December 10, 2019

Guatemalan mine resistance speaks out in Western Canada

It was the first advocacy effort of its kind in a mining conflict that has spanned a decade, three countries and multiple legal challenges.

December 10, 2019

Metals’ reversals, lower prices and our precious profits

The short-term outlook for the precious metals market looks very bearish.

December 10, 2019

Integra intercepts high grades at DeLamar

Drill highlights include 34.1 metres of 10.88 g/t gold and 115.31 g/t silver.

December 10, 2019

ICMM updates mine-community relations guide to reflect investors’ pressure

Improved guidance integrates the eight effectiveness criteria of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

December 10, 2019

Madagascar to raise minerals taxes, take 20% stake in mining projects

Mining royalties would rise to 8% from 2% for raw precious stones. Rough industrial stones would attract a 6% royalty rate while cut industrial stones would be taxed at 3%.

December 10, 2019

StrikePoint close to completing acquisition of Skeena’s subsidiary

The Vancouver-based miner wants to get its hands on the Porter silver project in British Columbia.

December 6, 2019

Canada Cobalt Works turns to high-tech to explore historic Castle mine

The British Columbian miner is using a custom-built borehole inspection camera to reach the “Robinson Zone.”

December 5, 2019

Kinross walks away from Ecuador project with Lundin stake sale

It is selling its remaining 20.7 million shares in the Vancouver-based gold miner to the other two major investors — Newcrest and the Lundin Family Trust.

December 4, 2019

Radius Gold’s Amalia project returns long intercept

Drilling returned 1.53 g/t gold and 21 g/t silver over 120 metres.

December 4, 2019

New Pacific acquires Silverstrike project in Bolivia for $1.35m

The Canadian junior said asset holds extensive silver mining dumps, the results of Spanish colonial mining activities.