Poland bets on copper boom as Lumina eyes new mines
Poland could more than double its copper production through planned mines by Canada’s Lumina Metals (TSX: LMCU), bolstering the country’s ambitions to become a leading supplier of a metal critical…
Silver
Berg value jumps, output expands in Surge Copper study, but costs rise
A prefeasibility study for Surge Copper’s (TSXV: SURG) Berg project in central British Columbia more than doubles the net present value (NPV) to C$4.6 billion while also doubling the initial…
Silver stockpile drawdown risk is misunderstood
Silver inventories at the world’s two largest bullion trading hubs have fallen sharply from pandemic-era peaks, underscoring a sustained drawdown in visible stocks even as definitions of available supply diverge…
Blast from the Past: Hunt brothers’ fateful silver gamble
Texas oil heirs Nelson Bunker and William Herbert, known as the Hunt brothers, in the 1970s started collecting piles of physical silver stock and futures contracts. Distrustful of paper money…
Troilus drills shallow gold, boosts Quebec satellite case
Troilus Mining (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) has cut shallow high-grade gold at West Rim, strengthening a potential source of mine feed as it works toward a construction decision at its…
Ero Copper sees resource growth potential in Brazil
New drilling at Ero Copper’s (TSX, NYSE: ERO) Furnas polymetallic project in northern Brazil has extended mineralization beyond the current resource model’s limits, reinforcing the potential for further growth at…
Metals retreat amid Iran conflict and rate-hike concerns
Metals prices fell Wednesday as Middle East tensions and concerns over higher-for-longer U.S. interest rates weighed on sentiment, though softer-than-expected inflation data later helped limit losses. Base metals including copper,…
Metalsource extends Silver Hill below old workings
Metalsource Mining (CSE: MSM; US-OTC: MSMMF) pushed Silver Hill mineralization about 315 metres below surface in North Carolina, as it works towards a first modern resource estimate at the past-producing…
Osisko logs 3.49% copper at Gaspé project in Quebec
Osisko Metals (TSX: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) kicked off its 2026 drilling campaign at the Gaspé copper project in eastern Quebec with a clutch of high-grade intercepts that could add mineralization…
Peru election too close to call as vote tally drags on
Peru’s presidential election remained too close to call as vote counting entered its final stages, with left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez holding a razor-thin lead over conservative rival Keiko Fujimori. With…
Eldorado Gold’s McIlvenna Bay mine begins producing copper concentrate
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) says its McIlvenna Bay underground mine in Saskatchewan produced its first copper concentrate, a key milestone as the company pushes toward commercial production. With…
GoGold approved to build $227M mine in Mexico
GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD) has received federal approval in Mexico to begin construction of its $227 million (C$316 million) Los Ricos South (LRS) underground mine in Jalisco state. Shares of…