VRIC: Gold set to gain as shine comes off US dollar
Escalating U.S. debt and a global move away from the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency presents opportunity for gold and a complex landscape for mining, a recent industry…
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Lithium market transition comes with delays, layoffs and M&As — Wood Mac
The lithium market is being shaken-up by a sharp, sustained slump in prices and a demand slowdown, which has disrupted projects and forced miners to cut production and look for…
Hecla Mining to speed up growth by expanding into Latin America
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL), the largest silver producer in the United States, is looking to expand into Mexico, Peru and two other countries in Latin America to speed up growth…
Guatemala to review all mining licences, including Bluestone’s just-granted permit
The Guatemalan Ministry of Energy and Mines will review all mining licenses in response to multiple complaints regarding bribes and corruption.
Kootenay Silver updates La Cigarra resource
Mexico-focused Kootenay Silver (TSXV: KTN) has released an updated resource estimate for its La Cigarra project in Chihuahua state that improved silver grades by upwards of 20% compared to a…
Endeavour Silver on track for year-end start at Terronera in Mexico
Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) is pushing ahead to start its Terronera silver-gold project in Jalisco state, Mexico, by the end of this year. However, the miner raised its…
Barrick denies meeting First Quantum in Panama
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has refuted a report from a Canadian newspaper saying that one of the gold miner’s executives had met with First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM)…
Bluestone soars on open-pit OK for Guatemalan gold
Shares in Bluestone Resources (TSXV: BSR) doubled after Guatemala approved a plan to change the contentious Cerro Blanco gold project to an open-pit operation from underground as the company considers selling…
TNM Drill Down: Apollo rises at Collective Mining’s Guayabales project
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays from Dec. 29- Jan. 12. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by data provider…
Avino gets community OK to develop La Preciosa silver mine
Canada’s Avino Silver & Gold Mines (TSX: ASM; NYSE; ASM) has signed a long-term land-use agreement with a local community surrounding La Preciosa mine in Durango, western Mexico. La Preciosa…
BMO cautions against excess gold sector royalty deals
A trend among gold developers to write royalties as a strategy to raise investor value amid a stifled financial market carries high risks, a new BMO Capital Markets report found…
Gold heists: Air Canada caper shows yellow metal’s criminal allure hasn’t dimmed
It’s a gold mine in the dead of night. Crooks snip through a wire fence and find keys to a forklift still in the ignition. It roars to life and…