"His breadth of experience is well-suited to lead our company into the future," NV Gold's chairman John Watson said."John's strong background in finance and investor relations, combined with his industry reputation will be pivotal to achieving the company's goals. NV Gold is pursuing an aggressive exploration strategy designed to take advantage of its significant Nevada property portfolio," he sai...Read More

CONEXPO-CON/AGG, Taking Construction to the Next LevelSPONSOREDconexpo-con/agg 2023Advancing Copper and Gold Projects in an Under-Explored Porphyry DistrictSPONSOREDresilience miningServicing China's Steel SectorSPONSOREDaspire miningChinese Strategic AllianceSPONSOREDxanadu minesFar more than companies in other sectors, miners have an implied freedom to switch strategic direction, perhaps fre...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Kimberley Process (KP)  must "stop turning blind eye to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and take fight against conflict diamonds seriously". The KP Civil Society Coalition (KPCSC), the umbrella organization that oversees its activities, issued a strongly-worded statement on Tuesday, accusing the KP of being "no longer fit for purpose".An attempt by Western...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Gem Diamonds has recovered an exceptional Type II 245-carat diamond (pictured) from its Letseng mine in Lesotho.It's the third +100-carat stone in three weeks from the world's highest dollar per carat kimberlite diamond mine.London-based Gem recovered a 129-carat stone on 23 May at Letseng, the world's highest diamond mine, 3,100 meters above sea level in the Maluti...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) says Kering, Richemont and other members have rejoined, after their high-profile departures over the organization's ties with Russia."Most of the small number of members who briefly left the RJC in late March rescinded their resignations within a few weeks, including all the Kering and Richemont maisons, retaining their long-standing RJC...Read More

The planned closure of three producing diamond mines in the Northwest Territories in the next few years will open a gap in the territorial economy, but the N.W.T.'s industry minister says she's confident several ongoing initiatives could fill the economic hole.The Ekati mine, operated by Arctic Canadian Diamond, is expected to close as soon as 2024. Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO)'s Diav...Read More

Amex Exploration (TSXV: AMX; US-OTC AMXEF) continues to report high grade results from the Eastern gold zone of its Perron gold project, located 110 km north of Rouyn-Noranda in Quebec. Highlights of the drilling, which focused on expanding the "High Grade Zone (HGZ)" outside of the main core of the zone, included 15.9 metres grading 15.52 grams gold per tonne starting from 848.2 metres in hole...Read More

Mines of the future will need software developers, data analysts and even bio-technology scientists to be able to meet the rising of demand of metals, needed for decarbonization, in an environmentally friendly way, said Teck Resources' (TSX: TECK.B; Nasdaq: TECK) Jeff Hanmanin a keynote speech on the final day of PDAC 2022. Hanman, Teck's vice-president of sustainable development gave examples...Read More

Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) has received an environmental permit for the development and production of the company's Pavon central deposit in Nicaragua. In 2021, Calibre initiated production at Pavon Norte, one of the project's three gold deposits. With the latest permit, the miner aims to begin production at the central deposit in the first quarter of 2023. "The approval of Pavon...Read More

BHP's (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) planned exit from thermal coal has been modified as the company has decided to keep its Mount Arthur mine, New South Wales' largest coal operation, after failing to find a buyer for it.For the past two years, the world's largest miner has offloaded coal assets as it seeks to reduce emissions and streamline its portfolio.It succeed in selling its stake in the...Read More

The move comes after the Canadian government in its national budget set aside C$3.8 billion in April this year for the development of critical minerals, which includes graphite, and highlights how firms are eager to lobby for financial support from government.Northern Graphite is seeking government support in financing the construction of Bissett Creek graphite mine in Ontario and extending the mi...Read More

SSR Mining's share purchase under a normal course issuer bid will supplement the existing base dividend and is part of its capital allocation framework for returning excess cash to shareholders, the firm said.Analysts said the share buy back could be funded from strong cash balances."SSR ended the first quarter with a cash balance of US$999 million excluding restricted cash and we currently model...Read More

Kudz Ze Kayah is an open-pit and underground silver, copper, gold, lead and zinc mine development located approximately 115 kilometres southeast of Ross River, Yukon and 5 km west of the Wolverine zinc mine.The project is anticipated to inject up to C$720 million in capital expenditures into Canadian and Yukon economies over its life, Natural Resources Canada said.The project can now proceed to th...Read More

Tell me what this sentence means to you."We have a strong interest in ensuring that innovation does not lead to a fragmentation in international payment architectures."It's dry, it's vague, and it doesn't seem like something that'll affect us day to day. That's half the point.As for the other half, it's also one of the most telling quotes you'll read as the U.S. government tries to assert unpreced...Read More

"What the market is worried about," argues LPL Financial's chief equity strategist... is "that the Fed breaks something."His co-worker, chief market strategist at the firm, continues:The Fed has a very tight needle to thread here and I think investors and the market, in general, are losing a good deal of confidence that the Fed might be able to do that.We hazard the market is justifiably a jitter....Read More

Some 67% of regional silver production and 56% of our copper production was exposed to water scarcity.Read More

Share this article TORONTO - Riverside Resources Inc [RRI-TSXV, RVSDF-OTCQB, 5YY-FSE] has released assay results for the first five of a 12-hole, 1,700-metre drill program completed at the Oakes gold project in northwestern Ontario.Riverside shares advanced on the news, rising 3.7% to 14 cents, and currently trade in a 52-week range of 20 cents and 12.5 cents.The primary focus is the HG Target, w...Read More

Share this articleVANCOUVER - Silver Mountain Resources Inc. [AGMR-TSXV] reported the results for drill holes SMR-001-22-MTC and SMR-002-22-SCS, the first drill holes of the 12,000-metre underground drilling campaign at the company's Reliquias underground silver mine in Huancavelica, central Peru.The Huancavelica region, and especially the Castrovirreyna mining district, is known to host significa...Read More

"About three years ago we put forward a very aggressive plan to become 150,000 ounce a year producer within five years.Read More

The project would yield an after-tax net present value of C$48.3 million at a at a 5% discount rate and an internal rate of return of 43% at a US$1,600 per ounce gold price following an initial capital cost of $22.1 million.The company is progessing to complete a pre-feasibility study expected to be completed by year end with permitting for the Bachelor mill and tailings expansion ongoing."The ope...Read More