Silver & PGMs Snapshot: Eight juniors to watch
Silver remains a prime target for mineral explorers and miners, and platinum group metals (PGM) such as platinum and palladium are of increasing interest due to their use in electric…
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Chile files sinkhole-related charges against Lundin Mining
Chile’s environmental regulator SMA filed four charges on Thursday against Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) for a giant sinkhole that appeared in July above an underground copper mine operated by the Canadian…
Filo Mining shares rise following new drills results from Aurora zone
Filo Mining (TSX: FIL; OTC: FLMMF) has provided results for one additional drill hole completed at its Filo del Sol project in San Juan, Argentina. The hole, FSDH067, was drilled into…
Horizonte Minerals flags cost increase at Brazil nickel project
Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; AIM: HZM) said construction costs for its Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil have increased by 12.6% to US$537 million, up from the previous US$477 million…
Torex Gold secures final enviro permit for Media Luna project in Mexico
Torex Gold (TSX: TXG) can begin operations at its flagship Media Luna gold project in Mexico, part of the company’s Morelos property, after securing a key and final environmental permit from…
TNM Drill Down: Top gold assays for the week Sept 23-30
Our TNM Drill Down feature highlights the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining…
Ero Copper shares rise on nickel discovery near its Caraiba mill in Brazil
Shares of Ero Copper (TSX: ERO; NYSE: ERO) rose by 9.4% on Thursday morning on the news of its discovery of a regional nickel sulphide system in the Curaçá Valley…
Equinox Partners takes a stand against mining’s nonaligned directors
When Equinox Partners Investment Management adopted a strict voting policy against industry directors who have served for two or more years but have invested less than two years of director’s…
Juniors chart cautious path through rough terrain of current markets
The Northern Miner attended the Precious Metals Summit held in Beaver Creek, Colo., from Sept. 13 to 16, where explorers, developers and emerging producers of gold, silver, copper, and platinum group…
US markets in the dumps during Sept. 19-23 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell an astonishing 1,232.01 points or 4% to 29,590.41 during the Sept. 19-23 trading week, while the S&P 500 fell 180.1 points or 4.7% to…
Los Pelambres union urges workers to support strike action
The union at Antofagasta’s (LSE: ANTO) Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile has rejected the company’s most recent contract offer and launched a strike threat. In a media statement, the…
Glencore buys Newmont’s stake in Argentina copper-gold project
Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is buying Newmont’s (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) minority stake in the Argentinean MARA copper-gold project, a joint venture created in 2020 between the…