Mexican security risks highlighted in new reports
Escalating security risks and a legacy of lengthy project approvals are increasing investor scrutiny of mining exposure to Mexico, TD Cowen says. Recent incidents linked to cartel activity — such…
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Omai Gold weighs Wenot ‘superpit’ potential as drills hunt for growth
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) on Wednesday reported deep, higher-grade assays from its Wenot deposit at the namesake Guyana project. Shares rose. Hole 25ODD-119W returned 14.6 metres grading…
Hycroft Mining extends climb on Sprott share buy
Hycroft Mining Holding (Nasdaq: HYMC) soared for a second straight day Wednesday after a securities filing revealed that Canadian billionaire Eric Sprott has continued to buy the stock despite its…
Roundup Video: Relevant Gold drills Wyoming’s long-ignored gold belt
Relevant Gold (TSXV: RGC; US-OTC: RGCCF) plans a 20,000-metre drill campaign this year as it tries to prove up what CEO Rob Bergmann calls an “American Abitibi” – a largely…
Quick payback seen for Yukon’s Coffee gold project
Newmont (NYSE: NEM)-backed developer Fuerte Metals (TSXV: FMT; US-OTC: FUEMF) says it would need barely a year at current gold prices to recoup the C$983 million ($718 million) initial capital…
Ero Copper eyes $2B value, 24-year life for Furnas
A maiden preliminary economic assessment for Ero Copper‘s (TSX, NYSE: ERO) Furnas project in Brazil puts a $2 billion value on an operation that could supply metal for almost a…
Roundup Video: NWT targets 2027 Mineral Resources Act launch
Canada’s Northwest Territories is aiming to finalize regulations for its Mineral Resources Act by mid-2027, a step needed to bring the 2019 law into force and replace parts of the…
BC fast-tracks three projects
British Columbia has selected two copper and a rare earths project for its Critical Minerals Office to co-ordinate environmental assessments and permitting. Northisle Copper and Gold’s (TSXV: NCX) North Island,…
Faraday jumps on Lundin-, BHP-backed $100M deal
Faraday Copper (TSX: FDY) is raising $100 million (US$73 million) through a private placement backed by the Lundin Family Trusts and BHP Group (ASX: BHP) to fund the ongoing development…
Lundin Gold sells silver stream to LunR in $670M deal
Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG) said it will sell a silver stream on its Fruta del Norte mine in Ecuador in return for newly issued shares of LunR Royalties (TSX-V: LUNR)…
B2Gold CEO Johnson to retire in June
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) will replace its long-time chief executive this year as the company enters what analysts describe as a transition period marked by shifting production levels. Clive…
Roundup Video: West Vault Mining bets patience will pay at Hasbrouck
West Vault Mining (TSX-V: WVM; US-OTC: WVMDF) is weighing whether to build its Hasbrouck gold project in Nevada independently or sell the asset, CEO Sandy McVey said. A January 2023…