Contact Gold is pleased to announce that its securityholders overwhelmingly approved the special resolution authorizing the previously announced business combination with Orla Mining at a special meeting of its securityholders held earlier today. Pursuant to the Transaction, Orla will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Contact Gold by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act . Each Contact Gold shareholder will receive 0.0063 of a common share of Orla for each Share held. The special resolution approving the Transaction was approved by 99.97% of the votes cast by Contact Gold's shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting, 99.97% of the votes cast ...

Desert Gold Ventures Inc. announces that, subject to exchange approval and the right to increase the offering, it will conduct a non-brokered private placement of up to 13,000,000 units at a price of CAD $0.07 per unit to raise up to CAD $910,000 . Lead orders from this round of funding combined with its recently closed financing have secured a total of CAD $2,029,520 in aggregate proceeds for the Company in the last 30 days. Each Unit will consist of one common share in the equity of the Company and a share purchase warrant . Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share of the Company at a price of CAD $0.08 per common share for a period of three years from the closing of the Financing. The Company may pay a finder's fee to qualified individuals i...

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. today reports results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 of a net loss attributable to shareholders of the Company of $159 million and an adjusted loss1 of $154 million . "The successful completion of a comprehensive refinancing package during the first quarter of this year has strengthened the Company's balance sheet significantly and it has unlocked the time and financial headroom needed to secure the successful delivery of the Kansanshi S3 Expansion. The Company's outlook reflects First Quantum's enduring commitment to the success of our Zambian operations. We recognize the challenges Zambia faces from the drought this year, particularly in regard to food security, even as we are pleased to be finalizing agreements to ensure adequate power...

Great Quest Fertilizer announces that it has entered into loan agreements with each of Jed Richardson, CEO of the Company, Albert Yuen, Director of the Company, David Shaw, Director of the Company, John Clarke, Director of the Company and Aidan Sullivan, a VP of the Company, for an aggregate amount of CAD$490,000. The Loans are unsecured, accrue interest at 20% and mature 18 months from the date of the promissory note evidencing the Loan. The Company will use the proceeds of the Loans for working capital purposes and to facilitate the closing of Great Quest's acquisition of Belmont Mineral Exploration Ltd . Each of Messrs Richardson, Yuen, Shaw and Clarke are a "related party" to Great Quest and the Company has relied on certain exemptions from the minority approval and ...

Endeavour Silver Corp. is pleased to provide a Q1 2024 construction progress update for its Terronera Project in Jalisco state, Mexico. A photo gallery presentation accompanies this news release and can be found here or on the Company website at Terronera Project Progress Photos. All dollar references in this news release are United States dollars. The Terronera project made significant progress in the first quarter, as concrete work was nearly complete on the Upper Plant Platform and erection of structural steel advanced for areas including crushing, coarse-ore storage, grinding, flotation, and thickening. Mechanical installation of major equipment continued to advance on schedule and the project remains on track for commissioning in Q4 2024. "Site activities ramped up rapidl...

Rumble Resources Inc. is pleased to announce the commencement of Phase 1 exploration work program on its Woolford Creek Property located in the Adams Plateau region of the Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia. The field team will mobilize to the Property during the week of April 22, 2024. Program Description Prospecting, Mapping, Sampling and Geophysical Surveys Based on historical and 2020 exploration work on the Property, the following target areas were identified in the Company's National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the Property and were recommended for a follow up work: The area of NIK showing stands out in terms of better assay results and exploration potential. The argillite unit with malachite staining and quartz veining is an interesting target for cop...

All dollar amounts shown in United States dollars, unless otherwise indicated. Equinox Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding share purchase agreement with certain funds managed by Orion Mine Finance Management LP to acquire Orion's 40% interest in Greenstone Gold Mine GP Inc., giving Equinox Gold 100% ownership of the Greenstone Mine in Ontario, Canada . Under the terms of the SPA, Equinox Gold will pay $995 million to acquire Orion's 40% interest in Greenstone, payable as follows: 42.0 million common shares of Equinox Gold valued at $250 million; $705 million in cash payable on closing; and $40 million in cash payable by December 31, 2024. Equinox Gold will fund the cash consideration with net proceeds from both a new $500 million three-year te...

Coeur Mining Inc. today published its 2023 ESG Report , highlighting the Company's efforts to advance its environmental, social and governance strategy, priorities and practices and its responsible mining operations. The Report details Coeur's public ESG targets, best-in-class corporate governance practices and positive environmental and social impacts that are aligned with generating long-term value for stockholders. Report Highlights: Health and safety - Coeur remained focused on total worker health and safety in 2023, resulting in the lowest Total Reportable Injury Frequency Rate among peers according to MSHA standards, at 0.46. Tailings management - To increase transparency into tailings management and to bolster existing management practices and governance systems, the Com...

Equinox Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding share purchase agreement with certain funds managed by Orion Mine Finance Management LP to acquire Orion's 40% interest in Greenstone Gold Mine GP Inc., giving Equinox Gold 100% ownership of the Greenstone Mine in Ontario, Canada . Under the terms of the SPA, Equinox Gold will pay $995 million to acquire Orion's 40% interest in Greenstone, payable as follows: 42.0 million common shares of Equinox Gold valued at $250 million; $705 million in cash payable on closing; and $40 million in cash payable by December 31, 2024. Equinox Gold will fund the cash consideration with net proceeds from both a new $500 million three-year term loan and a bought de...

Rio Silver Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an advertising and investor awareness campaign agreement with Dig Media Inc. dba Investing News Network . INN is a private company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, dedicated to providing independent news and education to investors since 2007. INN will introduce the Company to INN's audience of educated, active investors. Using a variety of methods including an Enhanced Advertiser Profile, News Marketing, website and newsletter advertising and dedicated emails, INN will encourage its audience to engage directly with the Company to consider investing in the Company. INN does not provide investor relations or market-making services as defined by TSX Venture Exchange policies. The engagement is subject to acceptan...

Tantalex Lithium Resources is pleased to announce that its majority owned JV company, United Cominiere SAS has completed the export of its previously announced first batch of 15 tons of tin concentrates from the company's TiTan plant in the Manono region of DRC. Mr. Eric Allard, CEO commented "This represents a significant milestone as the export process requires a significant amount of administrative procedures. Our team has proceeded diligently through this process with a successful end result. With tin prices having recently surged to $33,000 USD/ ton of Sn metal approaching 2-year highs, the timing could not be better." The concentrate produced from TiTan has a tin % of 68.64% with very low deleterious elements demonstrating the effectiveness of the proce...

Origen Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Nickelex Resources Corporation to sell a 100% interest in its Arlington project located 17km north of Beaverdell in south-central British Columbia. The Arlington Agreement, which is subject to Regulatory Approval provides that Nickelex may earn a 100% interest in the Arlington Property by meeting the following obligations to Origen, all by the first anniversary of Regulatory Approval: Making cash payments totaling $130,000 ; Incurring exploration expenditures of $250,000 on the Arlington Property; and Issuing shares to Origen valued at $200,000 within 7 days of Regulatory Approval; and issuing additional shares to Origen valued at $200,000, or 2 million shares, whichever is greater in aggr...

Japan Gold Corp. is pleased to announce a proposed non-brokered private placement of unsecured convertible debentures for gross proceeds of US$2,000,000 to a strategic investor. The Debentures will mature on the date that is three years from the date of issuance . The principal amount of the Debentures is convertible, at the election of the Company at any time prior to the Maturity Date, into common shares of the Company at a price of $0.13 per Share. Each Debenture will bear interest from the date of issue until the Maturity Date or date of conversion at a rate of 10% per annum non-compounded and payable on the Maturity Date in Shares. Subject to TSX Venture Exchange acceptance, any interest that has accrued in arrears on the principal amount outstanding under the Debenture ...