Top Ten Canadian operators in the South American Cordillera
The Northern Miner and sister company MiningIntelligence have put together a list of the top ten Canadian operators in the countries that make up the South American Cordillera. Their order…
South America
Dundee announces acquisition of INV Metals
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) will add its first project in the Americas to its portfolio by acquiring all the shares it doesn’t already own in junior miner INV Metals…
Goldsource seeks to chart scalable development of Eagle Mountain
Goldsource Mines (TSXV: GXS) is rapidly advancing the Eagle Mountain project in Guyana, the country’s second-largest undeveloped gold deposit, CEO Steve Parsons tells The Northern Miner in an interview. On…
Bolsonaro vows to keep mining out of Yanomami reservation
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil promised the Yanomami indigenous people that he would respect their wishes to keep mining out of their reservation in the Amazon, though he still plans…
TSX up, May 24-28
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.66% to 19,852.18 during the holiday-shortened May 24-28 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index grew 1.58% to 114.11, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals…
Peru voters divided ahead of June 6 presidential election
A surprise win by a left-wing candidate in the first round of Peru’s presidential elections has alarmed foreign investors and the mining sector. But the bigger threat could be the…
Lithium Americas, Ganfeng planning Stage 2 expansion at Caucharí-Olaroz
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) and partner Ganfeng Lithium have approved a second-stage expansion at the Caucharí-Olaroz lithium project in Jujuy province, Argentina. Caucharí-Olaroz, named after the two salars…
79North reports new gold discovery at Nassau project in Suriname
79North (CSE: JQ; US-OTC: SVNTF) has made a new discovery at its 20,000 hectare Nassau gold project in Suriname, about 20 km south of Newmont’s (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) Merian…
SQM shuns fears of higher taxes in Chile, fast-tracks expansions
SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s No. 2 producer of lithium, doesn’t seem worried about potential higher taxes for miners in copper powerhouse Chile, as it is pushing ahead with planned…
TSX Venture down, May 10-14
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 2.47% to finish the trading week at 931.38. Spot gold increased by US$13.20 per oz., or 0.72%, to US$1,843.90 per ounce. Filo Mining jumped $3.57…
US markets slip, May 10-14
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 1.14% to finish the week at 34,382.13 and the S&P 500 fell 1.39% to 4,173.85. Spot gold increased by US$13.20 per oz., or 0.72%, to…
Lundin Gold sees record production at Fruta del Norte
Canada’s Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG) has reported record gold production for the March quarter, which marked a year since its Fruta del Norte gold-silver mine in Ecuador, the country’s largest, kicked…