Hunt Mining acquires Martha mine in Argentina
Matthew Hughes found the Martha silver deposit while looking out the window of his pick-up truck. It had just rained and a red line streaked across the dirt road in…
South America
Trevali lowers costs at Santander mine
Trevali Mining’s (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) Santander zinc-lead-silver mine in Peru keeps beating expectations, and the company says it’s one of the lowest-cost operating mines in the country’s Central Mineral Belt….
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 11: Special guest Trish Saywell on Argentina
Join Matt and very special guest Trish Saywell as they discuss the political and investment climate in Argentina. Trish is our Senior Staff Writer from Toronto who recently visited the…
McEwen buys claims near El Gallo
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) is acquiring claims in Mexico — 10 km from the company’s El Gallo mine in Sinaloa state — that it believes could extend the…
Panoro derisks Antilla in Peru
Shares in Panoro Minerals (TSXV: PML) rose 9% after company sketched out the economics of its Antilla project in a preliminary economic assessment (PEA). The Antilla copper-molybdenum porphyry deposit sits…
Anglo American sells assets to China Moly for US$1.5B
One of China’s largest molybdenum and tungsten concentrates producers is buying Anglo American’s (US-OTC: AAUKF; LSE: AAL) phosphate and niobium businesses in Brazil for US$1.5 billion in cash. The sale…
TSX climbs, April 18–22
Canada’s benchmark index enjoyed another weekly gain, rising 236.8 points, or 1.7%, to close at 13,874 points, on the back of higher oil prices and encouraging economic data. The S&P/TSX…
Brazil Resources completes maiden resource on Island Mountain
Brazil Resources (TSXV: BRI; US-OTC: BRIZF) hasn’t wasted any time since acquiring the Whistler project last year from prospect generator Kiska Metals Corp. (TSXV: KSK) in an all-share deal worth…
US equities climb, April 11–15
The Dow Jones Industrial Average registered a 1.8% gain to close at 17,897.46, in its best week since March 18. The S&P 500 Index rose 1.6% to finish at 2,080.73,…
Editorial: What happened to the copper rally?
With Cesco Week’s World Copper Summit — the world’s largest annual gathering of copper miners and traders — coming to a close on April 3 in Santiago, Chile, attendees have…
Cordoba, HPX move San Matias forward
When Mario Stifano found himself alone in an elevator with mine-finder Robert Friedland at the end of a long day of presentations at the BMO Conference, the stars just seemed…
Trevali nears commercial production at Caribou
Pure-play zinc producer Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) expects to reach commercial production at its second zinc mine before July. The company is commissioning its 3,000-tonne-per-day Caribou underground operation…