Opinion: Want more investors? Act local
The mining industry must boost its support of local communities if it’s ever going to attract enough investors for the world to meet climate-change fighting goals, a new survey and…
Mexico and Central America
First Quantum shares gain after Panama orders copper mine audit
Shares in First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) rose 6.7% on Wednesday after Panama’s new president José Raúl Mulino said this week he would order an environmental study of the Cobre Panama…
Gold, copper equities to rise, metals flat: analysts
Stocks in certain gold and copper producers are expected to gain this year even as a surge in the metals’ prices subsides, BMO Capital Markets says. Investors may seek attractive…
Analysis: Rate cuts may boost mining M&A
As summer holidays beckon, investors typically exchange their screens for a beach. However, with increased volatility in the market and more rate cuts expected this month by both the Bank…
Get ready for more disputes about what’s ‘mine’ and theirs
Eleven years ago, The Northern Miner ran a story titled “How Mexico reclaimed its mantle as a top mining nation.” The piece recounted how the nation opened up investment and…
Lithium price surge unlikely to return: Fitch
The lithium market has entered a “new normal” period of stability with sustained price surges a thing of the past, analysts at FitchSolutions BMI said in a webcast Thursday. Falling…
China’s Ganfeng sues Mexico over lithium permit
China’s Ganfeng and two of its subsidiaries in Mexico have initiated an arbitration case against the country’s government over a cancelled mining concession for an advanced lithium project in the state…
Beaty optimistic on Mexico ahead of cross-Canada bike trip to Equinox Gold’s mine opening
Mexico’s new leader is an improvement while Canada should be careful in blocking Chinese investment, according to Ross Beaty, the Canadian Mining Hall of Famer who founded Pan American Silver…
Considering M&A? Here’s what to ask
A large copper miner in Chile only found it had been overpaying a royalty by a significant amount after three ownership deals and 20 years of operation, lawyer Greg McNab…
Green bonds grow as financing option
Green bonds are a rising source of funding as project developers widen their search for financing beyond stock markets, according to a panel at a New York mining conference. There…
Southern Silver study ups Mexico project NPV, mine life
An updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Southern Silver Exploration’s (TSXV: SSV) Cerro Las Minitas project in Mexico shows improved economics and added 2.6 years to the mine life. The…
Pink sea pigs, transparent sea cucumbers discovered in area targeted by deep-sea miners
A Pacific research expedition found transparent sea cucumbers, bowl-shaped sponges and pink sea pigs among other species in the same area where The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) wants to harvest polymetallic…