Mexican security risks highlighted in new reports
Escalating security risks and a legacy of lengthy project approvals are increasing investor scrutiny of mining exposure to Mexico, TD Cowen says. Recent incidents linked to cartel activity — such…
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Denison builds Canada’s first in-situ uranium mine
Denison Mines (TSX: DML) plans to start constructing its Phoenix uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan in March, the country’s initial in-situ recovery (ISR) operation for the nuclear fuel. The $419-million…
Omai Gold weighs Wenot ‘superpit’ potential as drills hunt for growth
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) on Wednesday reported deep, higher-grade assays from its Wenot deposit at the namesake Guyana project. Shares rose. Hole 25ODD-119W returned 14.6 metres grading…
Hycroft Mining extends climb on Sprott share buy
Hycroft Mining Holding (Nasdaq: HYMC) soared for a second straight day Wednesday after a securities filing revealed that Canadian billionaire Eric Sprott has continued to buy the stock despite its…
Emirates Global, Century Aluminum to build first US smelter in 50 years
The project, named Oklahoma Primary Aluminum, is expected to double US primary production.
Roundup Video: Relevant Gold drills Wyoming’s long-ignored gold belt
Relevant Gold (TSXV: RGC; US-OTC: RGCCF) plans a 20,000-metre drill campaign this year as it tries to prove up what CEO Rob Bergmann calls an “American Abitibi” – a largely…
Barrick names new legal, global affairs chiefs
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of two new members to its executive committee. James J. McGuire has been hired as Barrick’s…
Botswana Diamonds rebrands, targeting copper
Botswana Diamonds (LON: BOD) will rebrand as Botswana Minerals and trade under the new ticker BMIN starting Friday as it expands into copper exploration to cut exposure to a prolonged downturn…
Quick payback seen for Yukon’s Coffee gold project
Newmont (NYSE: NEM)-backed developer Fuerte Metals (TSXV: FMT; US-OTC: FUEMF) says it would need barely a year at current gold prices to recoup the C$983 million ($718 million) initial capital…
Q2 drills best lithium interval at Cisco as PEA nears
Drilling by Q2 Metals (TSXV: QTWO; US-OTC: QUEXF) at its Cisco project in north-central Quebec has returned several high-grade results – including the strongest interval encountered yet on the property…
TNM reveals latest bonus prize Treasure Hunt clue
The Northern Miner is excited to share that the latest bonus prize clue has just been emailed to all subscribers! The newest instalment of our ongoing Great Canadian Treasure Hunt…
Ero Copper eyes $2B value, 24-year life for Furnas
A maiden preliminary economic assessment for Ero Copper‘s (TSX, NYSE: ERO) Furnas project in Brazil puts a $2 billion value on an operation that could supply metal for almost a…