Heavy rains to threaten 25% of world’s copper projects by 2050
Copper extraction is crucial to the energy transition, but a quarter of sites mining the metal face a rising threat from the impacts of climate change by mid-century, according to…
Mexico
Mexico to seek deal over disputed mining concession with Ganfeng
Less than a week after Ganfeng Lithium filed an arbitration case against Mexico over a cancelled lithium mining concession, outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said his government would seek…
China’s Ganfeng sues Mexico over lithium permit
China’s Ganfeng and two of its subsidiaries in Mexico have initiated an arbitration case against the country’s government over a cancelled mining concession for an advanced lithium project in the state…
Golden Minerals sells Mexico mines in shift to Argentina
Golden Minerals (NYSE-A: AUMN, TSX: AUMN) announced on Friday it has sold its primary assets in Mexico comprising the Velardeña properties in Durango state that it briefly brought back to…
Sierra Metals converts resources to reserves for Peru, Mexico mines
A Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT, US-OTC: SMTSF) update has converted between one-fourth and more than one-half of the resources at its Yauricocha and Bolivar underground polymetallic mines to reserves. Yauricocha,…
VIDEO: Sierra Metals CEO plans full Yauricocha copper ramp-up this year in Peru
Sierra Metals‘ (TSX: SMT; NYSE-AM: SMTS) CEO Ernesto Balarezo says in a new video the company is on track this year to expand copper production and free cash flow as…
MAC, Copper Mark team up to enhance transparency, credibility
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and The Copper Mark are collaborating on a pilot project seeking to enhance the assurance processes of both Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) and the…
Technology becoming a hot commodity among miners, says law firm
The mining sector’s recent shift towards adopting technology to tackle rising costs is turning digital intellectual property into a valuable commodity in its own right, says global law firm White…
Vizsla Silver to raise $30M for Panuco exploration, shares down
Vizsla Silver (TSXV: VZLA; NYSE: VZLA) is raising $30 million for exploration at its Panuco silver-gold project, located in southern Sinaloa, Mexico. The company has budgeted over 65,000 metres of…
JV Article: Miners’ payloads and passengers reach new peaks with Flygreen’s private jets
Flygreen is an international jet charter service with access to over 7,000 aircraft globally suited to meet needs specific to the mining industry, whether it be private or commercial jet…
TNM Drill Down: Nevada King delivers week’s best gold assay at Atlanta
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays from the Feb. 2-9 period. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by data company…
Video: Mazumdar highlights sector’s challenges; need for sentiment shift
Of the many challenges facing the mining sector right now, the biggest one is investor sentiment, says Joe Mazumdar, mining analyst, editor and writer of the Exploration Insights Newsletter. Mazumdar,…