Kidnappers kill Vizsla mine workers in Mexico
Some Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) workers who were abducted last month in west-central Mexico have been killed, the company said. The stock plunged. Vizsla said Monday it’s been informed…
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Infographic: Gold value of World Cup trophy jumps
In about four months’ time, the world’s biggest single sporting event will kick off. Billions of football (or soccer) fans will be glued in front of their TV screens and…
JV Video: Minaurum’s Alamos lands 55M-oz resource
Minaurum Silver’s (TSXV: MGG; US-OTC: MMRGF) maiden inferred resource of about 35 million oz. silver at its Alamos project in Mexico’s Sonora state, published late last month, gives the junior…
Heliostar pours first gold from San Agustin mine
Mexico-focused miner Heliostar Metals (TSX-V: HSTR) says it has poured first gold from the recently restarted San Agustin mine in Durango state. The open-pit mine officially becomes Heliostar’s second producing…
VRIC Video: Beaty sees Canada-led growth after Equinox sheds Brazil
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-A: EQX) expects its two new Canadian mines to drive a step-change in production as it shifts toward a North America–weighted portfolio, chairman Ross Beaty said….
Canada defers spot in US critical minerals pact: Globe
Canada won’t immediately take part in a United States plan to assemble allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand told the Globe and…
Fitch Solutions’ BMI boosts industrial metals forecasts
Analysts at Fitch Solutions’ BMI have lifted their price forecasts for industrial metals to reflect the speculative momentum in the sector as well as strong market fundamentals and macroeconomic forces….
Macro forces driving metals jump still intact: Jefferies
Gold’s sharp pullback last week may have handed investors a new entry point into mining equities because wider economic forces driving the recent “metals melt-up” remain intact, Jefferies argues in…
Vizsla says kidnapping halts Panuco project in Mexico
Canadian mine developer Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) suspended some work on its flagship Panuco silver-gold project in Mexico’s Sinaloa State after 10 people were taken from the site. The…
CHARTS: Global mining is now a brownfield industry
The dearth of new greenfield mines – particularly copper – has been a problem for the industry for decades. A new study by the University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute…
First Quantum to process copper stockpile in Panama
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) welcomed Panama President Jose Raul Mulino’s plan to allow the removal and processing of stockpiled ore at its shuttered Cobre Panama copper mine, calling it a…
AI to boost copper demand 50% by 2040: S&P
A rapid and exponential growth in artificial intelligence (AI), defence spending and robotics will lift global copper demand by 50% by 2040, leaving a supply shortfall of more than 10…