Hecla nearly doubles exploration budget
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL), the largest silver producer in the U.S. and Canada, plans to almost double investments this year on exploration and pre-development activities. The stock surged. Idaho-based Hecla…
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Generals join critical-mineral boardroom arms race
Critical-mineral juniors are snapping up retired U.S. military leaders to help win Washington funding, echoing a playbook uranium producers pioneered years ago when they recast domestic nuclear fuel as a…
Battered Vizsla keeps ‘long-term’ commitment to Mexico silver-gold mine
Vizsla Silver (TSX; NYSE: VZLA) said it remains determined to develop the Panuco silver-gold project in Mexico’s strife-torn Sinaloa state even after an armed group kidnapped 10 company workers, killing…
Indaba: New Cold War for minerals tests Africa’s ability to leverage huge resources
Africa’s vast critical-mineral endowment has thrust the continent to the centre of intensifying rivalries between the United States, China and other powers, but its future will depend more on governance…
Fortuna’s Sunbird deposit results lift Séguéla prospects
Drilling at Fortuna Mining’s (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) Séguéla mine in Côte d’Ivoire confirms that high-grade mineralization remains open at depth in the Sunbird deposit, one of the richest targets that…
1911 Gold taps 9-gram past in Manitoba for $1B value
A new study for 1911 Gold’s (TSXV: AUMB; US-OTC: AUMBF) True North project on the site of Manitoba’s first gold mine boasts an almost $1-billion value aided by strong gold…
JP Morgan sees $5.50 copper, deficit worsening
J.P. Morgan has raised its long-term copper price forecast by 9.1% due to widening structural supply deficits and sharply higher capital costs that will require massive investment in new mine…
Ascot rebrands under new CEO to restart troubled Premier gold mine in BC
Ascot Resources (TSXV: AOT.H) plans to rebrand in a fresh start under new leadership to advance two projects in British Columbia including what was once the continent’s biggest gold mine. …
Australia’s St Barbara unveils bold Canadian push
Australia’s St Barbara (ASX: SBM) has unveiled an aggressive exploration strategy in Nova Scotia, Canada, as it advances plans to redevelop its 15-Mile open pit gold mine and processing hub…
White Gold to create critical metals explorer in Yukon
White Gold (TSXV: WGO) plans to spin off its critical metals projects located in Yukon in a bid to “unlock” the value of its non-gold assets amid a supportive policy…
Black Pine among largest gold projects in western US
A resource update for Liberty Gold’s (TSX: LGD; US-OTC: LGDTF) Black Pine site in southeastern Idaho ranks it at the top of undeveloped gold projects in the state by contained…
Kidnappers kill Vizsla mine workers in Mexico
Some Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) workers who were abducted last month in west-central Mexico have been killed, the company said. The stock plunged. Vizsla said Monday it’s been informed…