Teck Resources hikes cost of QB2 copper project in Chile again
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A | TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) has once again raised its construction cost estimate for the Quebrada Blanca phase 2 (QB2) copper project in Chile by at least…
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Opening up protected areas in the Amazon to mining may lead to massive forest losses
A model developed by Brazilian researchers shows that opening up protected areas in the Amazon to mining projects would lead to massive losses of forest coverage. In a paper published…
Mantoro hits high-grade at Golden Hill in Bolivia
Earlier this month Mantoro Precious Metals (TSXV: MNTR; US-OTC: MSLVF) reported results from the first drill hole at the La Escarcha gold deposit on its Golden Hill project in Bolivia,…
Calibre shares fall to a fresh low on expanded U.S.-Nicaragua sanctions
The Toronto-quoted equity of Nicaragua-focused Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) has fallen to a fresh 12-month low following the imposition by the U.S. government of tighter sanctions aimed at…
Two contractors dead at Lithium Americas project in Argentina
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC) says two contractors died at its Caucharí-Olaroz lithium project in Argentina on Sunday. The deaths occurred in separate incidents that don’t appear to be…
TSX Venture edges higher over the Oct. 17-21 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index edged up 11.95 points or 2.1% over the Oct. 17-21 trading session to end at 593.04. Sigma Lithium was the week’s top gainer by value,…
TSX gains during Oct. 14–21 as inflation starts to slow
Markets were higher over the week as investors searched for a bottom to recent falls, anticipating that central banks won’t continue interest rate hikes for too much longer now that…
SITE VISIT: New Pacific advances Bolivian silver project towards late 2022 PEA
Looking down into the deep ravine in the centre of New Pacific Metals’ (TSX: NUAG) Silver Sand project in central Bolivia, one does not have to be a geologist to…
Orosur reports ‘substantial’ gold assays at Anzá project in Colombia
Orosur Mining (TSXV: OMI; AIM: OMI) says diamond drilling at its flagship Anzá gold project in Colombia returned “substantial” assays from the Pepas prospect. Drill hole PEP007 intersected 80.6 metres…
Omai doubles Guyana gold resource
Guyana-focused Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG) has reported a near-doubling of the resource base after releasing a new resource estimate for its namesake gold project. The new resource update incorporates…
Los Andes Copper on track to deliver Vizcachitas prefeasibility by year-end, says CEO
Los Andes Copper (TSXV: LA; US-OTCQX) is eager to restart drilling at the flagship Vizcachitas porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit in Chile while it works in parallel to publish a pre-feasibility study…
Royalty firm Ecora plans transition to green metals despite lucrative coal contract
Ecora Resources (TSX: ECOR), a mining royalties company, is betting its shift to green-economy investing in projects by giants such as Vale (NYSE: VALE) and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE:…