Nexa Resources halts Peruvian zinc mine due to blockade
Latin America-focused Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA) has halted its Atacocha San Gerardo open pit zinc mine in Peru due to a road blockade by a local community. The zinc producer, controlled by…
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TNM Drill Down: Top Ten best gold drill results year to date
While rising interest rates have weighed on the gold price since it hit its most recent peak of over US$2,050 per oz. in March, exploration for the yellow metal is…
Collective Mining drills 180.6 metres of 2.43 g/t gold equivalent at Apollo target in Colombia
Three diamond drills are turning at Collective Mining’s (TSXV: CNL; US-OTC: CNLMF) newly discovered copper-gold-silver Apollo target in west-central Colombia. Apollo is one of eight porphyry-related targets the company has…
TSX Venture ends Aug. 22-26 trading session down slightly
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index drifted slightly lower over the Aug. 8-12 trading session by 0.6% or 3.99 points to end the week at 645.92. Shares in lithium developer Sigma…
TSX closes in the red during Aug. 22-26
Over the Aug. 22-26 trading period, the S&P/ TSX Composite Index fell 238.09 points or 1.18% lower, to 19,873.29. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 2.37 points or 2.54% to…
TNM Drill Down: Top Ten best nickel drill results year to date
The need to discover new sizeable economic nickel deposits has never been more acute as the world transitions to a clean-energy-driven economy that relies heavily on nickel-based battery technologies and…
Colombia abandons plan to tax gold exports
Colombian finance minister José Antonio Ocampo said the government has withdrawn a plan to introduce a 10% duty on gold exports included in the tax reform bill submitted by the…
Japan’s nuclear policy shift marks a turning point for uranium
More than a decade after the 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan roiled the uranium industry, the country has announced a major policy shift…
Hudbay inks exploration deal for satellite properties near its Constancia copper mine in Peru
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has reached an exploration agreement with the Uchucarcco community in Peru for the surface rights to the Maria Reyna and Caballito satellite properties near its…
Filo extends high-grade Aurora zone at Filo del Sol to 1.6 km
Filo Mining’s (TSX: FILO) ongoing drilling program at its Filo del Sol copper project in Argentina has extended the strike length of the emerging Aurora zone to 1.6 kilometres. The…
‘Winter’ approaches for base metals equities, warns Haywood report
A metaphorical winter approaches for base metals equities, says Haywood Capital Markets in a new report published on Sunday. Analyst Pierre Vaillancourt expects the constellation of base metals companies under…
Peruvian Institute of Economy reports ‘concerning’ decrease in mining private investments
A recent report by the Peruvian Institute of Economy states that the country’s mining sector has seen a ‘concerning’ decrease in private investments. According to the Institute, while the mining…