US markets post gains, Dec. 11-15
Gold closed at US$1,255.10 per oz., up US$6.90 per oz. on the week. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 4.1% to 80.23 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…
South America
Pan American Silver confirms ‘minor’ tailings spill at Huaron in Peru
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAA; NASDAQ: PAAS) has confirmed that a small tailings spill at its Huaron underground mine in central Peru, first reported in the local press, occurred earlier…
Lithium demand to triple by 2025, CRU expects
Regulations in China that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and fully electric vehicles must make up 8% of all new vehicle production in the Asian juggernaut in 2018, rising to 10%…
Exploration Snapshot: Four junior explorers with active programs
The past year has seen a resurgence of grassroots mineral exploration worldwide for a wide range of precious, base and industrial metals. Below is a quick look at four juniors…
TSX slips, Nov. 27-Dec. 1
Canada’s benchmark index dipped 0.43% to finish at 16,038.97. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 2.32% and 2.23% to 67.08 and 191.31. West Texas…
Lundin Mining lowers production outlook
VANCOUVER — Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) pulled together a management conference call after a press release detailing its lower production guidance for the next three years triggered a fall in…
Tinka more than doubles zinc and tin resources at Ayawilca
Tinka Resources (TSXV: TK) has doubled the resource at its 100%-owned Ayawilca polymetallic sulphide project, located 200 km northeast of Lima in Peru’s Department of Pasco. The four zinc zones…
Advantage Lithium shares rise on drilling
Since October, Advantage Lithium’s (TSXV: AAL; US-OTC: AVLIF) stock price has more than doubled after strong drilling results at its 50%-owned Cauchari lithium property in northern Argentina’s Jujuy province. The…
Nexa has ‘global player’ ambitions in zinc
VANCOUVER — Brazil’s Votorantim Metais drew the mining world’s attention in October when it filed an initial public offering (IPO) for Nexa Resources (TSX: NEXA; NYSE: NEXA) on the Toronto and…
Ero Copper completes IPO, plans production ramp-up
VANCOUVER — Ero Copper (TSX: ERO; US-OTC: ERRPF) is on track to become Canada’s next intermediate copper producer after a $110.6-million initial public offering (IPO) on the Toronto Stock Exchange where…
Nevada green-lights McEwen Mining’s Gold Bar
Nevada has approved McEwen Mining’s (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) final environmental impact statement for its Gold Bar project and the company says it will start building the gold mine immediately. “Gold…
Chakana’s Soledad attracts Doug Kirwin
When a renowned geologist like Douglas Kirwin throws his weight behind a junior exploration company, the mining world usually sits up and takes notice. Kirwin, a member of the joint…