Emerita’s copper-gold results expand deposit to west
Drilling by Emerita Resources (TSX-V: EMO; US-OTC: EMOTF) at its El Cura deposit in southwest Spain continues to encounter high copper-gold grades that expand the deposit to the west in…
Zinc and Lead
Blast from the Past: US proposes huge mining program
In early 1942, with America newly at war and global supply lines shattered, the U.S. Bureau of Mines unveiled an ambitious plan to secure the raw materials needed to arm…
US plan to boost Africa mining ties needs work: analyst
Recent United States initiatives aimed at developing closer ties with resource-rich African countries to break China’s stranglehold on critical minerals processing are still a long way from paying off, according…
Ivanhoe profit shrinks on copper mine disruption
Shares in Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) fell on Thursday after disruptions at its flagship copper mine knocked third-quarter results. For the three months to Sept. 30, the Vancouver-based…
Collective extends Apollo gold system in Colombia
Canadian explorer Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) has expanded the footprint of its Apollo system at the Guayabales gold project in Colombia and plans to accelerate exploration with as much…
Mine explosion in Australia kills two
Two workers were killed and another injured in an explosion on Tuesday at a mine in Australia being readied for reopening, the local industry’s first fatal blast in a decade….
Deepest marathon on Earth tests runners and miners
It was hot, damp and utterly dark, the kind of darkness that swallows sound. A line of headlamps bobbed through the tunnels of Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc mine more than a…
New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals
Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half – a move that Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce insisted will make the province more competitive in…
Copper Mark to unify ESG standards for metal producers
Sustainability organization Copper Mark is moving to develop a single mining standard across various metal supply chains and form a new board with wider representation. The U.K.-based organization released on…
First Majestic production climbs on record silver output
First Majestic Silver (TSX, NYSE: AG) said total production rose 39% in the third quarter as the Canadian miner churned out the most silver in its history. Shares hit their…
Fireweed surges to historic high on Macpass zinc hits
Fireweed Metals’ (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) shares jumped to an all-time high this week on drill results at its Macpass project in Yukon that extended a zone of high-grade zinc…
Foran’s McIlvenna Bay zinc-copper project could produce by around April
Foran Mining’s (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) construction progress at its McIlvenna Bay zinc-copper project in Saskatchewan is putting it on track to start commercial production by the middle of next…