Ecuador’s mining uncertain with socialist in runoff
Ecuador’s mining industry is bracing for potential changes as the nation’s main socialist party gains momentum in the presidential race headed for a runoff in April. Luisa González, a protégé…
South America
Rio2 starts Fenix gold mine build in Chile
Rio2 (TSXV: RIO; US-OTC: RIOFF) announced on Friday it has kicked off construction at the Fenix gold mine in Chile, having successfully completed its permitting four months ago and subsequently…
JV Q&A: How Dundee Sustainable Technologies’ eco-friendly advances boost ESG credentials
Dundee Sustainable Technologies (CSE: DST) has developed two innovative metallurgical processes that offer significant environmental benefits for the mining industry. The recent tailings dam breach in the Yukon is a…
JV article: PSA and Pronto Xi ERP software power big mines like Blackwater in BC
More than 400 mining companies worldwide depend on Pronto Software’s Pronto Xi ERP to increase efficiencies through streamlined operations and smarter resource management. Toronto-based Pronto Solutions Alliance (PSA) is widely…
Anglo American to review De Beers value amid weak diamond demand
De Beers rough diamond production decreased by 26% to 5.8 million carats in 2024.
AME JV video: Silvercorp preps for 2026 production start at El Domo mine in Ecuador
Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM; NYSE: SVM) enters this year buoyed by a 43% quarterly revenue increase from its two mines in China as it advances two projects in South America…
AME JV video: Empress Royalty looks to expand portfolio
Empress Royalty is working to expand its portfolio of gold and silver investments in 2025, CEO Alexandra Woodyer Sherron says in a new video. Empress has about US$20 million available…
AbraSilver raises $48.4M for Diablillos in Argentina
AbraSilver Resource (TSXV: ABRA) plans to raise nearly $49 million to fund the development of its Diablillos project in Argentina, which it predicts to be one of the world’s top…
Chile orders Lundin mine near sinkhole shut for good
Chile’s environmental authority SMA ordered on Thursday the “total and definitive” closure of Lundin Mining’s (TSX: LUN) Alcaparrosa mine after an almost three-year probe into a massive sinkhole near the operation. The…
London Symposium JV Video: Forte Minerals uses deep Andean experience to drill for copper, gold
Forte Minerals (CSE: CUAU; US-OTC: FOMNF) is leveraging its decades of work in the Americas to explore for copper and gold in Peru. CEO Patrick Elliott says his team has…
China funnelled US$57B to control critical mineral supply chain: report
China has systematically extended its control over critical minerals essential for the global energy transition and net-zero emissions, using a network of at least 26 state-backed financial institutions over the…
The future of copper mining’s top tier?
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) appears to be discarding its long-running interest in Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and pivoting to spend billions instead on expanding its own assets. Over the…