Video: Luca Mining targets low-risk growth in Mexico
Luca Mining (TSXV: LUCA; US-OTC: LUCMF) is set for a transformative year in Mexico as its Campo Morado polymetallic mine is set to double production by year-end, chief owner Javier…
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ACG opts for US$290M copper mine in Turkey after dead US$1B nickel deal
ACG Acquisition (LSE: ACG), founded by a mining executive who helped create aluminum giant Rusal, is taking another stab at green metals after a US$1 billion deal last year failed to…
Video: Junior market dominated by ‘the lame, the halt and the blind,’ says Rule
Over two-thirds of today’s junior miners are essentially worthless, says resource speculator Rick Rule. The problem is the market has trouble spotting the gems with high-quality assets, which often end…
JV Video: Callinex Mines moves Pine Bay ahead in tough junior market
Callinex Mines (TSXV: CNX; US-OTC: CLLXF) released an initial resource last year for the Rainbow deposit at its Pine Bay volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project in Manitoba. It then followed that…
Boyd, Roosen, Quartermain: It takes grit, invention, luck to make the big time
Perseverance, a focus on geology and financial discipline and some good breaks are what’s needed to make a mining titan, some of the industry’s leaders told a conference put on…
Video: Seabridge Gold seeks BC OK to keep KSM permits
Seabridge Gold expects to receive the “substantial start’ designation under British Columbia laws for permits allowing KSM, the world’s largest undeveloped gold project, CEO Rudi Fronk said in an interview….
Video: LSE-listed uranium junior Power Metals lands in North America
Power Metals Resources (LSE: POW; US-OTC: POWMF) CEO Sean Wade says there are plenty of catalysts for the London-listed prospect generator which just listed on the OTC. The company, which…
Friedland warns of copper ‘crisis’ as mine costs soar
Boca Raton, Fla. – Miners and analysts gathered this week in a sweaty beach city in southeast Florida to ponder why the industry gets the cold shoulder from most investors. Copper…
Site visit: Fireweed closes in on Far North critical minerals boom
Remote eastern Yukon —The snow-peaked mountains and green valleys of eastern Yukon may seem like a place that would attract only wily old prospectors and extreme hikers. But on a gentle…
Gatos Silver soars on record quarterly zinc production
Shares of Gatos Silver (TSX: GATO; NYSE: GATO) soared to a three-year high on Wednesday after the precious-base metals miner announced record quarterly zinc production from its flagship Cerro Los…
Aya pours first silver at expanded Zgounder mine
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA; US-OTC: AYASF) has poured first silver at its expanded Zgounder mine in Morocco, the Canadian miner announced Tuesday. The first pour was achieved on…
Get ready for more disputes about what’s ‘mine’ and theirs
Eleven years ago, The Northern Miner ran a story titled “How Mexico reclaimed its mantle as a top mining nation.” The piece recounted how the nation opened up investment and…