Video: Mining’s next generation faces the test
Mining’s younger leaders are setting out to build companies that can survive the next downturn as veteran executives prepare to hand over control. Last week at the Precious Metals Summit…
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Beaver Creek: Mining’s next generation takes the wheel
Mining is entering a generational handover as veteran founders and dealmakers begin stepping back, leaving a younger group of executives to prove they can build lasting companies through changing commodity…
Rule Symposium Video: First Majestic turns silver surge into mine growth
First Majestic Silver (TSX: AG; NYSE: AG) is reinvesting record cash flow from higher silver prices in its Mexican mines, led by Los Gatos. The Vancouver-based miner generated $224 million…
First Majestic wins permits for Santa Elena expansion
First Majestic Silver (TSX, NYSE: AG) has secured construction permits for two new underground portals at its Santa Elena mine in Mexico and will spend an additional $12 million (C$17…
First Majestic eyes late 2027 restart for Jerritt Canyon
First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) unveiled plans to restart its past-producing Jerritt Canyon gold mine in Nevada by the end of next year to take advantage of elevated prices…
Mexican security risks highlighted in new reports
Escalating security risks and a legacy of lengthy project approvals are increasing investor scrutiny of mining exposure to Mexico, TD Cowen says. Recent incidents linked to cartel activity — such…
Sierra Madre buys second silver mine from First Majestic in $60M deal
Sierra Madre Gold & Silver (TSXV: SM; US-OTC: SMDRF) is buying another past-producing mine from First Majestic Silver (NYSE, TSX: AG) to bolster its Mexico-focused mine portfolio. The Vancouver-headquartered silver…
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…
Coronado find extends First Majestic Silver’s San Dimas
Drilling at First Majestic Silver’s (TSX, NYSE: AG) San Dimas mine in Mexico shows potential for extending high-grade veins and has cut a new structure called Coronado in the West…
Can silver mining meet green transition demand?
Silver’s unique industrial role in solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs) and grid infrastructure is pushing demand to record highs, but miners and analysts are at odds over how to address…
First Majestic boosts Navidad’s gold-silver deposit
First Majestic Silver (TSX, NYSE: AG) expanded the high-grade mineralization of its Navidad deposit in northwestern Mexico as it announced a second gold-silver discovery in a year in the Santo…
Sheinbaum quickens mining permits even as Mexico faces $1.5B in claims
Mexico’s image as a tough place for mining may show little sign of abating under the Claudia Sheinbaum administration as it increases taxes and faces $1.5 billion (C$2.15 billion) in…