American Creek gains on $210M sale of Treaty Creek stake in BC
Shares in American Creek Resources (TSXV: AMK) shot up Friday on the news it entered into a non-binding letter of intent with private company Cunningham Mining to acquire all of…
Silver
Nevada King Gold drill testing scores high grades
Drilling at Nevada King Gold’s (TSXV: NKG; US-OTC: NKGFF) Atlanta project in the company’s namesake state has returned strong gold and silver results from three holes in the second stage…
Power Nickel’s Lion discovery roars with expansion
Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN) continues to expand the Lion discovery of May, with deeper drill holes proving the structure’s high-grade width of about 100 metres, the company said Tuesday. Located…
Yukon mulls subsidies to help miners decarbonize: CBC
The Yukon government is considering subsidizing mining companies in the territory to help them cut emissions, according to CBC. In a submission last summer to the government’s cabinet committee…
New technocrat Mexican leader unlikely pro-mining even as she replaces ‘whim and bombast’
Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist, won Mexico’s election to become the country’s first female leader and is expected to continue the anti-mining policies of outgoing President Andres Manuel López Obrador. …
Hecla’s Yukon unit fined $100,000 for chemical risks
Hecla Mining‘s (NYSE:HL) Yukon-based subsidiary has been hit with a $100,000 fine for overlooking certain environmental risks at its large silver mine situated 350 km north of Whitehorse, according to…
The Northern Miner’s first Gold and Silver Giveaway
The Northern Miner has reported on the ups and downs of the mining and metals sector for over a century, and we want to celebrate our history by giving away…
Adriatic Metals seeks US$50M after first concentrate sale
Europe-focused Adriatic Metals (ASX: ADT; LSE: ADT1) said on Monday it had sold the first shipment of concentrate from its Vares silver mine in central Bosnia, and plans to raise…
Hecla CEO Baker resigns
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) president and CEO Phillips Baker is being replaced by chairman Catherine Boggs as the largest silver miner in the United States searches for a permanent replacement. Baker,…
China’s solar panel surge powers silver price
Silver has broken through a mental price barrier to its highest level in more than a decade, driven in part by China’s surging solar panel industry and investor demand, analysts…
Power Nickel shares jump on Nisk drill results
Power Nickel (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) has reported more high-grade drill results from its recent Lion discovery in its Nisk project in Quebec, sending its shares nearly 13% higher to…
Gold and Silver Snapshot: Eight companies combing the globe for the precious metals
Gold and silver have played an important role in society for centuries, and in more recent years, the green energy transition has fuelled demand for silver. Here’s a list of…