First Quantum faces $20M monthly bill in Panama
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) will spend about $20 million a month to maintain its idled Cobre Panamá copper mine under a recently approved care and maintenance plan. Roderick Gutiérrez,…
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Can silver mining meet green transition demand?
Silver’s unique industrial role in solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs) and grid infrastructure is pushing demand to record highs, but miners and analysts are at odds over how to address…
Platinum seems near price surge: Sprott
Platinum may be on the cusp of a sustained price rise amid forecasts for reduced inventories and a third straight year of supply scarcity, Sprott Asset Management says in a…
Panama OKs First Quantum’s copper mine care plan
Panama has approved First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) maintenance plan for the shuttered Cobre Panama copper mine, clarifying that this does not signal a restart of operations. Trade and Industry…
First Majestic boosts Navidad’s gold-silver deposit
First Majestic Silver (TSX, NYSE: AG) expanded the high-grade mineralization of its Navidad deposit in northwestern Mexico as it announced a second gold-silver discovery in a year in the Santo…
Ex-LBMA exec adopts blockchain to trace gold
Sakhila Mirza must turn a decade of rule-making experience at the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) into real-world systems as incoming president of New York-based traceability platform, Responsible Gold. Her…
$4,800 gold price in 5 years: Incrementum
Gold could exceed $4,800 per oz. by December 2030 based on a probable base-case scenario, Liechtenstein-based gold fund Incrementum outlined in its In Gold We Trust report. The report’s base-case scenario…
First Quantum mine closure sucks $1.7B from Panama
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) says its shuttered copper mine in Panama would have contributed more than $1.7 billion (C$2.38 billion) to the Latin American nation’s economy had it remained…
Vizsla to buy Mexican silver-gold project near Panuco
Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) said it agreed to buy the Santa Fe project in western Mexico, south of its Panuco silver-gold property, from a local investor. Shares jumped. Vancouver-based…
Pan American signs $2.1B deal to buy MAG Silver
Pan American Silver (TSX, NYSE: PAAS) agreed to buy MAG Silver (TSX, NYSE: MAG) for about $2.1 billion in cash and stock to gain a stake in Mexico’s large-scale Juanicipio…
Mining without feasibility studies risks losing projects
Mining companies that move to production without pre-feasibility or feasibility studies face risky consequences. Though forgoing studies is rare, it can lead to costly delays and regulatory issues, Alexander Pizale,…
Alamos shares sink as results fall short of expectations
Alamos Gold (TSX, NYSE: AGI) reported weaker-than-expected quarterly profit as costs rose and gold production climbed more slowly than planned. Shares plunged. Adjusted first-quarter earnings increased to $59.8 million, or…