Sigma Lithium adds production line to nearly double output next year in Brazil
The miner plans to increase production at its Grota do Cirilo project to 520,000 tonnes per year.
South America
VIDEO: Sierra Metals CEO plans full Yauricocha copper ramp-up this year in Peru
Sierra Metals‘ (TSX: SMT; NYSE-AM: SMTS) CEO Ernesto Balarezo says in a new video the company is on track this year to expand copper production and free cash flow as…
Explaining the copper conundrum
Arguably, no one is more aware of the coming copper shortage than copper miners themselves. Glencore CEO Gary Nagle warned in late 2022 — just months before the company made…
Video: Volcanic Gold CEO on the discovery trail in Guatemala
What the market interpreted to be an exploration miss for Volcanic Gold Mines (TSXV: VG) at the Mila discovery on the Motagua Norte project in Guatemala turned out to help…
JV video: Bolivia-focused New Pacific Metals shifts to development gear
New Pacific Metals (TSX: NUAG; NYSE-AM: NEWP) aims to release studies for both of its projects in Bolivia by mid-year. The company is working on a preliminary feasibility study for…
Chile opens 26 lithium salt flats to private companies
Chile has revealed a long-awaited list of lithium-bearing salt flats that will be open to private investors with the goal of increasing local production of the battery metal by 70%…
The Mine that Fell Asleep in the Goldfields awakens young minds
In the hardscrabble world of mining, where data is king and machinery reigns supreme, first-time author Catherine Lalut wields not a drill but a quill with the children’s book The…
JV Video: Cordoba advances Alacran copper project in Colombia for 2025 build
Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; US-OTC: CDB) expects to get environmental approval for its US$420.4-million Alacran copper project in Colombia by December, president and CEO Sarah Armstrong-Montoya says in a new…
Mako Mining expands into South America with deal to acquire Goldsource
Nicaragua-focused gold producer Mako Mining (TSXV: MKO; US-OTC: MAKOF) plans to expand into South America with the all-share acquisition of Goldsource Mines (TSXV: GXS; US-OTC: GXSFF) and its Eagle Mountain…
TNM Drill Down: West African Resources tops gold assays at Sanbrado in Burkina Faso
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the best gold assays of the March 15-22 period. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width as identified by data company…
Miners praise Ecuador’s new president as he battles narco-gangs to bolster jobs
Ecuador’s new President Daniel Noboa was elected last October with a seemingly impossible task. He had just 18 months before the next vote to beat back the country’s spiralling gang…
Video: Wheaton Precious’s Smallwood on ‘most active deal-making year’
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM; LSE: WPM) is celebrating one of its most active deal-making years, clinching eight transactions with over US$1 billion in commitments over roughly the…