JX Nippon increases ownership in troubled Caserones copper mine
Japan’s top smelter, JX Nippon Mining & Metals, is buying a stake in its majority-owned Caserones copper mine in Chile, which was put up for sale on Nov.9 by its partners in the…
2020
The View from England: Europeans have treasured the grey metal for millennia
We can agree that silver is useful. It was one of the first five metals used by humans (the others being gold, copper, lead and iron), and readers in North…
Caldas Gold posts record intercept at Marmato in Colombia
Caldas Gold (TSXV: CGC; US-OTC: ALLXF) reported high-grade assays from its Marmato asset in Colombia, including a record 5.73 grams gold per tonne and 5.2 grams silver per tonne over…
GMV Minerals advances Mexican Hat project in Arizona
GMV Minerals (TSXV: GMV; US-OTC: GMVMF) has released results of an updated preliminary economic assessment for its wholly owned Mexican Hat gold project in southeastern Arizona, 116 km from Tucson. …
Kirkland Lake earnings boosted by Detour mine
Kirkland Lake Gold‘s (TSX: Kl; NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) acquisition of Detour Gold and its Detour Lake mine in Ontario earlier this year now accounts for more than 40% of…
Iamgold cuts guidance after Westwood mine halt
Iamgold (TSX IMG; NYSE: IAG) has again lowered its production targets for the year, after suspending operations at its Westwood underground mine in southwestern Quebec following an earthquake. The Toronto-based…
Energy Fuels produces REE concentrate at White Mesa
Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) has produced the first rare earth element (REE) carbonate concentrate on a pilot-scale at its wholly owned White Mesa mill in southeastern Utah, 508 km…
SilverCrest discovers high-grade zone at Las Chispas
SilverCrest Metals (TSX: SIL; NYSE: SILV) has discovered a new high-grade zone at its wholly owned Las Chispas project in Mexico’s Sonora state, 180 km northeast of Hermosillo. Named El…
Barrick reports record free cash flow, increases dividend
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is on track to meet its 2020 guidance of 4.6-5 million oz. gold, chief executive Mark Bristow announced on the company’s third-quarter earnings call….
Mountain Province sees ‘positive momentum’ in battered diamond market
Since resuming regular diamond tenders in September, Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD) has seen prices for its goods start to rise. In fact, the diamond junior, which owns a 49%…
Franco-Nevada posts record Q3 revenues, income
With most major mining assets back up and running after coronavirus-related stoppages earlier this year, and amidst strong commodity prices, Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) has reported record third-quarter financial…
Albemarle moves ahead with expansions despite lithium market weakness
Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), the world’s top lithium producer, is moving forward with expansion projects at Kemerton in Western Australia and La Negra in Chile, both of which it expects to…