Video: New Gold eyes K-Zone study to extend New Afton
New Gold (TSX, NYSE: NGD) is fast-tracking work on the emerging K-Zone at its New Afton gold-copper mine in British Columbia, CEO Patrick Godinand says. An initial integrated resource and…
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Video: Hecla cuts debt, eyes organic growth
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) has strengthened its balance sheet after a record second quarter, CEO Robert Krcmarov said. The United States’ oldest public silver miner is to channel stronger cash…
Eagle Energy builds interest despite government snag
The current federal government shutdown in the United States is complicating efforts by mine developer Eagle Energy Metals to proceed with a proposed stock market listing by the end of…
Silver tops $50 as squeeze bites; lease rates surge
Silver hovered near $50 (C$70) an oz. on Friday after setting a record at $51.30 a day earlier in its first trip over the threshold since 1980, as haven flows…
Antofagasta ignites Centinela mine expansion
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has launched the next stage of its copper growth strategy with the first blast at the Encuentro Sulphides pit at its Centinela mine in the…
Video: Torex Gold CEO touts Media Luna ramp, multi-metal pivot
Torex Gold ‘s (TSX: TXG; OTCQX: TORXF) new Media Luna underground mine is up and running at the Morelos complex in Guerrero, Mexico, with the ramp on track and a…
Clean Air PEA bets on toll milling for fast Thunder Bay North payback
An updated study for Clean Air Metals’ (TSXV: AIR; US-OTC: CLRMF) Thunder Bay North platinum–palladium project in northern Ontario significantly cuts initial costs by shifting to a toll-mill processing scenario…
Video: In a ‘perfect storm,’ Asia now sets gold’s moves
Gold’s price setting has moved from the West to the East since March – a shift that shows the United States is losing control over gold and possibly other financial…
Over 25% of copper supply facing ESG hurdles: study
About 6.4 million tonnes of copper production capacity, equal to more than one-quarter of global mine output, are stalled or suspended due to environmental, social, and governance (ESG), a new…
Gold breaks $4,000 on rate-cut bets, haven demand
Spot gold peaked at around $4,037 per oz. in early trading Wednesday as investors sought safety amid a dovish United States Federal Reserve outlook and a U.S. data vacuum from…
Video: B2Gold rerating hinges on Goose, Mali permit
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) expects a market rerating after achieving commercial production this week at Goose in Nunavut and as it works to secure a key permit in Mali,…
Gold hits 39th record this year above $3,970
Gold pushed to a fresh record above $3,970 per oz. on Tuesday as investors sought safety amid a United States government shutdown, political turmoil in France and rising bets on…