RANKED: World’s biggest copper mines
Copper is the metal most tied to the global economy because of its essential role in sectors from transportation to manufacturing and electrification. A growing emphasis on clean energy means…
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Site visit: Fortuna Mining drives value at Lindero pit
In a lunar-like landscape high in the Argentinian Andes, workers in white hazmat suits pace the cyanide-damp heap-leach pad. They have begun stacking ore on a second stage of Fortuna…
PDAC video: Former Tahltan president pushes for Indigenous stakes in mining deals
Indigenous communities need to take charge of talks with mining companies and the government, Chad Norman Day, former president of the Tahltan First Nation in British Columbia, says. The mining…
PDAC video: American Pacific aims to ride U.S. home-grown copper wave
Two American Pacific Mining (CSE: USGD; OTCQX: USGDF) projects in the U.S. may help meet Washington’s need for metal supply security, CEO Warwick Smith says. “Having this domestic supply is…
PDAC video: Seequent enables data control for miners with Evo launch, CEO says
Seequent has launched its cloud-based Evo platform to digitally connect geoscience data environments, CEO Graham Grant said in a video interview. Seequent built Evo to solve a problem its first…
Spotlight: Latin America projects to watch – Part 2
Latin America is well-known for its long mining history and rich mineral endowment. This is the second part of two, highlighting four companies with exciting assets to watch. The first…
PDAC JV video: PDAC pushes for permanent industry tax incentive amid uncertainty
Canada needs an exploration credit ingrained in the tax code, Raymond Goldie, past president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, says in a new video. Last month, the…
PDAC JV video: Power Metallic adds drills to expand Nisk, CEO says
Power Metallic (TSXV: PNPN; OTCBB: PNPNF), previously known as Power Nickel, raised $50 million in February to support exploration at its Nisk project in northwestern Quebec, CEO Terry Lynch says….
PDAC JV Video: Oroco sets Mexico copper drilling plan
Oroco Resource (TSXV: OCO; US-OTC: ORRCF) is preparing to release an updated economic assessment for the Santo Tomas copper project, with several exploration catalysts set to follow this year, President…
Spotlight: Latin America projects to watch
Latin America is well-known for its long mining history and rich mineral endowment. In this first half of the Spotlight, we highlight four companies with exciting assets to watch. Appia…
PDAC JV video: Onyen platform streamlines compliance reporting, CEO says
Under new reporting standards that took effect in January, companies are now required to confirm their sustainability and risk data. Lenders want written proof of these figures, which adds complexity…
PDAC JV video: Argenta Silver to part re-log 100,000m of drill core, exec says
Frank Giustra-backed Argenta Silver (TSXV: AGAG) is re-logging part of 100,000 metres of old core from its El Quevar project in Salta, Argentina. In a video interview, Joaquin Marias, vice-president…