TNM Drill Down: Ecuador, Yukon and Colombia yield week’s top gold assays
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays from Jan. 12-19. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified…
South America
Bolivia hopes US$90M Chinese-funded lithium plant will crack DLE puzzle
Bolivian state-owned lithium company YLB has inked a new deal with a Chinese consortium to install a pilot plant at the vast Uyuni salt flat, where…
Founders links Antino’s high-grade zones in Suriname
Founders Metals (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) says assays from its Antino gold project in southeast Suriname show potential for significant gold mineralization between two zones….
Collective Mining shares up on Trap porphyry discovery at Guayabales
Collective Mining (TSX: CNL) announced a second porphyry discovery on the Guayabales project at the Trap target since the June 2022 discovery of the Apollo…
Vale considers shorter CEO term for Bartolomeo
According to Valor Econômico, the federal government is attempting to appoint former Brazilian Minister of Finance Guido Mantega as a Vale executive director.
How did Vale tailings dam burst and kills hundreds?
Construction details in the tailings dam at Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Corrego do Feijao iron ore mine in Brazil may have caused the burst that killed…
Los Pelambres boosted Antofagasta copper production in 2023
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has reported a 2% increase in annual copper production last year to 660,600 tonnes thanks to strong performances by its largest…
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,…
Energy metals snapshot: Eight companies hunting for green technology metals
Green metals are critical to new decarbonization technologies including lithium-ion batteries, electric and hybrid vehicles, while rising demand for nuclear energy projects is spurring the…
Marimaca shares rise on new drill results from flagship project in Chile
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI) shares were up Monday after the company announced the completion of the infrastructure condemnation drilling program at its namesake project in…
Posco, Lithium South to jointly develop Hombre Muerto project
South Korea’s Posco and Canada’s Lithium South Development (TSXV: LIS) — a junior with a $39-million market cap — have signed an agreement for the…
Serra Verde enters commercial production in Brazil
Rare earths developer Serra Verde announced on Thursday it has started commercial production of mixed rare earth concentrate (MREC) from the first phase of its…