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Western Queen mine development
Rumble Resources highlights multi-commodity strength amid geopolitical conflict
Updated 6 hours ago By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The dual exposure to gold and tungsten has strengthened investor security amid market volatility caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, says Australia-based mine development and... 


Gold and copper sample images
NevGold upsizes private placement to C$42m to advance US gold projects
Updated 7 hours ago By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Owing to strong demand, TSX-V-listed mining exploration and development company NevGold has agreed with investment firm Clarus Securities to increase the size of its previously announced... 


Cosmo gold project area in Western Australia
Sarama sells WA assets to Riedel, confirms date for Burkina Faso arbitration hearing
Updated 7 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

Vancouver-headquartered Sarama Resources has entered into a binding share sale agreement with ASX-listed Riedel Resources to sell its Cosmo and Mt Venn gold projects, in Western Australia, in... 


An image of the Kiaka mine
Burkina Faso government publishes decree to acquire 25% of Kiaka SA
Updated 7 hours ago By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Burkina Faso government has published a decree authorising its legal entity Société de Participation Minière du Burkina Faso (Sopamib) to acquire an additional shareholding in ASX-listed West... 


Gold remains a safe-haven investment – Heraeus
Gold remains a safe-haven investment – Heraeus
21st April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Throughout history, gold has been seen as a safe-haven asset, although recent price movements have not been what might be expected, metals refinery services provider Heraeus says. In its latest... 


Kenorland project areas in Quebec
Sumitomo withdraws from Kenorland earn-in JV in Quebec
21st April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Kenorland Minerals has advised its joint venture (JV) partner Sumitomo Metal Mining Canada has withdrawn from the earn-in and JV exploration agreement related to the O’Sullivan gold... 


Gold bar pour
Spanish Mountain Gold inks royalty deal with Wheaton
21st April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-V-listed Spanish Mountain Gold has entered into a royalty agreement with Canadian streaming company Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation whereby Wheaton will acquire a 1.5% net smelter return... 


Gold bars
Uganda's central bank starts domestic gold purchase programme
21st April 2026 By: Reuters

KAMPALA – Uganda's central bank said on Tuesday it had begun purchasing gold from domestic producers under a programme announced two years ago to incorporate bullion as part of the country's... 


Agnico Kittila mine, in Finland
Agnico signs three deals to expand, consolidate Finland gold prospects
20th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE- and TSX-listed Agnico Eagle Mines has announced plans to consolidate its properties in the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt, in Finland, pursuant to which Agnico has entered into definitive... 


Fortuna president and CEO Jorge Ganoza
Fortuna Mining inks 70% earn-in agreement for Guyana gold prospect
20th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As Canadian precious metals miner Fortuna Mining advances its Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal, the company has also entered into an earn-in agreement with a private Guyanese company, Qstone,... 


Blanket mine
Caledonia’s Blanket mine to meet full-year guidance, despite first-quarter challenges
20th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Caledonia Mining Corporation has reported gold production of 14 767 oz from its Blanket mine, in Zimbabwe, for the quarter ended March 31, compared with the 18 671 oz produced in the... 


New Simberi project, in Papua New Guinea
St Barbara to reach 200 000 oz output within five years
20th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed gold producer St Barbara has revised upward its gold production outlook to 200 000 oz/y, owing to strong attributable output expected from the New Simberi gold project, in Papua New... 


B2Gold's Goose mine, in Canada
B2Gold expects 10koz lower Q2 production after fire damage
20th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed B2Gold has developed a preliminary revised mill processing plan for the Goose mine, in Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada, following a fire incident on April 16. While the... 


Discussion panel and attendees at Memsa event to boost opportunities for South Africa’s OEMs.
Growth’s not an entitlement, investment’s not a given, Memsa event hears
20th April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Growth is not an entitlement and capital investment is not a given. These were two key points that Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane emphasised during a Mining Equipment... 


Sibanye-Stillwater’s Marikana K4 platinum group metals mine shaft.
Sibanye-Stillwater collaborates further to find new applications for platinum metals
17th April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Mining and metals company Sibanye-Stillwater and the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (Necsa) on Friday announced their research collaboration to advance nuclear medicine for cancer... 


Cora signs $120m gold stream financing agreement to fully fund Sanankoro to production
Cora signs $120m gold stream financing agreement to fully fund Sanankoro to production
17th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Cora Gold has signed a binding term sheet for a $120-million gold stream with Eagle Eye Asset Holdings (EEA) to support the development of Cora’s Sanankoro gold project, in Mali. Cora... 


Greenheart Gold's Tosso Creek project area, in Suriname
British investment service increases stake in Greenheart to 19.9%
17th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

England-based La Mancha Resource Capital, which manages the La Mancha Resource Fund, has announced it will increase its shareholding in TSX-V-listed Greenheart Gold from about 4.6% to 19.9%. The... 


Cadia mine, in Australia
Newmont confirms earthquake damage to Cadia mine ‘insignificant’
17th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

After temporarily suspending underground operations at the Cadia mine, in Australia, on April 15 owing to seismic activity following a regional earthquake, global gold miner Newmont Corporation’s... 


Tailings dam
Tailings retreatment, land restoration intertwined
17th April 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Recovering gold from legacy tailings storage facilities (TSFs) and restoring land are not separate objectives, but outcomes of the same activity, says gold tailings reminer DRDGOLD CEO Niël... 


Kavango signs deed of variation for Zimbabwe project acquisition
16th April 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed Kavango Resources has signed a deed of variation (DoV) with the sellers of the Nara project, in Zimbabwe, regarding a call option agreement dated June 23, 2023, to address the... 


First Quantum, Hitachi launch world’s first battery-electric mining truck in Zambia mine
First Quantum, Hitachi launch world’s first battery-electric mining truck in Zambia mine
16th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has partnered with Hitachi Construction Machinery to commission the world’s first ultralarge battery-electric mining truck at its Kansanshi copper and... 


Fredonia Mining's El Dorado-Monserrat project in Argentina
Fredonia launches large-scale drilling for expanded gold resource in Argentina
16th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Fredonia Mining has started with a 10 000 m drill programme at its flagship El Dorado-Monserrat (EDM) gold project in Argentina. The company aims to expand and upgrade the existing... 


Oriole reports ‘excellent’ district-scale prospectivity at Cameroon licences
Oriole reports ‘excellent’ district-scale prospectivity at Cameroon licences
16th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Oriole Resources reports that recent selective rock-chip sampling at its Ndom licence, in Cameroon, has returned gold grades of up to 17 g/t gold, in northwest-trending quartz veins that... 


Pebble project area, in Alaska
Northern Dynasty, supporters file latest court briefing over Pebble veto dispute
16th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Northern Dynasty Minerals and its US-based subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership have filed a brief in the Alaska Federal Court responding to the Department of Justice (DoJ)... 


Gold nuggets
Iconic, McEwen to jointly develop New Pass project in Nevada
16th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Subsidiaries of Toronto-listed miners Iconic Minerals and McEwen Mining have entered into a formal 50/50 joint venture (JV) agreement to advance the New Pass gold project, in Nevada. The 2 140 ha... 


Lily gold mine
Lions Bay Resources submits revised offers for Vantage Goldfield assets
16th April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Critical and precious metals project developer and investor Metals One reports that Lions Bay Resources (LBR), in which it holds a 30% stake, has submitted revised offers to acquire selected... 


A generic image of a gold bar
Akobo Minerals scales back Segele operations amid diesel supply constraints
15th April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Gold producer Akobo Minerals will temporarily scale back operations at its Segele mine, in Ethiopia, owing to a constrained diesel supply linked to disruptions in global fuel logistics. The company... 


Platinum group metals' production surge.
PGMs, China’s stockpiling spur mining production leap, Minerals Council reports
15th April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s mining sector entered 2026 with robust momentum, posting notable year-on-year production gains in February largely on the back of platinum group metals (PGMs) and China’s stockpiling... 


American Eagle's NAK prospect, in British Columbia
American Eagle charts new way for 13-year dormant Morrison project through takeover
15th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Toronto-headquartered American Eagle Gold Corporation has made an offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of TSX-V-listed Pacific Booker Minerals and thereby the dormant... 


Haul trucks at the Segilola mine
Thor Explorations maintained strong production momentum in the first quarter
15th April 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

After an "operationally robust" 2025, TSX-V- and Aim-listed gold miner Thor Explorations maintained positive production momentum in the first quarter of this year – pouring 20 256 oz of gold, which... 


Gedabek mine, in Azerbaijan
Anglo Asian achieves meaningful copper output increase
15th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Anglo Asian Mining has achieved a notable increase in copper production of 3 711 t in the quarter ended March 31, compared with 534 t having been produced in the same quarter of last... 


Centinela mine, in Chile
Antofagasta affirms copper production will tick up in remainder of the year
15th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Chilean multinational conglomerate Antofagasta has reported a strong quarter of cash cost performance, with net cash costs having been 108c/lb at group-level in the first quarter of the year.... 


BHP global generative exploration head Dr Cam McCuaig.
Exploration workshop sessions initiated in Africa by BHP
15th April 2026 By: Martin Creamer

A series of workshops to promote and support greater intelligence and collaboration in minerals exploration in key mining jurisdictions in sub-Saharan Africa are to be conducted by global mining... 


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