JV Article: New legislation to ‘turbo-charge’ mining in New Zealand: Resource Minister
The election of a new Prime Minister late last year was a geopolitical shift in New Zealand. The new government introduced a fast-track approvals bill…
Fortuna Silver Mines
Fortuna Silver boosts presence in West Africa with Chesser buy
Canadian miner Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) has expanded its footprint in West Africa after completing the acquisition of Australian gold junior Chesser Resources. In…
Fortuna discovers new vein at San Jose in Mexico after labour dispute raises costs
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) says it has discovered a new vein at its San Jose mine in Mexico that indicates a different type of…
Fortuna on track for African gold while riding out Mexican standoff, Peru protests
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) is pushing through a deadlock with Mexican authorities and the worst riots in Peru in decades without cutting…
US markets post gains over Jan. 23-27 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 602.59 points or 1.81% to finish the Jan. 23-27 trading week at 33,978.08 and the S&P 500 rose 97.95…
Mining in Africa Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Africa is home to bountiful reserves of metals such as gold, copper, and lithium. The continent also offers mineral exploration and development companies with large…
79North hits high grade at Nassau project in Suriname
79North’s (CSE: JQ; US-OTC: SVNTF) first six diamond drill holes into the Witlage target at its Nassau gold project in Suriname hit high-grade mineralization in…
Fortuna to add fifth mine to portfolio with construction of Seguela in Côte d’Ivoire
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) says it will develop its Séguéla gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, which the company acquired in a merger…
Higher metal prices to push exploration budgets up in 2022, says S&P Global
S&P Global Market Intelligence’s pipeline activity index points to mineral exploration budgets increasing by 5% to 10% in 2022, metals and mining analyst William Mason…
US markets rise, July 19-23
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.08% to finish the week at 35,061.55 and the S&P 500 climbed 1.96%% to 4,411.79. Spot gold dropped US$10.00 per…
Fortuna Silver shareholders back acquisition of Roxgold
Shareholders of both Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) and Roxgold (TSX: ROXG) have approved the business combination of the companies in an all-share deal valued at about $1…
Fortuna Silver to buy Roxgold in US$884 million deal
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) is buying Roxgold (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) in an all-share deal valued at about $1 billion (US$884.32 million), as strong…