Yamana Gold ups production targets after find in Quebec
It expects gold output from its Canadian mines to reach 500,000 ounces a year by 2028 thanks to new mineralized zones found at Wasamac.
Silver
Hochschild to buy Amarillo Gold for control of Posse project, Brazil
London-based Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC; US-OTC: HCHDF) has announced a $135 million cash offer to acquire Amarillo Gold (TSX: AGC; US-OTC: AGCBF). The offer, priced at 40c per Amarillo share,…
Rio Tinto grabs 51% stake in Janice Lake copper-silver project in Saskatchewan
Rio Tinto Exploration Canada (RTEC) is set to become the majority owner of Forum Energy Metals’ (TSX-V: FMC) Janice Lake copper-silver project in Saskatchewan, Canada, the Vancouver-based company said on…
Exploration Projects to Watch Snapshot: Eight companies on the lookout for new deposits
Mining companies are scouring the globe to find new deposits and future mines. Here’s a list of eight companies hunting for base and precious metals around the world. AURION RESOURCES…
New World Resources reports first resource for Antler project in Arizona
Australia’s New World Resources (ASX: NWC) has wasted little time since signing an option agreement in January 2020 to earn 100% of the Antler copper project in northwestern Arizona. The…
Hochschild shares tank after Peru nixes key mine extensions
London-based Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC; US-OTC: HCHDF) says it will fight “illegal” efforts by Peru to close and block extensions of its Pallancata and Inmaculada mines on environmental grounds. The…
JV Article: Great Panther Mining aims to add more ounces at Tucano in Brazil
Canadian miner Great Panther Mining (TSX: GPR; NYSE: GPL) is a gold and silver producer with a diversified portfolio of assets in the Americas. The Vancouver-headquartered company owns properties in Brazil, Mexico,…
Wolfden boosts resources at Pickett Mtn base metals project in Maine
Wolfden Resources (TSXV:WLF) has released new resource numbers for its Pickett Mountain base metal project in Penobscot Cty., Maine. Both indicated and inferred resources have been significantly increased by 22%…
Zijin Mining plans to produce copper at its Buritica gold mine
Zijin Mining, China’s No.1 gold producer, is fine-tuning plans to boost the capacity of its Buritica gold mine in Antioquia, Colombia, to produce copper and zinc as well as gold…
Whitehorse Gold advances Skukum project in the Yukon
Yukon-focused explorer Whitehorse Gold (TSXV: WHG) is making steady progress assessing a development path for its high-grade district-scale Skukum property in an advanced, brownfield camp, 88 km south of Whitehorse….
Australia’s crush on Canada
Newcrest Mining, Australia’s largest gold producer, will soon become the biggest gold producer in the Canadian province of British Columbia once its $3.5 billion (US$2.8 billion) acquisition of Pretium Resources…
US Southwest Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
The southwestern United States has a long history of mining and remains one of the nation’s top mineral regions. The region has good infrastructure, an established regulatory and permitting regime…