Gold Fields cuts production targets in Chile on project delay
Shares in Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) took a hit on Friday after the South African miner said it will pour first gold at its Salares Norte project in…
Silver
Beaver Creek: Wide disconnect between equities and commodity prices offers buying opportunity
The discrepancy between mining company valuations and commodity prices is at its worst levels in decades, the Precious Metals Summit in Colorado heard this week. “This is probably the worst…
Quebec Snapshot: Eight companies exploring for gold and battery metals
Canada’s largest province by land mass hosts mineral-rich deposits in undeveloped remote areas as well as projects connected to the southern road network. Here’s a glimpse of eight companies advancing…
Beaver Creek: Critical minerals shine at precious metals summit
The mining sector, a longstanding pillar of the global economy and even more important now with rising attention to critical metals and secure supply in Western nations, is facing emerging…
Scotgold halts trading as firm’s future in limbo
Trading of Scotgold Resources (LSE: SQZ) shares was halted Monday amid the “highly uncertain” outcome of funding discussions. The company pursuing what could be Scotland’s first commercial gold-silver mine said that while…
Abandoned Minto mine in Yukon put up for sale
The idled Minto mine in central Yukon, which began operations in 2007 and produced about 500 million lb. of copper since, is officially up for sale. PricewaterhouseCoopers, acting as the…
Hochschild cuts production targets after pre-tax loss
Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC) lowered on Wednesday its full-year production guidance after swinging to pre-tax losses of US$66.1 million ($90.3 million) in the half-year compared with a profit of US$5.4…
New Pacific’s Carangas in Bolivia holds 200M oz silver, plus gold and base metals
New Pacific Metals (TSX: NUAG; NYSE-AM: NEWP) says its first resource estimate for the Carangas silver-gold project in Bolivia makes it notable worldwide. The report released on Tuesday divides Carangas…
Fortuna discovers new vein at San Jose in Mexico after labour dispute raises costs
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) says it has discovered a new vein at its San Jose mine in Mexico that indicates a different type of mineralization for the site that…
TNM Drill Down: Mapping the top drill holes YTD
We’ve compiled a map of the top gold, silver, copper, nickel, lithium and uranium assays year-to-date. Click here to see the visualization.
Ecuador court confirms DPM concessions; permits delayed by 12 months
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) announced Tuesday the Provincial Court of Azuay in Ecuador delivered a decision reaffirming the company’s mining concessions for the Loma Larga copper-gold project. While the…
TNM Drill Down YTD Silver: The Americas dwarf other regions in best silver results
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner has compiled the top 10 drill results for major metals…