SantaCruz Silver Signs Option To Consolidate Properties

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. (TSXV: SCZ) reports that it has signed an agreement, along certain private Mexican companies, in which it will receive an option from Contracuña to purchase a 100% interest in the Veta Grande and Minillas properties for $15.5 million.

Torex Delivers High-Grade Sub-Sill Ore To Processing Plant

Torex Gold Resources Inc. (TSX: TXG) announces that the sub-sill access ramp has entered into high-grade mineralization at the sub-sill underground deposit associated with its El Limon-Guajes Mine in southwest Mexico.

Iamgold Completes Sale Of 30% Interest In Côté Gold Project

Iamgold Corp. (NYSE: IAG; TSX: IMG) announces completion of the previously announced sale of a 30% interest in the Côté gold project to a subsidiary of Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. for $195 million.

Pretium: First Gold Poured At Brucejack Mine

Pretium Resources Inc. (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) reports the first gold pour at the Brucejack Mine in British Columbia.

Superior Gold Receives Approval To Develop Hermes Project

Superior Gold Inc. (TSXV: SGI) has received approval from the Department of Mines and Petroleum of Western Australia for development and operation of the Hermes project

Goldcorp Announces Sale Of Camino Rojo Oxide Project

Goldcorp. Inc. (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) officials say the company has entered an agreement to sell its 100% interest in the Camino Rojo oxide project, located in Mexico

Analysts: Fed Comments Holding Back Gold Prices

Influential U.S. Federal Reserve officials have sounded a hawkish tone on interest rates so far this week, which has dented gold prices, even though financial markets appear reluctant to factor in a significantly higher probability of another rate hik…

Goldcorp Announces Sale Of Camino Rojo Oxide Project

Iamgold Corp. (NYSE: IAG; TSX: IMG) announces completion of the previously announced sale of a 30% interest in the Côté gold project to a subsidiary of Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. for $195 million.

Gold Sees Mild Corrective Bounce

Gold prices are slightly higher early U.S. trading Wednesday, on some more short-covering in the futures market and on some technical chart consolidation after prices hit a four-week low Tuesday.

Alrosa Discovers Large Diamond At Its Famous Jubilee Pipe

Alrosa (MCX:ALRS), world’s top diamond producer by output, reported a new find on Tuesday — a 62.75-carat diamond recovered from its very fruitful Jubilee kimberlite pipe.