Seabed rocks catch fire during lab tests
Metal-rich rocks recovered from the Pacific Ocean began smoking and heating when researchers broke them apart in a laboratory, highlighting a potential fire hazard for mining seafloor sulphide deposits. Two…
Mexico and Central America
Discovery silver project clears key Mexico hurdle
Discovery Mining (TSX: DSV, US-OTC: DSVSF) said it received two key environmental and land-use permits from the Mexican government, allowing the Canadian miner to advance its Cordero silver project toward…
TNM Drill Down: Contango tops silver assays for past month
Canada, the United States and Mexico yielded the best silver results from Aug. 17 to Sept. 15, data compiled by The Northern Miner show. Holes from Contango Silver & Gold…
Northern Miner awards Sean Boyd who built Agnico Eagle on ‘culture of the heart’
Sean Boyd complimented Paul Penna on his briefcase the first time the young auditor met Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) founder in 1983. Penna placed it on the tiny…
Sponsored: Riverside readies Mexico spinout
Riverside Resources President and CEO John-Mark Staude and Vice-President for Exploration for Ravina Resources Julian Manco in conversation with The Northern Miner Western Editor Henry Lazenby. This sponsored video is…
Capstone sells Mexican mine to Luca for up to $385M
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) is selling its Cozamin copper-silver-zinc-lead mine in Mexico to Luca Mining (TSXV: LUCA) for up to $385 million (C$540 million) as it redirects capital…
Silverco’s La Negra posts $329M value over $21M costs
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Silverco Mining’s (TSXV: SICO; US-OTC: SICOF) La Negra mine in central Mexico gives it very high value and returns compared to costs, as the…
Copper mine supply risks first decline since 2017: Sprott
Global mined copper production could fall this year for the first time in nearly a decade even after prices hit records, as disruptions, declining grades and weak Chilean output expose…
Aura secures $200M loan for Americas growth
Aura Minerals (Nasdaq: AUGO) has secured a $200-million (C$280-million) syndicated loan as the gold miner builds its Era Dorada project in Guatemala and works towards producing more than 600,000 gold-equivalent…
Deals sharpen South America’s critical minerals edge
South America is moving to turn its vast mineral wealth into a coordinated production and investment hub as governments race to secure critical minerals for energy, technology and defence. Chile,…
Metals Exploration locks in $27M as La India first gold nears
Metals Exploration (AIM:MTL) has secured $27 million (C$38 million) in equipment financing as its La India gold project in Nicaragua closes in on first production by year-end. The company has…
Blockade keeps Endeavour’s Mexican mine shut
Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) operations at its Terronera silver-gold mine in Mexico remained suspended Thursday as a local community blockade over infrastructure, services and financial support continued in…