Sigma Lithium, Japan’s Mitsui form strategic alliance
In 2012, A10, a leading Brazilian M&A and private equity firm, used its personal capital and partners’ funds to back Sigma Lithium Resources (TSXV: SGMA; US-OTC: SGMLF) and its hard-rock…
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Filo tables study for flagship project on Chilean-Argentine border
Earlier this year, Filo Mining (TSXV: FIL; US-OTC: FLMMF) unveiled a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Filo del Sol copper-gold-silver project, 140 km southeast of Copiapo, Chile, on the border…
US markets rise, April 1-5: Lithium Americas, Sibanye-Stillwater, First Majestic
The spot gold price fell 0.04% to US$1,291.40 per ounce. The Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index rose 0.62% to 76.84 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.9% to 26,424.99….
TSX Venture posts marginal gain, April 1-5: Cantex, Filo, Ximen
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 0.47% to 629.81. Cantex Mine Development — whose chairman is Charles Fipke — posted the biggest gain, rising 94¢ to $3.43. The company announced…
Cordoba to drill for porphyry source beneath Alacran
Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; US-OTC: CDBMF) is planning a 1,000 metre drill program at its Alacran copper-gold deposit, part of its San Matias copper-gold project in Colombia. Based on its…
Copper Snapshot: Eight companies hunting for the red metal
Compelling supply and demand projections for copper in the years ahead makes the red metal one of the favourites of industry observers, who see flat-lining mine supply running into increased…
Fortuna Silver revises numbers at Lindero after delays
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) reported a jump in resource tonnes and ounces exclusive of reserves at its Lindero gold project in Argentina and estimates the project will…
Global Gold Snapshot: Eight companies advancing projects globally
Gold exploration and mine development remain leading drivers of mining activity around the world by Canadian-based gold companies. Here is a look at eight junior and senior companies with significant…
Chakana Copper advances Soledad in Peru
Since exploration began in August 2017 at its Soledad copper-gold-silver project in Peru, Chakana Copper (TSXV: PERU; US-OTC: CHKKF) has drilled four of 17 confirmed breccia pipes, pinpointed another 12…
Sable expands Margarita silver project with best intercept to date
Sable Resources (TSXV: SAE; US-OTC: SBLRF) has extended the mineralized corridor at its Margarita silver project in Chihuahua State, Mexico, 350 metres to the northwest with results from its ongoing…
Interview: Iron ore markets won’t quickly recover from Vale disaster, says Black Iron’s Simpson
In the following interview excerpt, iron ore expert Matt Simpson, co-founder and CEO of junior Black Iron (TSX: BKI; US-OTC: BKIRF), explains the new landscape for iron ore markets worldwide…
Guyana Goldfields’ reserves drop 43% with new deposit model
The amount of gold in proven and probable reserves at Guyana Goldfields’ (TSX: GUY) Aurora mine in Guyana has been lowered 1.69 million oz., compared with estimates a year ago,…