Ecuador miners fight new inspection fee
Miners in Ecuador are seeking to block a new inspection fee that they say could bring early-stage exploration in the South American country to a standstill. President Daniel Noboa’s government…
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Arizona Metals plunges as Kay resource disappoints
Arizona Metals (TSX: AMC; OTCQX: AZMCF) shares plunged to their lowest level in more than four years after a long-awaited initial resource estimate for the company’s Kay polymetallic project revealed a…
Osisko Metals intersects 2% copper at Gaspé project
Drilling at Osisko Metals’ (TSX: OM) flagship Gaspé project in eastern Quebec returned results as high as 25.6 metres grading 2.19% copper, the company said. That result, in hole 30-1070 from…
Teck halts Chile copper mine for one month
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A; NYSE: TECK) said a mechanical issue at its Carmen de Andacollo open-pit mine in Chile will force production to be halted for about a month. The…
Collective discovers gold, copper at San Antonio project
Canadian explorer Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) said it discovered gold and copper during early-stage drilling at its San Antonio project in Colombia. Hole SAC-11 returned 290.2 metres grading 0.58 gram per…
Teck-backed AbraSilver assays boost La Coipita
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) said assay results from drilling at its La Coipita copper and gold property in Argentina showed the presence of a significant porphyry system with expansion…
Trump to fast-track key U.S. mining projects
Permitting for key mining projects across the United States will be expedited as part of a plan by President Donald Trump to boost critical minerals production. A new executive order…
Ivanhoe Electric lines up $825M loan for copper project
Ivanhoe Electric (TSX, NYSE: IE) said the United States export credit agency is interested in lending up to $825 million (C$1.15 billion) for the company’s Santa Cruz copper project in…
Site visit: One of the strangest chapters in copper mining is drawing to a close
With so much happening in copper – from all-time highs mixed with price collapses – it’s easy to lose sight of the giant hole that exists in the industry where…
Peru’s Alpayana boosts hostile bid for Sierra by 31%
Peruvian miner Alpayana sweetened its hostile takeover bid for Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT) by 31% after the Canadian company rejected its initial salvo. The stock surged. Alpayana is now offering C$1.11 (US79¢)…
AME JV video: Nuvau sees multiple gold exploration opportunities in Matagami in Quebec
Nuvau Minerals (TSX: NMC) is planning to step up exploration work this year on its Matagami property in northern Quebec, CEO Peter Van Alphen says in a new video. Matagami,…
Barrick’s global gold reserves rise 23%
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX, NYSE: GOLD), whose stock price has lagged that of rivals amid woes in Africa and elsewhere, said global gold reserves jumped 23% last year after a…