Exclusive: Bristow eyes copper growth as Barrick invests in junior
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is investing in junior Hercules Silver (TSXV: BIG) as part of a plan to find porphyry copper deposits, Barrick CEO Mark Bristow says. Of…
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CMS: Streaming could jump-start critical mineral finance, Smallwood says
The metals streaming finance model pioneered by Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM) could be ideal for early-stage critical mineral developers to shore up their treasuries in difficult markets,…
Hecla invests $10M in Dolly Varden Silver, ups share to 15%-plus
Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV:DV; US-OTC:DOLLF) will receive a $10-million strategic investment from Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL), with Hecla agreeing to subscribe for around 15.4 million Dolly Varden shares issued at a…
Fortuna Silver wins another court decision in Mexico, has San Jose EIA reinstated
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) has had the 12-year environmental impact authorization (EIA) for its San Jose mine reinstated after Mexico’s federal court ruled in favour of the company…
JV Video: Fireweed Metals advances Macmillan Pass, Mactung in Yukon
Fireweed Metals (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) is planning a resource update early next year on its Macmillan Pass zinc-lead-silver project in the Yukon, CEO Brandon Macdonald says. Next door along the…
Wheaton invests US$115M for silver stream in Mineral Park mine
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: FWB) has agreed to invest US$115 million during construction of the Mineral Park polymetallic project in Arizona in return for a stream covering 100%…
Why junior explorers will emerge from the dust
No doubt 2023 has been a difficult year for the junior mining sector. Across the board we’ve seen small-cap explorers sell-down toward multi-year lows. A decade of underinvestment in new…
Explorers in Colombia keep spending amid Petro government’s leftist rhetoric
More than a year after Colombia’s leftist president Gustavo Petro took power, investment by public companies is rising along with their exploration activity, despite initial concerns the government would restrict…
US DOI draft study poses further setback for Alaska’s Ambler road project
The proposed 211-mile transportation corridor for accessing untouched mineral deposits in northwestern Alaska, also known as the Ambler road project, will likely cause harm to wildlife and disruptions to local…
Goliath closes $8.6M upsized financing, welcomes new institutional investor
Goliath Resources (TSXV: GOT; US-OTC: GOTRF) has completed the second and final tranche of a recently upsized private placement that would see the Canadian junior miner raise a total of…
Pan American Silver plans La Colorada mine restart after armed robbery
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) announced Wednesday that it will restart operations at its La Colorada mine in Mexico on Oct. 16 following a shift change and the…
Volcanic Gold rises on Guatemala Mila discovery
Volcanic Gold Mines (TSXV: VGI) says it has discovered high-grade gold at surface on its Mila prospect, part of the greenfields Motagua Norte project under option from Radius Gold (TSXV:…