Ariana grows resources at Salinbas project in Turkey

Seabridge Gold has bulked up again its already massive KSM gold-copper-silver project in northern British Columbia in both size and grade.

Rio Tinto had already earned a 75% interest in the C-4-5-6 property, and it was expected to exercise its option to acquire full interest by 2019.

The Toronto-based miner is carrying out a comprehensive environmental remediation program at its Iskut project.

Although a final production decision has not been made, Canada's Alexco Resource Corp. is preparing to resume mining of silver and related minerals late this year in the Yukon's Keno Hill Silver District.

Canada’s Northern Vertex Mining is ramping up production at its Moss gold-silver project towards an initial stacking rate of 2,500 tpd, to later reach 5,000 tpd.

New report shows private equity investment in mining jumped to $2.3 billion last year, with the bulk going into copper and battery metals.

Bankers, brokers, refiners and researchers in the London Bullion Market Association's 2018 survey sees gold as high as $1,510 and as low as $1,120 an ounce.

Mining and metal companies are rediscovering the downside of rallying prices: higher costs.

Dutch non-profit organization claims Rio and its Canadian subsidiary Turquoise Hill used a complex network of tax haven subsidiaries and lending money to itself at high interest rates.