New Mexican president avoids open-pit ban
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum, who started this month after winning an election in June to succeed Andrés Manuel López Obrador, so far hasn’t declared she’ll act on her predecessor’s wish…
Zinc and Lead
Foran cuts more high-grade copper in Tesla zone at McIlvenna Bay
Drill results from Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) on Monday confirmed the high-grade continuity of the Tesla zone at its McIlvenna Bay copper project in east-central Saskatchewan. Its shares…
Fireweed hits high-grade zinc at Boundary zone in Yukon
First results of Fireweed Metals‘ (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) drilling season this year at its Macpass project has extended mineralization of the Boundary zone 45 metres west beyond the existing…
Fire shuts part of Teck’s BC zinc plant
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) has shut down part of the electrolytic zinc plant at its Trail Operations in British Columbia following what it calls a “localized fire”…
Yukon First Nations appeal BMC’s Kudz Ze Kayah project in court
The decision to approve BMC Minerals’ Kudz Ze Kayah (KZK) polymetallic mine for permitting in the Yukon is being challenged again by Indigenous groups claiming they weren’t property consulted on…
South32 tapped for US$166M funding for Arizona manganese plant
South32 (LSE: S32; ASX: S32) says its Hermosa project in Arizona has been tapped for a United States government grant of up to US$166 million, part of U.S. energy department…
Nexa Resources sells Peru copper asset for up to US$29.3M
Latin America-focused Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA) has sold its Pukaqaqa copper project in Peru to Canada’s Olympic Precious Metals for an initial US$4.3 million. The price tag could reach up to US$29.3 million…
Update bumps zinc resource four-fold for Fireweed Metals’ Macpass project in Yukon
A resource update for Fireweed Metals’ (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) Macpass zinc-lead-silver project in Yukon boosts indicated tonnage and contained zinc more than four times over a previous estimate. Indicated…
Teck restructures, promotes staff after coal exit
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) says its new company structure will revolve around two regional business units, North America and Latin America, as it shifts to produce…
Canada imposes tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel to boost mining sector
Canada on Monday introduced weighty tariffs on steel, aluminum and electric vehicle (EV) imports from China in a move the government said will protect the mining sector and domestic jobs…
Canadian rail lines restore service but supply snags need to be smoothed
Canada’s rail disruption has ended after Ottawa imposed binding arbitration but cargo piled in loading yards could take a few weeks to sort out, officials said. Workers at Canadian National…
People in Mining: Stephen Stewart’s tactical moves lift Ore Group on several fronts
A decade ago, Stephen Stewart launched Ore Group with a clear strategy: capitalize on distressed assets from the global financial crisis and develop them into high-potential projects. His approach has…