Wheaton Precious cancels Glencore-Yauliyacu silver stream
At least one analyst has trimmed their target price forecast for Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM) equity after the miner announced it has agreed to terminate its silver…
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Copper deficit a critical destabilizing threat to international security, says S&P Global
Copper scarcity may emerge as a key destabilizing threat to international security in the 21st Century an analysis by S&P Global found this week. “Projected annual shortfalls will place unprecedented…
Worsening economic outlook, weak metals prices marred mining in Q2, says S&P Global
Analysts at S&P Global Market Intelligence have pointed the finger at a worsening global economic outlook and softer metals prices for dragging down global mining activity in the three months…
Permitting woes have Chile’s miners feeling ‘under threat’
A rash of permit rejections for mining projects by the new left-wing government has rattled nerves in Chile’s mining industry. First came the rejection of Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) US$3-billion…
Lumina Gold grows its Cangrejos project in Ecuador
Lumina Gold (TSX-V: LUM) has concluded its drilling program at the Cangrejos gold-copper project in Ecuador, delivering what are likely the penultimate batch of results before the conclusion on a…
Teck CEO meets with Chile’s President Boric to discuss investments, royalties
Chile’s President Gabriel Boric and the chief executive of Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A | TECK.B) (NYSE: TECK), Don Lindsay, met in the capital Santiago to discuss the Canadian miner’s projects…
TSX Venture edges higher over the Aug 8-12 trading session
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index edged up 2.5% or 16.32 points higher over the Aug. 8-12 trading session to end the week at 680.49. Toronto-based graphite junior Gratomic gained 122.2%, or…
TNM Drill Down: Top gold assays of the week Aug 4-12
Our weekly TNM Drill Down feature focuses on the top gold assays of the past week. Assays are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company…
SolGold reshuffles C-suite as it ramps up Cascabel
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) has announced a round of management changes, with newly appointed chief financial officer Ayten Saridas stepping down after only six weeks in the job….
Lundin Gold raises production forecast for the year
Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG) has raised its production guidance and decreased its cost estimates for 2022, based on strong results in the first half of the year. The Vancouver-based miner…
Hochschild Mining granted environmental permit for Brazil gold project
Precious metals producer Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC) has been granted a key permit that allows it to build a processing plan and kick off mine pre-stripping at the Mara Rosa…
B2Gold, AngloGold shelve Gramalote gold JV in Colombia
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU; JSE: ANG;) have put their Gramalote gold joint venture in Colombia on hold. In a news release on Aug. 3,…