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Lumina Gold secures ‘slightly better’ Ecuador terms with Cangrejos mining permit, analyst says
Lumina Gold (TSXV: LUM) has secured an exploitation permit with attractive financial terms from Ecuador, keeping its Cangrejos gold-copper project on track for a mid-2025 feasibility study. The contract includes…
Ecuador court gives green light for Silvercorp, Salazar’s El Domo project
Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM; NYSE: SVM) and partner Salazar Resources (TSXV: SRL) can now build the Curipamba-El Domo copper-gold project in Ecuador it acquired in July after clearing a legal…
SolGold sets Cascabel project milestones to reach by year-end
Ecuador-focused SolGold (LSE: SOLG; TSX: SOLG) reaffirmed its commitment to de-risking and advancing its flagship Cascabel copper-gold asset through a set of milestones, in a progress update on Wednesday. The…
SolGold signs US$750M gold stream deal for Ecuador project
Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV NYSE: FNV) and Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR, NYSE: OR) have agreed to provide US$750 million in funding to SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) for its Cascabel…
SolGold inks contract for Ecuador’s biggest project
SolGold (LSE, TSX: SOLG) signed a decades-long deal with the Ecuadorian government for the country’s largest-ever mining project, the US$3.2 billion Cascabel copper-gold mine. The shares gained a penny to…
SolGold secures US$10M loan for Cascabel as talks for larger financing continue
Ecuador-focused SolGold (LSE: SOLG) says it has lined up a $10-million loan facility for its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project in the country’s north, adding it is in talks with capital…
SolGold reaches deal with Ecuador on Cascabel development, financing
SolGold (LSE: SOLG; TSX: SOLG) said on Friday it had reached an agreement with the Ecuadorian government covering “certain financial terms and conditions”, along with a 33-year renewable permit to…
Miners praise Ecuador’s new president as he battles narco-gangs to bolster jobs
Ecuador’s new President Daniel Noboa was elected last October with a seemingly impossible task. He had just 18 months before the next vote to beat back the country’s spiralling gang…
SolGold to invest US$3.2B in Cascabel under deal signed with Ecuador
Shares in Ecuador-focused SolGold (LSE: SOLG; TSX: SOLG) shot up more than 23% on Wednesday after the company committed to invest US$3.2 billion in its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project and…
Adventus buys Beaty-backed Luminex for Ecuador focus
Canadian junior Adventus Mining (TSX-V: ADZN; US-OTC: ADVZF) is acquiring cohort Luminex Resources (TSX-V: LR; US-OTC: LUMIF) in an all-stock deal to focus on copper and gold development in Ecuador….
SolGold advances plan to sell flagship Ecuador copper project
SolGold (LSE: SOLG) said on Wednesday it’s making headway with the potential sale of its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador, as it has held talks with more than 20…