VANCOUVER – Global gold production hit another record just shy of 109 million oz. in 2018, up more than 23 million oz. since the start of the decade. The ranks of the top producing companies stayed remarkably stable, but last…
NUNAVUT – Agnico Eagle Mines’ Meliadine mine – its largest gold deposit in terms of resources – achieved commercial production ahead of schedule and below the initial capital budget, the company reports. Total construction costs after crediting pre-commercial gold sales…
Toronto — The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) is bumping up its YMP Scholarship Fund for the 2019-20 academic year for students in mining-related university programs in Canada. The YMP Scholarship Fund is a a registered charity that donates 100% of…
The sale of a 0.5% net smelter return royalty on Monarch Gold‘s (TSX: MQR; US-OTC: MRQRF) Pandora property to Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) monetizes a non-core asset, and reduces the cost of acquiring the McKenzie Break and Swanson properties by…
TORONTO – Alamos Gold will sell a portfolio of 18 royalties on assets not owned by Alamos to Metalla Royalty and Streaming for US$8 million in Metalla shares. The portfolio includes a 2% net smelter returns royalty (NSR) on Agnico Eagle Mine’s El Realito…
SWEDEN – Barsele Minerals of Vancouver has tabled an updated resource estimate for its Barsele gold project in northern Sweden totaling 5.5 million indicated tonnes grading 1.81 g/t gold for 324,000 oz. of gold and 25.4 million inferred tonnes at 2.54…
At the start of 2019, CMJ looks back on 2018 to highlight our most read stories of the year, starting with our popular annual Top 40 coverage. Click on the headlines to read the full story. 1: Canada’s Top 40: Outlook…
NUNAVUT – Ottawa-based Aura Resources has issued an update of the work done at the Greyhound gold property, a partnership of Aura and Agnico Eagle Mining (the operator and holder of an optioned 70% interest). The project is located 40…
ONTARIO – Agnico Eagle Mines of Toronto finally got the news it was waiting for – the federal government has given the Hammond Reef gold project the formal environmental okay. Agnico can now apply for construction permits for the site…
Attendees of The Northern Miner’s Progressive Mine Forum held at the MaRS Discovery District in downtown Toronto in mid-October had the opportunity to hear the views of three sharp-minded keynote speakers on the topic of innovation. After accepting his commemorative Welsh…
FINLAND – As part of the development of the largest gold mine in Europe – located in Kittila in the far north of Finland – Agnico Eagle Mines of Toronto has chosen ABB’s production and personnel hoists. This investment will…
Special from The Northern Miner, July 18, 2018. Agnico Eagle Mines hosted a site visit in late June to its advanced-stage Meliadine gold project in Nunavut, which is expected to start production in the second quarter of 2019 — about three…