O3’s Vizquerra powers Marban Alliance toward feasibility
O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII; US-OTC: OIIIF) president and CEO Jose Vizquerra has a simple goal. “My purpose, personally, is to be the first Peruvian to build a mine in Canada,…
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First Quantum chairman Philip Pascall passes away
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has announced its chairman and co-founder Philip Pascall has died. The company says Pascall passed peacefully at his home in Perth, Western Australia, on Tuesday…
Hecla eyes early 2024 Lucky Friday restart after underground fire
The U.S.’s biggest silver producer Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) expects to restart its idled Idaho-based Lucky Friday mine operations early in the New Year after a fire and a groundfall…
B2Gold grabs AngloGold’s stake in Colombian project
Canada’s B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTO) will become the sole owner of the Gramalote gold project in Colombia after acquiring the 50% stake held by South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU;…
Silver and PGMs snapshot: Eight firms seeking the green energy metals
Rising demand for critical minerals for electric vehicles, stricter emission standards for gasoline-driven engines; and a global shift toward greener energy including silver-intensive solar panels are driving exploration for platinum…
E3 Lithium reports recoveries over 90% in test results at DLE pilot plant
Preliminary tests from E3 Lithium‘s (TSXV: ETL; US-OTC: EEMMF) direct lithium extraction (DLE) field pilot plant in south-central Alberta have returned initial lithium recoveries of at least 94%, according to…
First Nations Drilling JV preps to train Indigenous drillers in northern Ontario
Engagement with Indigenous peoples in the resource sector can mean many different things, and for veteran driller Leslie Quedent, it means an exploration partnership.Quedent, a member of the Lac Seul…
Victoria Gold acquires Sabre Gold’s Yukon assets for $13.5M
Victoria Gold (TSXV: GCX) is acquiring all of Sabre Gold Mines‘ (TSX: SGLD) assets located in the Yukon, which include the former-producing Brewery Creek mine as well as the Gold…
Manitoba declares itself Canada’s ‘critical metals Costco’
In announcing her Progressive Conservative Party’s new Critical Minerals Strategy in late July, Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson declared the Prairie province open for mining business. “Manitoba is like the Costco…
First Majestic shares rise as it gets into the minting business
Shares of precious metals producer First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) were up 5% on Friday after it announced it has opened a 100%-owned and operated minting facility in…
Beaver Creek: Osisko’s Windfall will ‘outlive all of us,’ says CEO Burzynski
Quebec-focused Osisko Mining‘s (TSX: OSK) chairman and CEO, John Burzynski, expects the company’s flagship Windfall project’s resource to double to a staggering range of 15-20 million oz. gold at double-digit…
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…