Trillions needed to achieve net-zero by 2050 — Wood Mackenzie
The world is currently on course for global warming levels between 2.5˚C and 3˚C by the end of the century, far exceeding the 1.5˚C target outlined in the Paris Agreement…
Mexico and Central America
Heliostar expands high-grade gold at Ana Paula, uncovering a new zone
Drill results from Heliostar Metals’ (TSXV: HSTR; US-OTC: HSTXF) Ana Paula gold project in Guerrero, Mexico, suggest potential for a resource increase and a new, near-surface find. The Vancouver-based junior…
Gold stocks starting to outshine bullion: Canaccord report
Higher gold and silver prices are finally jump-starting the stock prices of the companies that mine the metals, Canaccord Genuity Capital Markets analysts said in a report this week. Equities…
Omai Gold fast-tracks Guyana drilling to speed resource update
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) has added a third drill rig at its namesake Guyana project as it aims to update the resource and the project’s preliminary economic…
Silver Tiger shares slide on prefeasibility for El Tigre project in Mexico
A prefeasibility study released Tuesday tabled strong economics and a quick payback for Silver Tiger Metals’ (TSXV: SLVR; US-OTC: SLVTF) El Tigre silver-gold project in Sonora, Mexico. The report pinned…
Guanajuato Silver earns $3M Sprott investment backing
Guanajuato Silver Company (TSXV: GSVR) announced on Tuesday that it has arranged a private placement of about 33.3 million units priced at 24¢ each for proceeds of $8 million. Anchoring…
Calibre Mining pares gold outlook, flags 14% Valentine capex hike
Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) shares fell after the company cut its gold production forecast by over 18% and raised the cost estimate of the Valentine project in Newfoundland…
How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust
Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem. It’s one Guy Desharnais, Osisko Gold Royalties’ (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) vice-president for project evaluation,…
G Mining-Reunion Gold spinout Greenheart raises $36M for exploration
Greenheart Gold (TSXV: GHRT) shares gained 10.5% Friday after it said it had closed a $36-million, upsized private placement to fund exploration at its projects in the Guiana Shield. The…
Site visit: Liberty Gold fast tracks past-producing Black Pine in Idaho
Salt Lake City, Utah – Liberty Gold’s (TSX: LGD) vice-president of exploration, Peter Shabestari, skillfully navigates steep turns around sheer rock faces at the company’s Black Pine Mountain gold project…
Video: Caledonia Mining targets 2025 Bilboes feasibility to chart growth course, exec says
Zimbabwe-focused Caledonia Mining (LSE: CMCL) will finalize a feasibility study for its Bilboes gold project early next year, CEO Mark Learmonth said in an interview. The project, acquired in early…
Video: Kefi Gold nears $320M loan to start Tulu Kapi build, founder says
Kefi Gold and Copper (AIM: KEFI) founder Harry Anagnostaras-Adams says a US$320-million construction loan for the company’s first mine, Tulu Kapi gold mine in Ethiopia, is expected to close shortly, with…