Editorial: Voyage from the bottom of ice station zebra
The closure in July of the Point Lake part of the Ekati complex in the Northwest Territories is the latest blow to Canada’s Far North diamond industry. Owner Burgundy Diamond…
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Rescuers still can’t reach Chile copper mine fall
Emergency teams still haven’t reached an earthquake-triggered copper mine collapse in Chile that killed one worker and left five others missing, according to state-run mining giant Codelco. Rescuers as of…
Agnico rises on record quarterly profit, free cash flow
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) shares rose after the Canadian miner reported record quarterly profit and free cash flow on the strength of rising gold prices. Adjusted net income…
Silver could face ‘squeeze’ scenario, price spike: Sprott
Silver ranks amongst one of the top-performing commodities on the market, with renewed investor interest and strong fundamentals driving prices up to their highest in 14 years, but analysts predict…
Endeavour lifts H1 output 38% on ramp-up, expansion
Africa-focused Endeavour Mining’s (TSX, LSE: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) gold output jumped by more than a third in the first half of the year to June 30, reflecting recent mine expansions…
B2Gold starts underground mining at Fekola in Mali
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) said it began underground production at its flagship Fekola mine in Mali immediately after receiving approval from the government. The stock rose. The approval, which took effect…
Copper price drops 20% after Trump import tariff
Copper prices collapsed by 20% on Wednesday afternoon and remained low at $4.34 per lb. on Thursday morning after U.S. President Donald Trump excluded the most widely imported form of…
Winsome walks away from Renard diamond mine buy
Winsome Resources (ASX: WR1) is dropping its proposed acquisition of the Renard diamond mine, a deal that would have fast-tracked the development of its flagship Adina lithium project in northern…
AbraSilver adds one-third more metal at Diablillos
AbraSilver Resource (TSXV: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) has boosted measured and indicated resources at its Diablillos project in Argentina by 34% for silver ounces and 14% for gold, according to an…
Trump’s deep-sea mining push stirs alarm
Trump’s push to accelerate deep-sea mining aims to lessen US reliance on China for minerals, but raises fears of ecological harm and instability.
Global Uranium’s Maybell resource joins US ranks
Global Uranium and Enrichment’s (ASX: GUE; US-OTC: GUELF) estimate for the Maybell project in Colorado makes it the second largest initial hard rock uranium resource in the Southwest United States…
Northern Superior logs high-grade gold in Quebec
Northern Superior Resources (TSX-V: SUP; US-OTC: NSUPF) cut a highlight result of 9.1 metres grading 11.99 grams gold per tonne at its Philibert property in Quebec. The stock jumped. That…