Lower silver output in Peru, Mexico to drag down global production
Global mined silver production will fall 2% in 2023 to 820 million ounces from 2022 totals due to lower output from operations in top producing countries Mexico and Peru, The…
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Wheaton Precious Metals beefs up streaming portfolio with US$530M spend
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM, NYSE: WPM; LSE: WPM) announced on Thursday agreements to acquire existing precious metals royalty streams on Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN) Platreef project in South Africa…
Skeena feasibility delivers longer mine life, bigger capex for Eskay Creek
Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) has released highlights of a definitive feasibility study for its Eskay Creek gold-silver project in northwest British Columbia that paints a picture of a…
American Lithium eyes Peru production as court rules in its favour
American Lithium (TSXV: LI; NASDAQ: AMLI) said on Wednesday that Peru’s top court had confirmed its local subsidiary’s ownership of 32 out of 172 disputed concessions. The ruling, consistent with…
Minaurum’s ‘drill to kill’ plan expected to pay off at Alamos Silver in Mexico
Minaurum Gold (TSXV: MGG; US-OTC: MMRGF) is planning to put together a first resource next year at the Alamos Silver project in Mexico, the company said in an early November…
JV Video: Dolly Varden Silver also seeks gold in BC with Hecla support
Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV:DV; US-OTC:DOLLF) is advancing the Kitsault Valley project in northwest British Columbia’s Golden Triangle, Rob Van Egmond, the company’s vice-president for exploration, says in a new video. The…
‘No is a valid outcome of consultation,’ groups fighting Taranis’s Thor copper project in B.C. say
A dispute between Taranis Resources (TSXV: TRO; US-OTC: TNREF), the British Columbia government and First Nations groups over the Thor polymetallic project is brewing over long drilling exploration permit delays. After…
JV Video: Group Eleven Resources drills for ESG-friendly zinc in Ireland
Strong drill results are convincing Group Eleven Resources’ (TSXV: ZNG) CEO Bart Jaworski that the company’s on its way to finding the Republic of Ireland’s next big zinc mine. As…
Embattled Scotgold Resources ready to go into administration
Struggling Scotgold Resources, which operates Scotland’s only gold mine, is planning to appoint administrators over the coming days as financing talks announced last month failed to attract investment. The gold miner went into…
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…
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…