PDAC: Coronavirus weighs on mining outlook
It’s usually difficult to find a seat at the commodities session on the opening day of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention held in early March in…
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Global Exploration Snapshot: West Africa and South America remain popular
Rising gold prices and better operational and financial discipline are motivating companies more than ever to seek new ounces to fill their production pipelines. Below is a look at eight…
US Snapshot: Eight companies active across the nation
The U.S. is host to a number of enviable mining jurisdictions, both in terms of geological endowment and investment attractiveness. Nevada is perhaps most well-known, with Alaska a close runner-up….
BeMetals looks to development path in Idaho
Since B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) launched BeMetals (TSXV: BMET) two years ago as a base-metals-focused junior, the company has picked up a development-stage zinc-silver project in southwestern Idaho called…
Royalty dispute dogs Fortuna Silver in Mexico
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) is contesting demands for a 3% royalty of the billing value of minerals obtained from the concession hosting its San Jose mine in…
US stocks mixed, Jan. 20-24: Barrick, Fortuna, Coeur, Freeport-McMoRan
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.22% to 28,989.73 and the S&P 500 Index fell 1.03% to 3,295.47. Spot gold climbed US$14.90 per oz. to finish at US$1,571.60 per ounce….
TSX Venture dips, Jan. 6-10: K92, ScoZinc, Eloro
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 0.87% to 582.35. Spot gold moved higher to US$1,562.10 per oz., up US$9.80 per ounce. Shares of K92 Mining rose 20¢ to $3.20 on…
Sierra Metals grows resource at Bolivar mine
Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT; NYSE-AM: SMTS) has updated the resource for its Bolivar underground mine in Chihuahua state, Mexico, based on 13,698 metres of infill drilling and 41,553 metres of…
Kutcho Copper eyes feasibility study in mid-2020
Kutcho Copper (TSXV: KC; US-OTC: KCCFF) says it can complete a feasibility study on its namesake Kutcho project in north-central B.C. within seven months if it can raise $3 million….
Osisko Metals shows ‘upside potential’ at Pine Point
Osisko Metals has released drill results from the East Mill zone at its Pine Point project with eight of the nine intercepts reported from outside of the current resource boundaries….
Tinka cuts high-grade zinc at Ayawilca in Peru
Vancouver-based Tinka Resources (TSXV: TK; US-OTC: TKRFF) has intersected several zones of high-grade zinc mineralization in the final hole of this year’s drill program at its wholly owned Ayawilca zinc…
Glencore’s closure of Brunswick smelter won’t impact Caribou, Trevali says
Glencore’s (LON: GLEN) decision earlier this month to permanently close its Brunswick lead smelter in New Brunswick by the end of the year, won’t interfere with the lead concentrate Trevali…