regulatory system from the discovery stage through production and closure, The Northern Miner's recent Q3 Global Mining Symposium heard.A thought leadership panel featuring four Quebec government representatives underlined the vast exploration potential in the province.Ac...Read More

Resource Capital Funds, a Denver-based private equity company focused on mining, is buying the rest of NorZinc (TSX: NZC) to boost its Prairie Creek zinc project in the Northwest Territories.RCF will pay about $12.7 million for the 51.7% of NorZinc shares it doesn't already own, and supply an additional US$11 million in credit for the project, the companies said in a statement this week. NorZinc w...Read More

Ecuador-focused SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) is merging with Canadian junior Cornerstone Capital Resources (TSXV: CGP) to secure a 100% ownership of the Cascabel copper-gold project in the South American country.The friendly deal, SolGold's third official attempt to take over the Ontario-based junior, values it at ?96.7 million (US$107.9 million).Under the terms of the agreement, Cornerstone sh...Read More

Collective Mining (TSXV: CNL; US-OTC: CNLMF) reported "robust" drilling results nearly doubling the width of the Main Breccia discovery at its Guayabales gold project in Colombia.Diamond drill hole APC-14 at the Apollo target extended the southern dimension of the Main Breccia discovery, increasing its overall width by 90%, Collective Mining said in a news release. It showed 1.36 grams per tonne g...Read More

Silver remains a prime target for mineral explorers and miners, and platinum group metals (PGM) such as platinum and palladium are of increasing interest due to their use in electric vehicles and fuel cell technologies. Here is a look at eight juniors exploring for and developing silver and PGM projects. BRAVO MINING Bravo Mining's Luanga project in Brazil. Credit: Bravo MiningBased in Canada an...Read More

Canadian company Trevali Mining's 90%-owned subsidiary in Burkina Faso has filed for liquidation, effectively kicking off a gradual shutdown process that includes the disposal of all assets in the country.The miner said a liquidator will be appointed by the west African country's Judicial Tribunal of Commerce in the coming days, which will assume responsibility for the management of the affairs of...Read More

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to fall apart, Vladimir Putin is relying on increasingly desperate ploys to regain some semblance of control. Part of that effort has been a renewed focus on Russia's nuclear arsenal, which he frequently leans on to influence global diplomacy.In a speech annexing parts of Ukraine that his army has already surrendered, Putin decried Western leaders as "sat...Read More

Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipChaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Bedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesThe news comes while Wesdome is outperforming peers on the Toronto Stock Exchange.Highlights from drilling at Falcon 7 included:Two-time...Read More

Ferrexpo's iron ore pellet production slumped 68% year-on-year to 0.8 million tonnes. Sales fell by 65% over the same period, to 1 million tonnes.Read More