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…
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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…
JV video: Fortune Bay’s Goldfields study resets value case
Fortune Bay (TSXV: FOR; US-OTC: FTBYF) says an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Goldfields project in northern Saskatchewan points to an increase in value as gold trades near…
JV article: Becker aligns tech with site demands
Most people never see what happens underground in the dark, noisy and cramped locations where mining equipment drills, digs and hauls. Companies that try to use surface technologies are bound…
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…
West Red Lake books high-grade gold at Madsen
Underground drilling at West Red Lake Gold Mines’ (TSXV: WRLG; US-OTC: WRLGF) primary Madsen property in Northwestern Ontario yielded multiple instances of high-grade gold, the company said. Highlight hole MM25D-12-4860-004 in the…
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…
Video: Lundin Gold targets near-mine growth at flagship Fruta del Norte
Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) aims to fold the Fruta del Norte South (FDNS) and FDN East zones into the Fruta del Norte mine plan in its next reserve…
RANKED: Top 20 biggest copper mines 2025
The copper price hit a new 16 month high in London this week, while BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) is predicting global copper demand to grow by at least a…
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: Seabridge eyes year-end JV decision for KSM
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) is zeroing in on a joint venture partner for its KSM copper-gold project in British Columbia, CEO Rudi Fronk said. The company aims to…
JV article: Skilled workers, tech fuel tomorrow’s mines, energy projects
Canada’s mining, metals, oil and gas industries remain pillars of the national economy, but the workforce behind them is aging fast. Years of bust cycles and waning interest in the…