Hole VVGD-529 intersected 12.07 meters grading 11.08 g/t Au including 4.85 meters grading 26.78 g/t Au.

These results are part of a drill program designed to expand the size of the mineral resource estimation that already includes 1,665,000 tonnes at 10.05 g/t gold in the indicated category and 2,906,000 tonnes at 8.76 g/t gold as an inferred resource.

Last month the markets finished relatively flat. However, the first few days of January trading, after the cliff aversion, has seen S&P 500 hit a 5-year high.

Underground miners, led by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, demanded that those suspended for participating in strike action last week be reinstated.

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The proceeds from the offering are intended to help found the development of its Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine in British Columbia, Canada.

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The company outlines record petroleum production, an increase in Queensland coal volumes and a milestone achievement from Western Australia Iron Ore.

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