Benchmark counts 1.5Moz Au in potential Lawyers pit

The Vancouver-based miner said the Nechako Au-Ag-Zn-Pb-As dispersal train is similar in size and strength to known trains from some of Canada's largest gold deposits.

While the adjusted per-share earnings beat the average analyst estimate, revenue came in lower than expected and copper production fell 5.8% from a year earlier.

Recent drill results include 3.22 g/t platinum, 2.08 g/t palladium, 0.23 g/t gold, 0.57% copper and 0.19% nickel over 41.2 m.

Access to its Peñasquito gold mine is being illegally block by a trucking contractor and some members of the Cedros community.

The Canadian company is taking on industry giants such as De Beers and Alrosa PJSC with an online platform to replace the current physical auctions.

According to the Responsible Mining Foundation, most of the companies assessed show little or no evidence of efforts to strengthen the gender balance of their leadership and governance teams.

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology succeeded in creating light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, on a graphene surface.

Developing Yeelirrie, one of Australia’s biggest undeveloped uranium deposit, will depend on market conditions, said the company.

The miner is collaborating with the Constance Lake First Nation to incorporate traditional knowledge into the assessments.