London Gold offers $25M for Bolivia-focused Bocana
Privately held London Gold LLC is moving towards a $25 million (C$35 million) cash and stock deal for Americas-focused explorer Bocana Resources (TSXV: BOCA), which holds the Escala project in…
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AI emerges as new driver of rare earth demand: Sprott
Artificial intelligence is emerging as an unexpected new source of demand for rare earth elements, adding to military and clean-energy consumption just as Western governments pour billions of dollars into…
New Pacific boosts Bolivia project value to $2.65B
New Pacific Metals (TSX: NUAG; NYSE-A: NEWP) has strengthened the economics of its Carangas silver-gold project in Bolivia with an updated preliminary economic assessment that lifts the after-tax net present…
Sponsored video: Bravo drills Luanga copper-gold
Bravo Mining Chair & CEO Luis Azevedo in conversation with The Northern Miner’s Western Editor, Henry Lazenby, last week during the Rule Symposium on Resource Investing in Boca Raton, Fla. This…
First Quantum explores Taca Taca stake sale: report
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) is exploring the sale of a minority stake in its giant Taca Taca copper project in Argentina as the world’s largest miners and strategic investors…
Codelco pushes Maricunga lithium project start to 2034
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco said on Wednesday it now expects production from its Maricunga lithium project to begin in 2034 — a four-year delay for one of the country’s…
Antofagasta banks on stronger second half to hit copper goal
Chilean copper miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) reaffirmed on Tuesday its full-year production guidance after second-quarter copper output edged lower, betting that stronger production in the second half will lift it…
AbraSilver drilling suggests Diablillos resource growth
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA) said new drilling at the Diablillos project in northwestern Argentina shows potential for resource growth beyond the limits of a definitive feasibility study (DFS) released last…
Codelco chair puts profit ahead of copper output
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco will prioritize profitability over production growth as it confronts heavy debt, declining output and governance challenges under new chairman Bernardo Fontaine. Fontaine, who became chairman…
Mogotes says drilling expands Andes copper-gold target
New drilling by Mogotes Metals (TSXV: MOG) has expanded the company’s Albor target at the Filo Sur copper project in the Vicuña district on the Argentina-Chile border. Hole FS_DDH_016 cut…
Fortuna bets $71M on Latin America gold growth
Fortuna Mining (TSX: FT; NYSE: FSM) plans to invest $71 million (C$101 million) in Argentina and Peru this year as the Canadian precious metals producer targets higher gold output and…
Copper-gold assays boost gravity of Jupiter at NGEx’s Lunahuasi project
Drill results from NGEx Minerals’ (TSX: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) Lunahuasi copper-gold-silver project in northern Argentina extended the high-grade Jupiter zone while also expanding the Saturn zone. Highlight hole DPDH077 in…