Top producers push for silver’s inclusion as a critical mineral in Canada and US
CEOs of 19 mining companies suggest a misconception about availability is why silver is not on Canada’s critical mineral list.
First Majestic Silver Corp
First Majestic upbeat on drill results from Mexico mines, Jerritt Canyon in Nevada
First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) has delivered positive drilling results from its San Dimas and Santa Elena mines in Mexico and the Jerritt Canyon project in Nevada. In…
TSX closes nearly flat Mar. 24 after week of mixed signals
Stocks ended the Mar. 20-24 trading period with a modest gain as investors weighed the impact of the banking crisis in the United States while central banks appeared near the…
First Majestic stock plunges on Jerritt Canyon suspension
First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) is taking action to reduce overall costs by temporarily suspending all mining activities and reducing its workforce at the Jerritt Canyon gold mine…
Snowline leverages Yukon roots in search for district gold
Scott Berdahl grew up prospecting in the Yukon wilderness with his brother and his dad Ron, who’s been a prospector in the territory since the 1980s. But the 37-year-old Whitehorse-based…
U.S. inflation knocks NYSE lower last week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 873.83 points or 2.6% to 32,816.92 during the Feb. 21-24 trading period after the U.S. Commerce Department reported higher-than-expected inflation for January of 6.4%…
First Majestic drills high-grade gold near active underground mine area at Jerritt Canyon
First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) has announced positive drill results from its ongoing exploration program at the Jerritt Canyon gold mine in Elko County, Nevada. The 2022 drilling…
First Majestic buys Nevada gold mine from Sprott
First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE:AG) is buying the Jerritt Canyon gold mine in Elko County, Nevada, from Sprott Mining for US$470 million in shares and five million share purchase…
First Majestic Silver takes Mexico tax row to arbitration
First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) has initiated arbitration proceedings against the government of Mexico, which is seeking more than US$500 million from the company in allegedly owed taxes. The…
First Majestic plans next steps in Mexico tax dispute
First Majestic Silver (TSX:FR; NYSE: AG) says it is getting ready to appeal a Mexican court decision this week that revoked a key agreement determining how the silver producer was…
Mining in Mexico to restart
Mining in Mexico, the world’s largest silver producing country, is set to fully resume next week as authorities implement a gradual nationwide return to a “new normal,” which will see…
First Majestic calls on NAFTA to arbitrate tax dispute in Mexico
First Majestic Silver (TSX:FR; NYSE: AG) has initiated an arbitration process against Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) over a dispute over taxes. The Canadian miner said…