Vizsla reports high-grade discovery in Mexico
Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) says a high-grade find bodes well to expand its flagship Panuco silver-gold project in Mexico. Hole AM-25-90 returned 653 grams silver per tonne, 4.26 grams gold, 0.02%…
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Interview: G Mining may issue debt, CEO says
Canadian gold producer G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) will consider tapping the debt markets if it moves ahead with its $936 million (C$1.34 billion) Oko West gold project…
Generation hikes Marathon estimated output
Generation Mining (TSXV: GENM) released an updated feasibility study for its long-delayed Marathon palladium-copper project in northwestern Ontario that boosts estimated output as well as construction costs. Shares rose. Marathon is…
Omai reports double-digit gold in Guyana
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG, OTCQB: OMGGF) says strong new assays will boost its Guyana site’s potential in a resource update due by mid-year. Hole 25ODD-101 at WeNot, one of two…
PDAC Q&A: Torex CEO sees Mexico administration ‘tailwinds’ for Media Luna
Canadian gold producer Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) is almost ready to start commercial production this spring at its $950-million (C$1.36-billion) underground Media Luna project in Mexico’s Guerrero gold belt….
First Quantum to suspend Panama arbitration battle
First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) Panamanian unit says it’s asked its lawyers to halt legal proceedings against Panama in a bid to end a 16-month-old feud with the Central American…
PDAC shows urgency of getting shovels in ground
Time is of the essence if miners are to deliver the minerals needed to power the energy transition. That sense of urgency was front and centre this week as Toronto…
PDAC: ETFs drain exploration funding
Massive investment flows into metals exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over the past two decades are the main reason miners are struggling to raise capital, an analyst told the world’s biggest mining…
PDAC: Trade war seen fast-tracking mine approvals
Could the escalating trade war with the United States unwittingly spur Canadian authorities to cut approval times for much needed mines and natural-resource projects? Some investment bankers think so. Citing…
PDAC: ‘Act like a startup to speed projects’
Mineral projects need to enter production much faster if the world is to find the metals necessary to power the upcoming energy transition, attendees of the world’s largest mining conference…
PDAC: Canada, Australia risk falling behind in investment race, BHP boss says
Canada and Australia could end up trailing emerging mining nations such as Argentina if their governments don’t speed up permitting and lower costs, BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) CEO Mike…
PDAC: Gold, copper prices can only rise, analysts say
Copper and gold prices are poised to soar over the next decade as usage continues to climb, the world’s largest mining conference heard. After modest copper surpluses this year and…