Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026
As 2025 comes to a close, The Northern Miner looks ahead to 12 projects across North America on track to reach mining milestones in 2026. From precious and critical metals mines across…
Precious Metals
SolGold sets 2026 start for early works at Cascabel
SolGold (LSE: SOLG) is accelerating development of its Cascabel copper-gold project in northern Ecuador, with early works scheduled to begin in 2026 and first production targeted for 2028. The company…
DPM forecasts higher output at Serbia gold project
Canadian miner DPM Metals (TSX: DPM; ASX: DPM) said a feasibility study for the Čoka Rakita project in Serbia shows increased output and higher value generation compared with an earlier…
High silver exports, solar demand slim China’s supplies
China is facing a shortage of physical silver amid record-high exports of the precious metal and high demand for its use in solar panels. Stockpiles of silver on Chinese exchanges…
Excellon targets deeper gold-silver at Peru mine
Excellon Resources (TSX-V: EXN) says new geological interpretations confirm a multi-stage gold-silver system at its Mallay mine in central Peru. Updated modelling links the Pierina, Shafra and Mallay Deeps zones,…
World’s largest silver bar unveiled in Dubai
The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has introduced the world’s largest silver bar in celebration of the founding of the United Arab Emirates. The bullion — weighing 1,971 kilograms and…
Sahel talks spur West African Resources’ ASX return
The Australia Stock Exchange reinstated West African Resources’ (ASX: WAF) shares after the company reported progress in discussions with the Burkina Faso government, which has sought to nationalize natural resources….
Aya posts strongest intercept yet at Boumadine
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA; US-OTC: AYASF) said new drilling at its Boumadine polymetallic project in Morocco yielded the strongest mineralized intercept so far while identifying a new high-grade…
Caledonia bets big on Bilboes as Zimbabwe’s next major gold mine
Caledonia Mining (LSE, NYSE-A: CMCL) has approved full development of its Bilboes gold project in Zimbabwe after a feasibility study projected strong returns for what is expected to become the…
Endeavour Silver sells Bolañitos for $50M
Endeavour Silver (NYSE: EXK; TSX: EDR) has agreed to sell its Bolañitos mine to Guanajuato Silver (TSXV: GSVR) in a deal worth up to $50 million, as it looks to…
Osisko sells Mexican gold asset, keeps key stake
Osisko is selling its non-core San Antonio gold project to Axo Copper, retaining a 9.99% stake in the buyer.
Barrick paid $430M to settle Mali dispute: Bloomberg
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) paid nearly the same amount as the back taxes Mali’s junta claimed it owed, ending a long dispute that had shuttered a mine once…