Infographic: Yukon’s critical minerals resources grow
The Klondike Gold Rush and later exploration and production elevated the Yukon as a legendary source of gold. But the territory always hosted large critical mineral deposits, and it’s now…
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Gold Fields buys into Torq’s copper project in Chile
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) may invest US$48 million to advance Torq Resources’ (TSXV: TORQ; OTC: TRBMF) early-stage Santa Cecilia copper-gold project in Chile, according to a preliminary joint venture agreement. …
Site visit: Permit builds buyout promise at huge KSM gold-copper project, Seabridge says
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SAKSM) has long been seen as a juicy takeover candidate for its huge KSM gold-copper deposit, but its remote, mountainous location in British Columbia, US$6.4-billion…
First Majestic discovers gold-silver veins at Ermitaño in Mexico
First Majestic Silver (TSX: AG; NYSE: AG) says it’s found a new gold and silver mineralized system it’s calling Navidad next to its Ermitaño mine in Mexico. Drill result highlights…
Bedford Metals to start uranium exploration at Ubiquity Lake
Canadian junior Bedford Metals (TSXV: BFM) has secured an exploration permit for its Ubiquity Lake uranium project in northern Saskatchewan. The licence allows Bedford to start field activities to validate…
Lucapa recovers 176-carat diamond in Angola
Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) announced Monday the recovery of the fifth stone larger than 100 carats found this year, a 176-carat Type IIa diamond from the Lulo alluvial mine in…
Big Oil seizes lithium opportunities
Mining companies could benefit in cash and technology as major fossil fuel companies such as ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) and Equinor (NYSE: EQNR) invest in lithium, a potential lifeline amid…
Luca completes Mexico gold mine build
Luca Mining (TSXV: LUCA; US-OTC: LUCMF) is aiming for commercial production to start in September now it has completed construction of the new Tahuehueto gold mine in Durango state, Mexico….
Video: AbraSilver focuses on Jack find in Argentina
AbraSilver Resource (TSXV: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) is drilling to expand its Diablillos project in Argentina with a focus on the high-grade Jack deposit, CEO John Miniotis says in an interview….
Vizsla Silver’s Panuco ‘blows past’ analyst estimates
Vizsla Silver’s (TSXV: VZLA; NYSE: VZLA) preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its main Panuco silver-gold project in Mexico shows it to be a global contender, according to Raymond James. Panuco…
The Metals Company faces complaint to SEC over deep sea mining plans
The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) is under fire from three civil society groups for its deep sea mining project in the Clarion Clipperton zone of the Pacific Ocean between Mexico…
Solaris issues in-pit resource for ‘world class’ Warintza copper project in Ecuador
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) has provided a mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the in-pit portion of its Warintza project in southeastern Ecuador in support of an upcoming pre-feasibility…