Kazakhstan to build on $1B in investments
Kazakhstan, the world’s largest uranium producer, wants to diversify its mining sector and build on $1 billion (C$1.4 billion) in private investment over the past five years, a conference in…
Silver
Agnico lifts Foran stake but copper project costs jump
Canada’s Agnico Eagle (TSX, NYSE: AEM) is increasing its stake in Foran Mining (TSX: FOM) which is coping with increased capital costs for its McIlvenna Bay copper-zinc-gold-silver project in Saskatchewan. …
Outcrop Silver’s high-grade hits confirm size of Los Mangos system in Colombia
Recent drill results from Outcrop Silver & Gold’s (TSXV: OCG; US-OTC: OCGSF) Santa Ana project in west-central Colombia have confirmed wide, high-grade zones inside the Los Mangos vein system. Highlight…
Aya Gold & Silver gains on record quarter
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA; OTCQX: AYASF) shares soared on Tuesday after the Canadian miner posted a record-breaking quarter, as well as new funding to support its growth in…
Pan American signs $2.1B deal to buy MAG Silver
Pan American Silver (TSX, NYSE: PAAS) agreed to buy MAG Silver (TSX, NYSE: MAG) for about $2.1 billion in cash and stock to gain a stake in Mexico’s large-scale Juanicipio…
Contango targets 200,000 direct-ship oz. by 2029
Contango Ore (NYSE-A: CTGO) published its first assessment of the Johnson Tract project in southeast Alaska on Tuesday, showing positive economics and costs per ounce around a quarter of the…
Lundin/BHP’s first Filo copper resource ranks Chile project among world’s largest
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) says an initial mineral resource estimate shows its jointly owned Filo del Sol project in Chile’s Atacama region would rank among the world’s 10 largest producing…
Kidnappers kill 13 guards at Peru mine
Thirteen security guards kidnapped from one of Peru’s largest gold mines were found dead on Sunday, in a brutal incident underscoring the worsening security crisis in the country’s Amazonian Pataz…
Collective discovers gold, copper at San Antonio project
Canadian explorer Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) said it discovered gold and copper during early-stage drilling at its San Antonio project in Colombia. Hole SAC-11 returned 290.2 metres grading 0.58 gram per…
Artemis soars as Blackwater starts commercial output
Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG) shares skyrocketed to an all-time high Friday after the company said it had begun commercial production at its Blackwater open pit mine in central British Columbia,…
Spotlight: Ontario projects to watch
Ontario is among the world’s top 10 mining jurisdictions and is rich in base and precious metals as well as a suite of critical minerals. Here’s a look at eight…
Strong drill results bode well for AbraSilver’s mid-year Diablillos update
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; OTCQX: ABBRF) released assays Tuesday from the Diablillos project in Salta, northwest Argentina, showing mineralization extends beyond the pit boundary. At the JAC Extension zone, hole…