Hecla to acquire Klondex for US$462M
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) is acquiring Klondex Mines (TSX: KDX) and its Fire Creek, Midas and Hollister mines in Nevada — three of the highest-grade…
Gold
Antioquia Gold seeks cash for Cisneros
Antioquia Gold (TSXV: AGD; US-OTC: AGDFX) recently published a positive National Instrument 43-101 compliant preliminary economic assessment (PEA) and a revised resource estimate for its…
Superior Gold expands Plutonic
In its first year as a public company and gold producer, Superior Gold (TSXV: SGI) churned out 82,019 oz. of the precious metal from its…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Global exploration spending on the rebound, study finds
The following is an edited excerpt from the World Exploration Trends report, released by S&P Global Market Intelligence. To see the full report, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence….
Snapshot: Juniors in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
For mineral explorers and developers, the northern Andean countries of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru are a potent combination of richly endowed metal mineralization and under-explored…
Editorial: New DRC tax rates chasten foreign miners
In the mining world there’s no better epitome of a high-reward, high-risk jurisdiction than the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with its array of…
TSX Venture Exchange inches higher, March 5-9
After rising as many as 24 points midway through the trading week, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index levelled off at 828.9 — a 0.35% gain…
US markets rise, March 5-9
U.S. markets moved higher as U.S. President Donald Trump accepted an invitation to meet with North Korean strongman Kim Jong-un, and signed into law tariffs…
TSX posts modest gains, March 5-9
Canada’s benchmark index rose 1.25% to 5,577.81 during a largely stagnant trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.35% to 70.33 and the S&P/TSX…
Lupaka ramps up to underground production at Invicta
Lupaka Gold (TSXV: LPK) has tabled a positive preliminary economic assessment of its fully funded, 316 sq. km Invicta underground gold-copper project in Peru, 120…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: BC mining and exploration see resurgence, study finds
The following is the executive summary of the second annual “British Columbia mineral and coal exploration survey” conducted jointly by accounting firm EY, B.C.’s Ministry…
Global Mining and Exploration Snapshot: Gold, silver remain most sought targets worldwide
With metal prices strong through 2017 and into 2018, there has been resurgence in activity amongst junior explorers and developers, with an emphasis on gold…