Wheaton promotes Hodaly to CEO, names Smallwood chair
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX, NYSE, LSE: WPM) said Friday that President Haytham Hodaly will succeed Randy Smallwood as CEO next month to support the company’s next phase of growth. Hodaly, a…
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JV Video: Minaurum’s Alamos lands 55M-oz resource
Minaurum Silver’s (TSXV: MGG; US-OTC: MMRGF) maiden inferred resource of about 35 million oz. silver at its Alamos project in Mexico’s Sonora state, published late last month, gives the junior…
Heliostar pours first gold from San Agustin mine
Mexico-focused miner Heliostar Metals (TSX-V: HSTR) says it has poured first gold from the recently restarted San Agustin mine in Durango state. The open-pit mine officially becomes Heliostar’s second producing…
Spotlight: Energy Transition Metals – Part 2
Energy transition metals have never been as critical as they are today. Here’s a look at four more companies seeking to reduce North America’s reliance on critical minerals from China by building domestic supply…
Roundup video: BC must open land access, AME says
British Columbia should do more than that just impose fixed timelines for mineral exploration permits to restore confidence for prospectors and juniors, the head of the Association for Mineral Exploration…
Capstone strike ends allowing Mantoverde at full rate
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) is preparing to restore full output at its Mantoverde copper-gold mine in Chile after workers in the operation’s biggest union ratified a new three-year…
DPM adds 20% gold-silver to extend Bulgaria mine
DPM Metals (TSX: DPM) says a resource update for its Chelopech gold-copper mine in Bulgaria has added four years to the property’s operational life. Chelopech is now projected to have…
VRIC video: Few new TSX listings suggest it’s early in cycle for juniors, Soar Financial says
The relative lack of new mining listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange last year – despite firmer metals sentiment – suggested the junior market was still in the early innings…
BHP selects largest intake for Xplor program
BHP (ASX, LSE: BHP) has selected its largest intake for the annual Xplor program aimed at supporting companies involved in early stages of mineral exploration. The Australian miner announced this…
Anglo flags third De Beers writedown
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is weighing a third writedown of De Beers in as many years as weak diamond prices persist and the miner advances asset sales ahead of its…
Barrick eyes North America assets IPO, confirms CEO
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) unveiled plans to spin off its North American gold assets into a new publicly listed company by the end of the year as it appointed…
Infographic: North America’s next rare earths mine?
Rare earths – essential components in electronics, defence applications and electric vehicle batteries – are hot geopolitical items as Western countries seek to secure supplies outside of Chinese control. Exploration…