TNM Drill Down: Ramelius at Mt. Magnet posts week’s best gold assay
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our data provider…
2023
Ecuador, Colombia and Peru Snapshot: Eight companies pursuing copper, gold and more
While geopolitical risk in South America is growing, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru remain mineral-rich hot spots with excellent potential for new discoveries. Here are eight junior companies searching for tomorrow’s…
The View from England: Win their hearts, and minds will follow
I shed tears within 30 pages. I expect you would too and, if you’re a miner, so you should. In a recently-published novel we are taken back to a small…
Vale said to decide on base metals sale worth billions next week: Brazilian paper
Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s largest nickel producer, is said to be deciding next week on the sale of a minority stake of its base metals business to automakers, pension…
Zijin Mining halts Colombia gold mine on deadly bombing attack
Zijin Mining has halted operations at its Buriticá gold mine in Colombia after a bombing attack by illegal miners killed two people and injured another 14, including four national police…
Australia’s Silver Lake ups bid for St Barbara’s Leonara by US$29M
Silver Lake Resources (ASX: SLR) isn’t giving up on St Barbara’s Leonara gold complex. The Perth-based company has submitted a third bid for the asset that increases the cash component…
Hudbay holds firm on Peru, even as focus turns to North America
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) says it wants to maintain its long-term exposure to politically volatile Peru as its short-term focus turns, for the time being, to completing an…
Marimaca Copper’s resource revamp lobs it into the ‘globally significant’ arena, says CEO
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI) has reported a 44% lift in measured and indicated resources at its Marimaca Oxide Deposit (MOD) in Chile that will underpin an expanded operation in an…
TNM Symposiums return with industry leaders’ insights on geopolitical shifts in mining
TNM Symposiums are back in North America for the first time since before the pandemic, and they couldn’t come at a better time for investors. Geopolitics are now shaping…
How to finance early-stage mining projects
Early-stage mining projects should keep financing simple to avoid later entanglements, experts told a conference in New York this month. Raising capital through share issues is the easiest path…
Metallic Minerals nets $6.3M investment from Newcrest for La Plata
Australia’s Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM) has invested $6.3 million in Metallic Minerals (TSXV: MMG) for a 9.5% equity stake in the company. The proceeds will help advance Metallic Minerals’…
Pembridge Resources in trading halt as it seeks liquidation
The trading of Pembridge Resources’ shares (LSE: PERE) came to a halt on Thursday after the embattled miner said the board had decided to place the firm into creditors’ voluntary…