Zafranal could produce copper for nearly two decades, study says
A positive prefeasibility study on the Zafranal project — an Andean style porphyry copper-gold deposit in southern Peru owned by Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.A; TSX:…
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Sarama Resources acquires Orezone’s Bondi
Andrew Dinning, a founder and the president and CEO of Sarama Resources (TSXV: SWA), made a name for himself in Africa while working in the…
US markets mixed, May 16-20
Investor sentiment was mixed after news that benchmark interest rates could rise in June. Positive economic data appeared to support a hike — with the…
NEO Lithium hits high-grade
From satellite imagery, Tres Quebrados just looked like an ordinary freshwater lake in northwestern Argentina. But when Waldo Perez stuck his hands into the brownish…
Brazil Resources works fast in Alaska
Just one month after releasing its first resource on the Island Mountain gold-copper porphyry at its Whistler project in central Alaska, Brazil Resources (TSXV: BRI;…
Argentine tycoon Elsztain bets big on gold
Eduardo Elsztain — one of Argentina’s richest men — has been buying and selling hard assets for the last 35 years. His first real estate…
Hunt Mining acquires Martha mine in Argentina
Matthew Hughes found the Martha silver deposit while looking out the window of his pick-up truck. It had just rained and a red line streaked…
US markets end in the red, May 9-13
Concern about domestic and global growth sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index into the red for the third straight week….
TSX ekes out slim gain, May 9-13
The ferocious wildfires in Alberta’s oil patch around Fort McMurray knocked an estimated 1 million barrels a day offline, prompting many economists to lower their…
Veteran miner Kerry Knoll bets on moly renaissance
Since leaving his job as a journalist at The Northern Miner in 1987, Kerry Knoll has co-founded four companies and built four mines with his…
Endeavour Silver to acquire Oro Silver Resources
Endeavour Silver’s (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) search for development opportunities to shore up its portfolio of three producing silver mines in Mexico has resulted in…
Premier Gold invests in IDM Mining
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG) expects to be in production this year at its 40%-owned South Arturo gold project in Nevada, but is looking for investment…