Video: Chakana Copper aims to grow Soledad resource, CEO says
Chakana Copper (TSXV: PERU; US-OTC: CHKKF) aims to expand its initial Soledad copper, gold and silver resource in Peru to 10 million tonnes before wrapping an economic study around it,…
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Agnico, Barrick dominate top Canadian miners
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), which tops our list of Canadian miners by market value at $51.4 billion in late July, runs the country’s biggest gold mines by output:…
Video: Marimaca Copper aims at low-cost production in Chile’s Antofagasta
At a time when most copper projects are struggling with soaring capital costs, Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; US-OTC: MARIF) expects its eponymous oxide project in Chile’s Atacama Desert to break the mould…
BHP turns to mediation to avoid strike at Escondida
BHP (ASX: BHP; LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP) plans to request the Chilean government mediate in talks with union leaders at Escondida to avert a strike at the operation, the world’s…
Gold Fields buys into Torq’s copper project in Chile
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) may invest US$48 million to advance Torq Resources’ (TSXV: TORQ; OTC: TRBMF) early-stage Santa Cecilia copper-gold project in Chile, according to a preliminary joint venture agreement. …
Capstone Copper balances higher value, costs in updated Santo Domingo study
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) increased the net present value of its fully-permitted Santo Domingo copper-iron-gold project in Chile by nearly a third while capital costs rose by more…
Video: Tough markets leading some juniors to pad project potential, Doug Silver warns
The quality of disclosures in junior mining – a sector that in the past was rife with shady stock promoters – has improved over the past four decades, says Douglas…
Site visit: Permit builds buyout promise at huge KSM gold-copper project, Seabridge says
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SAKSM) has long been seen as a juicy takeover candidate for its huge KSM gold-copper deposit, but its remote, mountainous location in British Columbia, US$6.4-billion…
As majors thirst for copper, Filo bid premium seems awfully low
You might have seen the news: BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has just made its next major copper grab. This time, it’s for the prized Filo del Sol…
Silvercorp drops objection to Adventus deal in wake of Ecuador court ruling
Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM; NYSE-AM: SVM) says it will proceed with its $200-million deal to acquire Adventus Mining (TSXV: ADZN), after a court challenge to the junior’s 75%-owned El Domo-Curipamba…
Video: Sandstorm Gold’s output set to double in five years, CEO says
Sandstorm Gold Royalties (TSX: SAND; NYSE: SAND) expects to double production to around 160,000 oz. gold yearly over the next five years, co-founder and CEO Nolan Watson said in an…
Rio Tinto open to major acquisitions to meet copper goals
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) said on Wednesday it would contemplate a significant copper acquisition if it added exceptional value, but noted that buying quality assets in…