Bunker Hill to buy Silver47 in $163M all-stock deal
Bunker Hill Mining (TSX: BNKR; US-OTC: BHLL) agreed to buy Silver47 Exploration (TSX-V: AGA; US-OTC: AAGA) in an all-stock deal valued at about $163 million (C$225 million) that will create…
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South32 breaks decade-long US permit curse in Arizona
South32‘s (ASX: S32) Hermosa zinc-silver project in southern Arizona has secured final federal approval in just over two years, becoming the first mining project to complete the US FAST-41 permitting…
Spanish Mountain logs high-grade gold results in BC
New drilling by Spanish Mountain Gold (TSXV: SPA) at its namesake project in British Columbia paves the way for an expansion of the property’s gold system. The stock jumped. Standout…
Coeur doubles Mexico exploration budget to $158M
Coeur Mining (TSX, NYSE: CDE) plans to spend twice as much this year drilling in Mexico after reporting high-grade assays from its Palmarejo operation in Chihuahua state. The stock rose….
AbraSilver study quadruples Argentina project value
A definitive feasibility study for AbraSilver Resource’s (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) Diablillos silver-gold project in Argentina quadruples the open-pit mine’s projected value and cuts the payback period to less than…
Endeavour Silver hints at mine-life extension in Mexico
New drilling by Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) at its Terronera silver and gold operation in west-central Mexico produced high-grade results that highlight exploration potential beyond the existing mine…
GoGold approved to build $227M mine in Mexico
GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD) has received federal approval in Mexico to begin construction of its $227 million (C$316 million) Los Ricos South (LRS) underground mine in Jalisco state. Shares of…
Aya logs bonanza silver hits in Morocco
New drilling at Aya Gold & Silver’s (TSX, Nasdaq: AYA) Zgounder mine in Morocco yielded several bonanza hits near and below the limits of the current open pit. The standout…
How to dodge the Iran war
Soaring fuel and chemicals prices triggered by the war in the Middle East are pushing global miners to dig deep for creative solutions. Take the case of Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI; ASX: MC2), which…
Blue Lagoon hits commercial production at BC gold-silver project
Blue Lagoon Resources (CSE: BLLG) said it officially attained commercial production at its Dome Mountain gold and silver project in British Columbia. Underground mining rates exceeded 100 tonnes per day…
Americas Gold swap ends 600K oz silver stream burden
Americas Gold and Silver (TSX: USA; NYSE-A: USAS) agreed to end remaining silver delivery obligations to Sprott Mining in exchange for nearly 8 million shares, removing future debt tied to…
McEwen climbs on quarterly earnings beat
Shares of McEwen (NYSE, TSX: MUX) advanced after the Canadian gold and silver miner reported better-than-expected quarterly results. Net income for the first quarter reached $33.4 million or $0.56 per…