Kidnappers kill Vizsla mine workers in Mexico
Some Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) workers who were abducted last month in west-central Mexico have been killed, the company said. The stock plunged. Vizsla said Monday it’s been informed…
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Indaba: Rio ramps up Simandou iron ore output
CAPE TOWN — Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) is on track to increase high-grade iron ore production from Guinea’s long-delayed Simandou, Africa’s biggest mining and infrastructure project, to more…
The Northern Miner launches the Goldquest Challenge — and you could win a trip to Vancouver!
Calling all international students with a curiosity for gold, mining, and a little adventure… The Northern Miner is excited to officially launch the Goldquest Challenge, a brand-new contest that brings together…
Indaba: Mining must be ‘champion’ in fragmented world, Anglo’s Wanblad says
The global mining industry faces its most consequential moment in generations as critical minerals move to the centre of economic and security policy, Anglo American (LSE: AAL; JSE: AGL) CEO…
Indaba: Kinross Gold’s Tasiast a pillar in shareholder returns, CEO says
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) depends on its Tasiast mine in Mauritania for a quarter of its yellow metal output that helps return “meaningful capital” to shareholders through dividends…
Surprise grades expand Collective’s Apollo in Colombia
Step-out drilling by Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) at its Guayabales project in Colombia has uncovered gold grades up to 40% higher than modelled as well as notable tungsten and…
PMET to raise $130M for Quebec lithium exploration
Canadian mine developer PMET Resources (TSX: PMET; US-OTC: PMETF) is raising up to $130 million (US$96 million) to fund exploration and development work at its Shaakichiuwaanaan lithium project in northern…
Infographic: Gold value of World Cup trophy jumps
In about four months’ time, the world’s biggest single sporting event will kick off. Billions of football (or soccer) fans will be glued in front of their TV screens and…
Indaba: Harmony Gold hews to cash, portfolio discipline
Harmony Gold Mining (JSE: HAR; NYSE: HMY) is using record yellow metal prices to strengthen its balance sheet and expand into copper while maintaining strict spending control, CEO Beyers Nel…
Roundup Video: BC’s move towards permitting certainty
Victoria’s push to speed exploration permits, paired with a landmark approval for Skeena Resources’ (TSX, NYSE: SKE) Eskay Creek restart, is starting to rebuild confidence in British Columbia’s permitting system,…
Video: Rare earths’ outsized leverage
Rare earth elements may be obscure to most consumers, but they sit inside the magnets, motors and sensors that run much of the modern economy. In a four-part audio series,…
Roundup Video: Revival Gold focuses on Utah restart
Revival Gold (TSXV: RVG; US-OTC: RVLGF) is lining up two brownfield United States gold projects for the next leg of studies and drilling as bullion prices resume climbing. The developer…
JV Article: Fortune Bay pushes Goldfields exploration, development amid updated economics
Fortune Bay (TSXV: FOR; US-OTC: FTBYF) is accelerating advancement of its Goldfields gold project in Saskatchewan as updated economics and higher gold prices strengthen the development case. With funding in…
Wheaton promotes Hodaly to CEO, names Smallwood chair
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX, NYSE, LSE: WPM) said Friday that President Haytham Hodaly will succeed Randy Smallwood as CEO next month to support the company’s next phase of growth. Hodaly, a…
JV Video: Minaurum’s Alamos lands 55M-oz resource
Minaurum Silver’s (TSXV: MGG; US-OTC: MMRGF) maiden inferred resource of about 35 million oz. silver at its Alamos project in Mexico’s Sonora state, published late last month, gives the junior…
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London Symposium JV Video: Nicola Mining targets cash flow, resource growth
Nicola Mining (TSXV: NIM; US-OTC: HUSIF) president and CEO Peter Espig says its focus on cash flow and copper exploration will create value. The New Craigmont copper project in southern…
London Symposium JV Video: Ontario Mines Minister touts critmins, faster permitting
Ontario’s Minister of Mines, George Pirie, says the province has updated its mining rules to speed up permits and attract investment in critical minerals. The provincial government passed the Building…
London Symposium JV Video: Southern Silver drills at Cerro Las Minitas
Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV) aims to add up to 8 million tonnes in shallow and deep resources to the Cerro Las Minitas project in Durango, Mexico, VP of exploration…