First Majestic stock plunges on Jerritt Canyon suspension
First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) is taking action to reduce overall costs by temporarily suspending all mining activities and reducing its workforce at the Jerritt Canyon gold mine…
2023
Thor Explorations more than doubles resource at Senegal gold project
New figures showing more than twice the potential gold in Thor Explorations‘ (TSXV: THX; LSE: THX) Douta project in Senegal means “greater confidence” it will be the company’s second mine…
Golden Minerals posts first resource for Yoquivo silver-gold project in Mexico
Golden Minerals Co. (TSX: AUMN; NYSE-AM: AUMN), has released an initial resource estimate for its Yoquivo silver-gold project, in northwest Chihuahua state, Mexico. The project hosts an inferred resource of…
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame issues call for 2024 nominations
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame has issued its 2024 call for Nominations. Each year, the CMHF reaches out through its network in search of outstanding individuals for consideration by…
Peru exploration in 2023 focused on copper, gold and zinc
The Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) announced that 2023 will see the development of 74 mining projects across 17 departments in the country for a total investment of…
PDAC: Facing the challenges of mine decarbonization
The mining industry’s decarbonization journey is more akin to a twisting trail race than a straight road race, with uphill efforts, sharp turns and obstacles en route, miners said during…
Video: Nouveau Monde Graphite’s Eric Desaulniers on the Matawinie project in Quebec
Eric Desaulniers, CEO and president of Nouveau Monde Graphite discusses the Matawinie project in Quebec, the Uatnan JV with Mason Graphite following a positive economic assessment in January, and its…
Kazatomprom’s 2022 profit doubles as it lowers 2023 production guidance
Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP) reported a 115% increase in full-year 2022 earnings on Friday, thanks to a 31% increase in the average realized uranium price. Despite the solid financial performance, the…
Ivanhoe’s electro-pulse tech may expand Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona
Ivanhoe Electric (TSX: IE; NYSE-AM: IE) says visible copper in a drill hole suggested by the company’s new technology bodes well for adding high-margin ore to the resource at the…
Gold juniors Trillium and Pacton to combine forces in Red Lake
A merger of Trillium Gold (TSXV: TGM; US-OTC: TGLDF) and Pacton Gold (TSXV: PAC; US-OTC: PACXF) will create an explorer with over 15 projects spanning 1,260 sq. km in the…
EU adds copper, nickel and manganese to list of critical materials
The European Union has published its Critical Raw Materials Act and added copper, nickel and manganese to its list of critical materials. The CRMA, unveiled by the Brussels-based European Commission…
Activists accuse Azimut of ‘squatting’ on Quebec lithium lands
Two activist shareholders with ‘substantial’ holdings in Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM) have accused the junior of “squatting” on some of Quebec’s most prospective lithium lands. Coloured Ties Capital (TSXV: TIE)…