Hecla CEO Baker resigns
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) president and CEO Phillips Baker is being replaced by chairman Catherine Boggs as the largest silver miner in the United States searches for a permanent replacement. Baker,…
Canada
JV Video: Quebec mineral policy drives growth, resource ministry says
Quebec’s four-year-old critical minerals policy has spurred a 600% investment updraft and doubled the number of projects to 36, a government mining program director says. The province had formed deep…
China’s solar panel surge powers silver price
Silver has broken through a mental price barrier to its highest level in more than a decade, driven in part by China’s surging solar panel industry and investor demand, analysts…
Utah top spot for mine investment, says Fraser Institute
Utah took over the No.1 spot in the Fraser Institute’s 2023 global ranking of jurisdictions for mining investment, while Saskatchewan and Quebec were in the top five. Utah beat out its…
Video: Crackdown on gay rights in some regions raises safety concerns for miners, Quartermain says
Mining companies must consider human rights issues in their international operations, Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee Bob Quartermain said in an April interview. Recent legislative changes in Ghana and…
Equinox pours first gold at Greenstone
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) has poured first gold on schedule at its now 100%-owned Greenstone gold project in northern Ontario, the company’s flagship asset. In April, the miner bought out…
Class 1 Nickel shares jump on Alexo-Dundonald resource update in Ontario
Shares in Class 1 Nickel and Technologies (CSE: NICO; US-OTC: NICLF) gained 43% Thursday to 20¢ apiece after the company released a second resource update in a month for the…
JV Video: Stakeholder relations still key to success, Global External says
Miners need to learn how to speak with people outside the industry, Adam Hawkins, founder and president of Global External, said in an April interview. The industry typically focuses on…
JV Video: Ontario eager to feed new EV plants with local mines, says mines minister
Under its Building More Mines Act and Critical Minerals Strategy, Ontario has targeted $43 billion towards its electric vehicle supply chain. “Canadian miners, Ontario miners … we know how to…
Video: China’s dominance drives global battery trends, says Adamas Intelligence
Despite concerns about a global slowdown in electric vehicle (EV) sales, Frik Els, news editor with battery metals consultancy Adamas Intelligence, says battery metals demand remain strong. China continues to…
Kenorland stock surges as Centerra Gold takes 9.9% stake
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) is taking a 9.9% stake in Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD; US-OTC: KLDCF), joining Sumitomo Metal Mining as one of the junior’s biggest investors. Centerra is acquiring the…
Solaris says $130M Zijin deal derailed by ‘counterproductive’ regulatory review
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) has cancelled a $130-million investment by China’s Zijin Mining Group after the financing got stuck for four months in the Canadian government’s national security…