The Vancouver-based miner identified more than 50 copper occurrences in outcrop at the British Columbian property.

Harte Gold is currently ramping up its Sugar Zone mine, expected to produce 24,000 oz. to 26,000 oz. this year.

The Mexican environmental authority issued a ruling to not approve the company’s updated environmental impact assessment for the San Antonio project.

Current indicated resources at Silver Coin stand at 859,000 tonnes grading 8.01 g/t gold for a total of 221,000 oz.

News agency Khaama Press reports that President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani cancelled the contracts held by the JVs formed by US-based CENTAR Limited.

With the rise in the price of gold over the past year, precious metals exploration has picked up steam worldwide.