Contango targets 200,000 direct-ship oz. by 2029
Contango Ore (NYSE-A: CTGO) published its first assessment of the Johnson Tract project in southeast Alaska on Tuesday, showing positive economics and cost around a quarter of the current gold…
Silver
Lundin/BHP’s first Filo copper resource ranks Chile project among world’s largest
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) says an initial mineral resource estimate shows its jointly owned Filo del Sol project in Chile’s Atacama region would rank among the world’s 10 largest producing…
Kidnappers kill 13 guards at Peru mine
Thirteen security guards kidnapped from one of Peru’s largest gold mines were found dead on Sunday, in a brutal incident underscoring the worsening security crisis in the country’s Amazonian Pataz…
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…
Artemis soars as Blackwater starts commercial output
Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG) shares skyrocketed to an all-time high Friday after the company said it had begun commercial production at its Blackwater open pit mine in central British Columbia,…
Spotlight: Ontario projects to watch
Ontario is among the world’s top 10 mining jurisdictions and is rich in base and precious metals as well as a suite of critical minerals. Here’s a look at eight…
Strong drill results bode well for AbraSilver’s mid-year Diablillos update
AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; OTCQX: ABBRF) released assays Tuesday from the Diablillos project in Salta, northwest Argentina, showing mineralization extends beyond the pit boundary. At the JAC Extension zone, hole…
Sierra Madre shifts to producer as mining restarts at Mexico’s Coloso mine
Sierra Madre Gold and Silver (TSXV: SM; US-OTC: SMDRF) started mining at its Coloso mine in central Mexico on Tuesday. This comes four months after it resumed commercial operations at…
Canadian election may herald more mining activity
As Canadians cast their ballots Monday, both leading candidates for prime minister are promising to bring a greater sense of urgency towards getting mines and other natural resource projects built….
Zeus books bonanza silver grab samples at Great Western site in Idaho
Zeus North America Mining (CSE: ZEUS; US-OTC: ZUUZF) reported rock grab samples grading as high as 7,300 grams silver per tonne and 4.25% copper at its Great Western property in…
NGEx rises on high-grade copper-gold hits at Lunahuasi
Drilling at NGEx Minerals’ (TSXV: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) Lunahuasi project in northwest Argentina has returned results as high as 22 metres grading 2.23% copper, 6.02 grams gold per tonne and…
Centerra acquires 9.9% of BC-focused Thesis Gold
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) has bought a 9.9% stake in Thesis Gold (TSXV: TAU), citing the potential growth and synergy of the latter’s flagship project located next to its Kemess gold-copper…