Hecla’s Lucky Friday silver mine resumes production
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) has begun to resume activities at its Lucky Friday silver mine in Idaho, after operations were halted last September to repair areas damaged by wildfires in August. …
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Gem Diamonds and Lucara find first big stones of 2024
Africa-focused miners Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD) and Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) have recovered big, high-quality Type IIa diamonds at their respective operations. Gem Diamonds said on Thursday it had unearthed…
American Lithium PEA triples Falchani project value to US$5B
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for American Lithium’s (TSXV: LI) Falchani project in Peru has tripled its net present value (NPV) to US$5.1 billion over the 2019 estimate of US$1.5…
New Found Gold makes new high-grade discovery dubbed ‘Honeypot’
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG; NYSE-AM: NFGC) has found a new, high-grade zone at its Queensway gold project 15 km west of Gander, Nfld. The company released results of 16…
Gemfields says rubies making headway in Chinese market
Rubies are becoming the favourite coloured stones among Chinese consumers, with about 61% of the population considering them a “desirable” item and about 55% buying rubies in the past year,…
Future Minerals Forum: Vale’s US$10B for Canada targets existing potential
Vale (NYSE: VALE) is spending US$10 billion ($13.3 billion) in Canada over the next decade to keep operations running in a district it values for its low-carbon production.The funds are…
Ivanhoe Electric shocks Saudi geology to spot targets
Ivanhoe Electric (TSX: IE; NYSE AM: IE) has zapped the ground with its Typhoon surveying system to find drill targets in Saudi Arabia and is content with its project portfolio,…
De Beers to spend US$1B on Botswana mine expansion
De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, said on Wednesday it’s going ahead with a planned US$1 billion investment to extend the life of its flagship Jwaneng mine…
Podcast: Mining requires ‘holistic’ perspective, ft AME CEO Keerit Jutla on Canada, reconciliation and Roundup
In this week’s episode, AME President and CEO Keerit Jutla joins host Adrian Pocobelli to discuss the state of mining in Canada and the upcoming AME Roundup conference. Jutla delves…
Saudi Arabia forum looks to boost Middle East, Africa exploration
Saudi Arabia is attracting global mining companies to its third annual Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh on Wednesday as it invests its vast oil wealth into mining exploration with some…
EMP Metals’ shares up as PEA gives Viewfield lithium brine project a 23-year life
Shares in EMP Metals (CSE: EMPS; US-OTC: EMPPF) rose 11.5% Tuesday after the company released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) that says its Viewfield brine project in Saskatchewan could produce…
Norway approves deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean
Norway’s parliament approved on Tuesday commercial plans to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration, despite environmental groups and the fishing industry’s warnings that the move would risk the…