Antofagasta trims forecast as copper output inches up
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) reported a modest 1% rise in third-quarter copper output on Thursday and warned that full-year production will likely land at the lower end of its…
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McEwen drills thick oxides at Windfall in Nevada
McEwen Inc. (TSX, NYSE-A: MUX) has cut one of the thickest oxide hits yet at the Windfall area of its Gold Bar Mine Complex in Nevada, a result that may…
US, Australia target $3B for critical minerals plan
The United States and Australia signed a critical-minerals framework on Monday that aims to speed permits, mobilize public and private financing, and pilot market “price-floor” mechanisms to blunt non-market undercutting…
Myriad Uranium drills Wyoming project derailed by Three Mile Island
Vancouver-based Myriad Uranium (CSE: M; US-OTC: MYRUF) has a new permit to expand drilling at a Wyoming project where a past owner spent $25 million ($100 million today) in the…
Cleveland-Cliffs eyes US rare earths production
Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) announced plans to enter the rare earth mining business after discovering two potential deposits in Michigan and Minnesota, which would allow the Ohio-based company to expand beyond iron…
Video: Equinox turns from building to earning
Equinox Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: EQX) is pivoting from a construction phase to cash generation on the back of two Canadian start-ups, Executive Vice-President for Capital Markets Ryan King says. Greenstone…
K92 Mining’s Kainantu expansion pours first gold
K92 Mining (TSX: KNT; US-OTC: KNTNF) has produced the first commercial gold-copper-silver concentrate and poured 458 oz. of doré at the new Kainantu third-stage expansion in Papua New Guinea (PNG)….
Endeavour Silver jumps on Terronera production start
Canada’s Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) began commercial production at its Terronera silver-gold mine in Mexico, a milestone that analysts say should pave the way for output and cash…
Video: Eldorado Gold sets Q1 start at Skouries in Greece
The expansion of Eldorado Gold’s (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) Skouries mine in northern Greece is on track to start production in the first quarter next year, with commercial output targeted…
Video: Retail investors to drive gold miners: analyst
Gold’s rally has yet to translate into miners’ typical torque to bullion, Puerto Rico-based Adrian Day Asset Management says. With gold up about 60% this year and senior producer equities…
Mining Insights: Dundee’s clean-tech solutions unlock value in complex ore projects
As the mining industry faces growing pressure to manage arsenic in complex gold and copper deposits, Dundee Sustainable Technologies (CSE: DST) is gaining traction with its innovations. The Quebec-based company’s…
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…