Mexico Snapshot: Precious metals from coast to coast
Mineral companies large and small are active throughout Mexico. Precious metals remain the target of choice for explorers, developers and mine operators alike. Here are…
Volume 105 Number 18 September 2 – 15, 2019
Site visit: Coro dusts off new copper find
MEJILLONES, CHILE — Coro Mining (TSX: COP) could soon be building Chile’s newest copper mine. You would think someone would have already looked here. High…
US stocks drop, Aug. 19–23: Barrick, AngloGold Ashanti, Harmony Gold
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.99% to 25,628.90, and the S&P 500 Index dropped 1.44% to 2,847.11. Barrick Gold rose US75¢ to US$19.14 per…
TSX Venture rises, Aug. 19–23: Great Bear, Equinox, Cantex, Gowest
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 2% to 581.95 during the trading week. Great Bear Resources recorded the biggest value gain, rising $1.45 to $6.52….
TSX down, Aug. 19–23: Seabridge, SSR Mining, Torex, Prophecy
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.69% to 16,037.58. Spot gold finished the trading week at US$1526.60 per oz., up US$13.80, or 0.91%. The S&P/TSX Global…
Editorial: Musings on Greenland, tariffs and inverted yield curves
Last week the U.S. president abruptly cancelled a state visit to Denmark after the Danes rebuffed his proposal to buy Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory…
President of Mexico says ‘no new mining concessions’
Global mining companies operating in Mexico are working with the country’s mining chamber, Camimex, to determine the impact of Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s…
Telson Mining shifting focus from zinc to gold
Mounting challenges at its wholly owned Campo Morado zinc mine in Guerrero state, Mexico, has prompted Telson Mining (TSXV: TSN) to put the operation on…
SilverCrest pushes ahead with Las Chispas
Three years into exploring the Las Chispas district in Sonora, Mexico, SilverCrest Metals’ (TSXV: SIL; NYSE-AM: SILV) Las Chispas project is picking up speed. The…
‘Logic and law will prevail’ in dispute, Plateau Energy Metals’ CEO says
Plateau Energy Metals (TSXV: PLU) has lost its appeal to overturn a decision by the Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico (Ingemmet) to cancel 32 of…
Commentary: Security measures critical amid heightened risk in West Africa
The following is a summary of conclusions coming out of the West Africa Mining Security Conference provided by the Australian High Commission in Accra and the…
Premier hits exploration hard at Mercedes
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG) is convinced it can add years to the mine life at its 2,000-tonne-per-day Mercedes gold-silver mine in Mexico’s Sonora state….