Pan American approves $146M Timmins expansion
Pan American Silver (TSX, NYSE: PAAS) has approved the first phase of a major expansion of its operations in Ontario, committing about $146 million (C$201 million) to deepen the Bell Creek…
Precious Metals
How to dodge the Iran war
Soaring fuel and chemicals prices triggered by the war in the Middle East are pushing global miners to dig deep for creative solutions. Take the case of Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; ASX: MC2), which…
Alamos greenlights Copperstone gold mine in Arizona
Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) said it will proceed with construction of the past-producing Copperstone underground gold mine in Arizona, a $58 million (C$80 million) investment that the company says will…
FBI uncovers $40M gold stash at ex-CIA official’s home
U.S. federal investigators have arrested a former CIA official for alleged fraud after the agency found separately that he’d stashed more than $40 million in gold bars, luxury watches and…
Discovery Silver-backed Abitibi Metals drills 3.6% copper at B26 in Quebec
Abitibi Metals (CSE: AMQ; US-OTC: AMQFF) has returned one of its strongest copper-gold intercepts yet at the B26 polymetallic project in western Quebec, as drilling continues to define higher-grade zones…
Colombia election could reshape copper investment
Colombia’s presidential election this weekend could determine whether one of Latin America’s most underexplored copper frontiers attracts billions in mining investment or sinks deeper into regulatory uncertainty and security turmoil….
Sitka sees possible underground mine at Blackjack
Sitka Gold (TSX-V: SIG; US-OTC: SITKF) said high-grade drill results from its RC Gold project in the Yukon confirm the potential for an underground mine at the property’s Blackjack deposit….
Westhaven logs 48g gold at Shovelnose project in BC
Westhaven Gold (TSXV: WHN; US-OTC: WTHVF) cut a highlight result of 8 metres grading about 48 grams gold and 229 grams silver per tonne at its Shovelnose project in British…
Perpetua gets $2.9B loan for gold-antimony project
Perpetua Resources (TSX, Nasdaq: PPTA) said the Export-Import Bank of the United States’ (EXIM) board unanimously approved a $2.9 billion loan to develop its Stibnite gold-antimony project in Idaho. The…
Blue Lagoon hits commercial production at BC gold-silver project
Blue Lagoon Resources (CSE: BLLG) said it officially attained commercial production at its Dome Mountain gold and silver project in British Columbia. Underground mining rates exceeded 100 tonnes per day…
Treasure Hunt Video: Brothers claim Golden Triangle bonus prize
Two brothers separated by 4,000 km have found six 6-oz. gold pieces in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle after months spent decoding clues in The Northern Miner’s Great Canadian Treasure Hunt. Jason…
Scorpio Gold’s Manhattan assays sting along trend
Drilling at Scorpio Gold’s (TSXV: SGN; US-OTC: SRCRF) Manhattan project in Nevada continues to extend the Zanzibar Trend – linking several targets – beyond the existing inferred resource constraining pit…