Court rejects Hudbay motion to reconsider Rosemont
The U.S. District Court for Arizona has turned down Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) request that it reconsider its ruling in July that prevents the company from developing its…
United States
Premier and Nevada Gold Mines begin commercial production at El Nino
Commercial production at the El Nino gold mine in Nevada’s Carlin Trend started ahead of schedule and on budget, Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PGM; US-OTC: PIRGF) reports. Premier owns 40%…
Lynas and Blue Line to build rare earths separation capacity in US
A combination of growing demand for rare earth elements (REEs) and supply uncertainty related to the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China has reignited project investment, with rare…
US Vanadium acquires Russian-owned production facility in Arkansas
U.S. Vanadium, a private company in which venture capital firm Elysee Development Corp. (TSXV: ELC) has a 15% stake, is acquiring a Russian-owned production plant in Hot Springs, Ark., that…
US markets down, Sept. 30-Oct. 4: Sibanye-Stillwater, NACCO Industries, Cleveland Cliffs
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9% to 26,573.70 and the S&P 500 Index fell 0.34% to 2,952. Spot gold finished the trading week at US$1,504 per oz., up US$8.10…
Anfield tables PEA for Charlie uranium project
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of Anfield Energy’s (TSXV: AEC; US-OTC: ANLDF) Charlie uranium project in Wyoming’s Pumpkin Buttes uranium district outlines a low-capital-expense, in-situ recovery (ISR) mine with a…
Premier pours first gold at El Nino mine in Nevada
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) has poured first gold at its El Nino underground mine in Nevada. The El Nino mine is part of the South Arturo mine project, which…
Highland Copper tables PEA for White Pine North
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of Highland Copper’s (TSXV: HI; US-OTC: HDRSF) White Pine North copper project in Michigan envisions a 25-year mine producing an average of 40,000 tonnes of copper…
Bell Copper chases payoff from Perseverance
Tim Marsh likes to say that it took 150 drill holes to hit the high-grade core of the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold porphyry deposit that made the Mongolian discovery economic….
Integra completes ‘exceptional’ PEA on DeLamar in Idaho
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of Integra Resources’ (TSXV: ITR; US-OTC: IRRZF) DeLamar project in southwestern Idaho envisions a ten-year mining operation producing an average of 124,000 gold-equivalent oz. per…
Liberty Gold defines second high-grade zone at Black Pine
New drill results from Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD; US-OTC: LGDTF) have defined a second, high-grade zone of oxide gold mineralization at the company’s Black Pine project in Idaho. The mineralization was encountered…
Metals Commentary: Economic uncertainty drives gold prices higher
The gold industry feels optimistic for the first time in years, as the price of the precious metal steadily rises amid fears of a global economic downturn. Gold miners, in…