Avino totals 137M oz. silver-equivalent at La Preciosa
The latest resource estimate for the La Preciosa silver project, which is being acquired by Avino Silver and Gold Mines (TSX: ASM; NYSE: ASM), totals 137 million oz. of silver-equivalent…
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Argentina’s Chubut province repeals new open-pit mining law after protests
Argentina’s Chubut province has reversed a decision to allow open pit mining in certain zones of the province following protests against the law. On December 15, the province approved a…
Fortuna Silver receives EIA extension for San Jose mine in Mexico
Mexico has granted Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) a 12-year extension to its environmental impact authorization for the company’s San Jose mine in Oaxaca state, after first denying the extension in November. “After continued dialogue and technical…
Permit delays for winter road to Prairie Creek in NWT push back NorZinc schedule
Unexpected regulatory requirements have NorZinc (TSX: NZC; US-OTC: NORZF) delaying construction of the winter road to the Prairie Creek project – and the start of production – for at least…
Update: Bear Creek Mining acquires Mercedes mine from Equinox
The company says the Mercedes acquisition will provide a source of funding for future construction of its Corani silver mine.
New Chubut law could pave way for Pan American’s Navidad project after a decade
Argentina’s Chubut province approved a legislative bill this week that could potentially modify a 19-year-old law against open pit mining and allow Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) to advance its…
Orla pours first gold at Camino Rojo in Mexico
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) has accomplished the first gold pour at its Camino Rojo gold-silver project in Mexico’s Zacatecas state. The first pour occurred on schedule on December…
Franco-Nevada takes strategic stake in Skeena Resources
Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV) is acquiring 1.47 million flow-through common shares in Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) at $21 per share in a non-brokered private placement. After the deal closes,…
Decarbonization plays the metals fiddle in 2022
The recent 26th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) brought about renewed vigour to phase down carbon dioxide emissions across the globe. Still, to get there, the mining…
JV Article: Equity Metals hits bonanza-grade silver at Silver Queen in BC
Canadian explorer Equity Metals (TSXV: EQTY; US-OTC: EQMEF) owns precious-base metal and diamond projects in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. The Vancouver-headquartered junior is focused on advancing its 100%-owned flagship Silver…
Infinitum Copper plans IPO in January; advances Adelita project in Mexico
With an “A” team of technical advisors, Infinitum Copper has big plans for its Adelita copper project in Mexico, and plans to list on the Toronto Venture Exchange early next…
2022: Another year to disappoint irrational expectations
While 2020 and 2021 have been brutal overall, the reality is that they have been very good for gold and silver. The first part of 2021 was good for platinum,…