Taseko fires up Arizona Florence copper mine
Canada’s Taseko Mines (NYSE: TGB; TSX: TKO) has begun wellfield operations at its Florence copper project in Arizona, marking the start of commercial production at one of the few new…
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Video: Majors pivot to growth as gold bull run deepens, analyst says
Flush with cash at record gold prices, senior miners are shifting from share buybacks and dividends toward a more immediate focus on organic growth and acquisitions, Cupel Advisory director Neil…
Video: I-80 Gold maps path to 600,000 oz in Nevada
I-80 Gold (TSX: IAU; NYSE-A: IAUX) is building a Nevada hub-and-spoke complex anchored by a refurbished Lone Tree autoclave as it targets roughly 600,000 oz. of annual gold production by…
First Quantum disputes La Granja is ‘blocked’
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has pushed back against claims that its La Granja copper project in northern Peru is stalled due to public opposition, calling the allegations outdated and…
JV Video: Atex touts high‑grade ‘B2B’ at Valeriano
Atex Resources (TSXV: ATX; US‑OTC: ATXRF) is leaning on a new high‑grade breccia discovery to speed plans at its Valeriano copper‑gold project in Chile, CEO Ben Pullinger says. The deposit…
Video: New Gold eyes K-Zone study to extend New Afton
New Gold (TSX, NYSE: NGD) is fast-tracking work on the emerging K-Zone at its New Afton gold-copper mine in British Columbia, CEO Patrick Godinand says. An initial integrated resource and…
Video: Hecla cuts debt, eyes organic growth
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) has strengthened its balance sheet after a record second quarter, CEO Robert Krcmarov said. The United States’ oldest public silver miner is to channel stronger cash…
Eagle Energy builds interest despite government snag
The current federal government shutdown in the United States is complicating efforts by mine developer Eagle Energy Metals to proceed with a proposed stock market listing by the end of…
Silver tops $50 as squeeze bites; lease rates surge
Silver hovered near $50 (C$70) an oz. on Friday after setting a record at $51.30 a day earlier in its first trip over the threshold since 1980, as haven flows…
Antofagasta ignites Centinela mine expansion
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has launched the next stage of its copper growth strategy with the first blast at the Encuentro Sulphides pit at its Centinela mine in the…
Video: Torex Gold CEO touts Media Luna ramp, multi-metal pivot
Torex Gold ‘s (TSX: TXG; OTCQX: TORXF) new Media Luna underground mine is up and running at the Morelos complex in Guerrero, Mexico, with the ramp on track and a…
Clean Air PEA bets on toll milling for fast Thunder Bay North payback
An updated study for Clean Air Metals’ (TSXV: AIR; US-OTC: CLRMF) Thunder Bay North platinum–palladium project in northern Ontario significantly cuts initial costs by shifting to a toll-mill processing scenario…