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Silver price hits highest level since 2012, chasing gold’s record-breaking rally

Silver has rallied 37% so far this year.

Staff Writer | September 26, 2024 | 9:16 am

Guanajuato Silver hits production milestone at El Cubo, settles debts

A contingent payment of $1 million would be owed to…

Staff Writer | September 26, 2024 | 8:12 am

Gatos Silver extends mine life to 2032, boosts output by 36%

Updated mineral reserve for its flagship Cerro Los Gatos mine…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 26, 2024 | 7:08 am

Asante Gold secures $100 million to grow Ghana mines

About 90.7 million shares will be sold at C$1.50 each…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 26, 2024 | 3:55 am

Burgundy Diamond halts Sable expansion plans at Ekati in Northwest Territories

Earlier this year, the company told the CBC that "the…

Staff Writer | September 25, 2024 | 4:31 pm

Mine pollution has isolated British trout — study

Trout living in rivers polluted by metal from old mines across the British Isles are genetically "isolated" from other trout.

Staff Writer | June 4, 2024 | 6:15 am

Gem Diamonds finds 172-carat stone at Letšeng

This is the seventh diamond greater than 100 carats the company has recovered this year at the prolific mine in Lesotho.

Staff Writer | June 4, 2024 | 3:51 am

New technocrat Mexican leader unlikely pro-mining even as she replaces ‘whim and bombast’

Claudia Sheinbaum is expected to continue the anti-mining policies of outgoing President Andres Manuel López Obrador.

Colin McClelland | June 3, 2024 | 7:49 am

Researchers push for using iron instead of cobalt, nickel in next-gen lithium-ion batteries

A team of scientists has transformed the reactivity of iron metal, the cheapest metal commodity.

Staff Writer | June 3, 2024 | 6:06 am

Taseko’s Gibraltar copper mine halted as workers strike

More than 500 workers walked off the job over the weekend at the Gibraltar copper mine in central B.C., Canada.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 3, 2024 | 3:53 am

New project approval could allow Peru to produce four million tonnes of copper annually — minister

The Minister of Energy and Mines, Rómulo Mucho, said Peru's copper production could eventually rival that of neighbouring Chile.

Staff Writer | June 2, 2024 | 11:39 am

Gold, zinc help manipulate water to create clean fuels with no dirty byproducts

Researchers have figured out how to create a clean energy loop using gold.

Staff Writer | June 2, 2024 | 6:48 am

MacDonald Mines pulls assays linked to former CEO Yarie, echoing Red Pine

MacDonald Mines said this week its drill results on the Scadding project near Sudbury, Ontario couldn’t be relied upon.

Colin McClelland | May 31, 2024 | 8:41 am

Codelco and SQM agree on final lithium deal

Their partnership is expected to start in 2025 and run through 2060, with Codelco overseeing general management as of 2031.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2024 | 6:07 am

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