Operations are expected to recommence early this week and the stoppage is not expected to materially affect operational nor financial results.

Donlin contains about 39 million ounces of gold grading 2.24 grams gold in the measured and indicated categories, making it one of the largest and highest grade undeveloped open pit projects in the world.

Drilling returned 14 m averaging 14.94 g/t Au at the Candelones Extension deposit.

The miner said the report supports the deposit’s robust project economics including an NPV5% of C$236 million and IRR of 30% at $1,500-ounce gold.

Taranis’ Okohongo copper-silver deposit is situated within the Kaoko Belt of northwest Namibia.

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The latest intercepts indicate a “large zoned and significantly enriched copper-gold envelope at Gate,” which would be typical for porphyry-hosted mineralization, the company said.

Vale has the option to acquire two additional Cu-Au projects in the Timok region.