Endeavour aims for 15M oz in 5-year exploration push
Endeavour’s $540M plan expands operations and adds 6Moz via greenfield projects, including two to three potential cornerstone assets.
Precious Metals
Jansen ‘learnings’ key to limiting costs: BHP executive
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) wants to use lessons from its maiden foray into potash production to ensure that a subsequent expansion of the facility is completed at or under…
Selkirk Copper’s drilling expands Minto high-grade zone
Selkirk Copper Mines (TSX-V: SCMI) said fresh drilling at the past-producing Minto copper-gold-silver mine in the Yukon has expanded a previously identified high-grade mineralized area in the property’s northwest zone….
London Symposium: Artisanal mining growing in South America, Pan Am Silver exec says
Pan American Silver (TSX, NYSE: PAAS) is working with small-scale miners in Peru to help them raise production standards and sell their gold to central banks – an effort that isn’t…
Allied discovers new targets at Ethiopia gold project
Allied Gold (TSX, NYSE: AAUC) said recent drilling at its Kurmuk property in western Ethiopia has identified at least five new target areas, bolstering the case for a high-volume gold…
Gold to reach new highs in 2026: Goldman poll
Almost 70% of global institutional investors expect gold prices to post additional gains next year, Goldman Sachs said, citing the conclusions of a new poll. The biggest proportion of respondents…
Infographic: Production milestones to watch in 2026
As 2025 comes to a close, The Northern Miner looks ahead to 12 projects across North America on track to reach mining milestones in 2026. From precious and critical metals mines across…
SolGold sets 2026 start for early works at Cascabel
SolGold (LSE: SOLG) is accelerating development of its Cascabel copper-gold project in northern Ecuador, with early works scheduled to begin in 2026 and first production targeted for 2028. The company…
DPM forecasts higher output at Serbia gold project
Canadian miner DPM Metals (TSX: DPM; ASX: DPM) said a feasibility study for the Čoka Rakita project in Serbia shows increased output and higher value generation compared with an earlier…
High silver exports, solar demand slim China’s supplies
China is facing a shortage of physical silver amid record-high exports of the precious metal and high demand for its use in solar panels. Stockpiles of silver on Chinese exchanges…
Excellon targets deeper gold-silver at Peru mine
Excellon Resources (TSX-V: EXN) says new geological interpretations confirm a multi-stage gold-silver system at its Mallay mine in central Peru. Updated modelling links the Pierina, Shafra and Mallay Deeps zones,…
World’s largest silver bar unveiled in Dubai
The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has introduced the world’s largest silver bar in celebration of the founding of the United Arab Emirates. The bullion — weighing 1,971 kilograms and…