Sierra Metals shares jump on takeover offer from Peruvian firm
Alpayana SAC, a private Peruvian mining company, said Friday it would bypass Sierra Metals‘ (TSX: SMT) board and make a direct, all-cash offer of 85¢ per share to shareholders. The…
Pan American Silver
Zijin takes control of Pan American’s gold project in Peru
Jinteng Mining, a subsidiary of China’s Zijin Mining Group, officially became on Tuesday the new owner of Canadian miner Pan American Silver’s (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) La Arena open-pit mine and project…
Ross Beaty to receive TNM’s lifetime achievement award
Ross Beaty flipped the laptop around and pointed its camera to the sea. “That’s a whale-watching boat,” the veteran mining entrepreneur said from Bowen Island near Vancouver. “There’s been a…
Agnico Eagle, Teck among winners of 2025 PDAC awards
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) has unveiled the names of five award winners at its upcoming convention in Toronto on March 2-5. The Bill Dennis Award goes…
TNM Drill Down: Pan American Silver in Mexico tops YTD silver assays
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top silver assays of the year to July 31. Drill holes are ranked by silver grade x width. Drilling in North America…
Agnico, Barrick dominate top Canadian miners
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), which tops our list of Canadian miners by market value at $51.4 billion in late July, runs the country’s biggest gold mines by output:…
Canadian mining industry rallies to support Afghanistan women scholars at risk
Some of the biggest names in Canadian mining have come together in an initiative that brought 10 women scholars from Afghanistan to pursue graduate studies in mining and geology at…
Pan American Silver sells La Arena gold project in Peru to Zijin Mining for US$295M
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) is selling its La Arena gold mine in Peru to China’s Zijin Mining for US$245 million cash upfront and a US$50 million contingent…
JV Article: Argentina Lithium targets first resource by September
Argentina Lithium & Energy (TSX-V: LIT; US-OTC: LILIF), backed by Chrysler automaker Stellantis, says it’s drilling the Rincon West lithium brine project, located beside a Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE:…
Pan Am Silver’s La Colorado Skarn project is large but manageable, BMO says
Pan American Silver’s (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) La Colorada Skarn project in Mexico could mine 50,000 tonnes of ore a day to produce 17.2 million oz. a year of silver,…
YMP Scholarship Fund to announce 2023 winners this month
The 2023 Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund (YMPSF) has awarded a total of $210,000 to students pursuing mining-related programs at post-secondary institutions across Canada. While the scholarships are invaluable…
Rio Tinto, Codelco partner up to find more copper in Chile
Mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO; LSE: RIO) and Chilean state copper miner Codelco created on Wednesday the Nuevo Cobre (New Copper) joint venture to explore and potentially develop the…