The Mining Record

June 5, 2017

Barrick Produced 1.31 Million Ounces Of Gold

Barrick Produced 1.31 Million Ounces Of Gold TORONTO – Barrick produced 1.31 million ounces of gold in the first quarter at a cost of sales of $833 per ounce, in line with plan. This compares to 1.28 million ounces…

June 5, 2017

Commissioning Of Topia Processing Plant Completed

Commissioning Of Topia Processing Plant Completed VANCOUVER, BC – Great PantherSilver Ltd. has successfully completed the commissioning phase of the refurbished processing plant at its Topia Mine in Durango, Mexico. The plant, including the new handling facilities for dry…

June 5, 2017

Newmont Invests in Continental’s High-Grade Gold Project

Newmont Invests in Continental’s High-Grade Gold Project DENVER, CO – Newmont Mining Corporation reported an agreement to invest approximately US$109 million for 19.9 percent ownership of Continental Gold Inc., supporting near-term development of the high grade Buriticá gold project…

June 5, 2017

Production Results Reported For San Martin Mine And Altiplano Gold Silver Processing Facility

Production Results Reported For San Martin Mine And Altiplano Gold Silver Processing Facility VANCOUVER, BC – Starcore International Mines Ltd. reported production results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, at its San Martin Mine in Queretaro, Mexico and…

June 5, 2017

Transaction To Form Joint Venture For Chinchillas Project

Transaction To Form Joint Venture For Chinchillas Project VANCOUVER, BC – Golden Arrow Resources Corporation has completed the transaction with Silver Standard Resources Inc. and formed a joint venture called Puna Operations Inc. which combines the Chinchillas project with…

June 1, 2017

Tailings Stewardship: Training from the Tailings Beach to the Board Room

Tailings Stewardship: Training from the Tailings Beach to the Board Room By Matt Fuller, CPG, Tierra Group International Implementing a Corporate Tailings Stewardship Strategy begins in the Board Room with a corporate pledge to zero-tailings dam failures and, like a…

June 1, 2017

Ongoing Successful Effort To Increase Recoveries From Greens Creek

Ongoing Successful Effort To Increase Recoveries From Greens Creek COEUR D’ALENE, ID – Hecla Mining Company reported first quarter results at the Greens Creek mine, 1.9 million ounces of silver and 14,022 ounces of gold were produced in the…

June 1, 2017

Colorado Intersects 25 feet of 9.75 g/t Gold at Green Springs

Colorado Intersects 25 feet of 9.75 g/t Gold at Green Springs WEST KELOWNA, BC – Colorado Resources Ltd. has received the assay results from its initial phase of RC drilling at Green Springs and continues to expand, explore and…

June 1, 2017

Scorpio Gold Commences Milling of Lode-Star Ore

Scorpio Gold Commences Milling of Lode-Star Ore VANCOUVER – Scorpio Gold Corporation reported the milling of Lode-Star Mining Inc. ore at the Company’s Goldwedge processing facility, located 54 km north of Tonopah in Manhattan, Nevada, and 120 km north…

May 30, 2017

Earn-in Agreement To Fund Three Projects In Nevada

Earn-in Agreement To Fund Three Projects In Nevada WHITE ROCK, BC – Renaissance Gold Inc. reported that they have signed definitive agreements with Kinross Gold U.S.A, Inc. granting Kinross the option to acquire a 70% interest in the Spruce…