Equinox Gold grows Mesquite resource in California
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) has released new reserve and resource numbers for its Mesquite mine in California and for the Fazenda Brasileiro and Riacho Dos Machados mines in…
South America
SolGold to cut back on exploration projects
Ecuador-focused SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) is trimming its exploration portfolio in a bid to free up cash to focus on its best targets as it advances development of the giant Cascabel copper-gold…
Major Drilling results confirm rebound in exploration – as well as rising costs for miners
Rebounding exploration activity has propelled Major Drilling’s (TSX: MDI) revenues and earnings to a nine-year high. In the company’s first quarter of fiscal 2022, ended July 31, the Moncton-based drilling company reported revenues of $151 million – up 69% from the same…
AngloGold eyes Argentina projects in partnership with Latin Metals
Latin Metals (TSXV: LMS; US-OTC: LMSQF) may have scored big after inking a potential partnership deal with one of the world’s biggest gold miners – AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) – for its…
JV Article: Golden Arrow Resources ready to start drilling at Rosales in Chile
Golden Arrow Resources (TSXV: GRG; US-OTC: GARWF) is a precious and base metal explorer with a pipeline of projects in Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay. It is part of the Grosso Group…
Silver Elephant to spin-out battery metals assets
Canada’s Silver Elephant Mining (TSX: ELEF; US-OTC: SILEF) is splitting its battery metals assets into several new companies that will be spun-out to its shareholders to focus on precious metals exploration. …
Bacanora Lithium accepts Ganfeng’s US$391M takeover offer
China’s Ganfeng Lithium, one of the world’s top producers of the battery metal, is going ahead with the takeover of Bacanora Lithium (LSE: BCN) as the Mexico-focused explorer and developer has accepted a sweetened £284.8…
Codelco breaks ground at US$1.4B expansion of Salvador copper mine
Chile’s state miner Codelco, the world’s No. 1 copper producer, has broken ground at the US$1.4 billion expansion of the Salvador copper mine, which will extend the productive life of the…
Fortescue best positioned to weather industry disruption – report
Fortescue Metals (ASX: FMG) leads in an Australia-heavy Top 10 listing of companies based on leadership in 10 areas that matter the most to the mining sector, GlobalData says in…
Higher metal prices to push exploration budgets up in 2022, says S&P Global
S&P Global Market Intelligence’s pipeline activity index points to mineral exploration budgets increasing by 5% to 10% in 2022, metals and mining analyst William Mason told a recent online conference….
JV Article: Blue Sky Uranium advances the Amarillo Grande uranium-vanadium project in Argentina
Blue Sky Uranium (TSXV: BSK; US-OTC: BKUCF) is exploring for uranium and vanadium deposits in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina, where it holds 400,000 hectares of prospective tenements. The Canadian…
BHP fired 48 workers in two years for sexual harassment
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) revealed this week that it has fired 48 employees since 2019 for sexual harassment at its remote fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) mines in Western…