Pan American Silver plans La Colorada mine restart after armed robbery
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) announced Wednesday that it will restart operations at its La Colorada mine in Mexico on Oct. 16 following a shift change and the…
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Pan American’s La Colorada silver mine hit by armed robbery
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) says it has suspended all operations at its La Colorada mine in Mexico after reporting an armed robbery involving two trailers of concentrate….
TNM Drill Down YTD Silver: The Americas dwarf other regions in best silver results
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner has compiled the top 10 drill results for major metals…
Mexico’s disruptive shift on mining creates far-reaching concerns
Mexico’s mining industry faces a potential crisis after a new law this year radically changes how projects can be registered, approved and developed. Veteran Latin America investor Ross Beaty calls…
Commentary: Like Frodo, we should embrace our enemy’s enemy
Professor J.R.R. Tolkien died 50 years ago, and we can learn from his hero in Lord of the Rings, Frodo Baggins, who made an expedient choice for his guide into…
RANKED: World’s largest clay and hard rock lithium projects
The lithium market has been in turmoil with dramatic price swings over the last few years as demand from electric cars take off and global supply growth tries to keep up. Junior…
Canadian deep-sea miner TMC to seek licence in 2024
Canada’s The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMCWW) is ready to apply next year for a licence to start mining the seabed, with production expected to start as early as the fourth quarter of…
TSX books solid rise over July 10-14 trading week
Over the July 10-14 trading week, the S&P/TSX Composite Index advanced 451.38 points or 2.3% to 20,262.07. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 6.28 points or 6% to 110.58 and…
Canada’s Top Ten: Barrick leads this year’s list of miners by market cap
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) returned as Canada’s largest mining company on the Toronto Stock Exchange, displacing last year’s leader Nutrien (TSX: NTR), which plummeted in market value by…
Swiss seek halt on deep sea mining
Switzerland’s Federal Council has called for a moratorium on deep-sea mining in the international seabed area due to concerns about its harmful effects. The Swiss government stated that commercial exploitation…
Mining deal-making declines, but Beaty and others see opportunities
As the value of mining industry mergers and acquisitions falls from last year’s high, some investors see divergent trends moderating conditions. They say share prices are reasonable or low for…
The View from England: Win their hearts, and minds will follow
I shed tears within 30 pages. I expect you would too and, if you’re a miner, so you should. In a recently-published novel we are taken back to a small…