Spotlight: Southwest United States
Rising metal prices, demand for critical minerals and tariffs are putting the spotlight on mining projects in the United States. Here’s a look at eight companies with interesting projects to…
Silver
Aris Mining rises on Soto Norte study
Aris Mining (TSX: ARIS; NYSE-A: ARMN) has released a prefeasibility study for its Soto Norte gold project in Colombia, outlining the characteristics of both a profitable and environmentally friendly mine…
Dolly Varden Silver rises like a Wolf howl
Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV: DV; US-OTC: DOLLF) reported new drilling at its Kitsault Valley project in British Columbia has tightened the Wolf vein’s high-grade plunge and kept the target open…
UK OKs Dundee’s $1.25B Adriatic buy
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) has secured UK court approval for its acquisition of London-based silver-zinc miner Adriatic Metals (LSE: ADT1), a deal that it now expects to close this…
Luca Mining expands Tahuehueto mine with Fresnillo land deal
Canada’s Luca Mining (TSX-V: LUCA) has bought the Humaya 3 mining concession in Durango, Mexico, from Minera Mexicana La Ciénega, a unit of Fresnillo (LON: FRES), the country’s largest silver…
Americas Gold & Silver hits bonanza grades in Idaho
Americas Gold & Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE-A: USAS) on Friday said it had traced a high-grade upper extension of the producing 149 Vein at its Galena Complex in Idaho. Drilling…
First Nations buy BC port serving Newmont mines
Two First Nations groups have partnered with a trucking company to buy a bulk terminal port near British Columbia’s border with Alaska serving Newmont’s (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) Brucejack and…
US adds copper, potash, silicon to critical minerals list
The U.S. government has added copper, potash and silicon to its draft list of critical minerals in the most significant overhaul since it was first published in 2018. The update, mandated…
Avino buys back La Preciosa royalties for $22M
Avino Silver & Gold Mines (TSX, NYSE-A: ASM) said Monday it has bought down and extinguished all royalties and remaining payments for full ownership of its La Preciosa project in…
Pan American locks $2.1B takeover of MAG Silver
Pan American Silver (TSX, NYSE: PAAS) has secured final regulatory approval to complete its $2.1-billion (C$2.9-billion) acquisition of MAG Silver (TSX, NYSE: MAG), cementing control over one of Mexico’s most…
Aldebaran suggests $1.5B to build Altar in Argentina
Aldebaran Resources (TSXV: ALDE; US-OTC: ADBRF) says an economic study due next month on its Altar copper-gold project in Argentina will contain a $1.5-billion (C$2.09-billion) construction figure. The preliminary economic…
Emerita’s El Cura gold-copper hits lift resource potential
Drilling by Emerita Resources (TSX-V: EMO; US-OTC: EMOTF) at its El Cura deposit in southwest Spain shows its potential to add significant tonnage with high-grade gold and copper to the…