Silver Top Stories

Rio Tinto rejects push by activist shareholders to reveal emission targets

Miner has hit back at a push to make it more accountable for carbon emissions produced by its customers, including Chinese steel makers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 18, 2019 | 3:52 am

Global Exploration Snapshot: The Americas, West Africa and Australasia remain popular

A look at eight majors and juniors exploring for gold…

Northern Miner Staff | March 17, 2019 | 11:42 am

Silvercrest upgrades resource at Las Chipas ahead of PEA

The project now contains 1 million indicated tonnes grading 6.98…

Northern Miner Staff | March 15, 2019 | 11:22 am

Value of British Columbia’s mining M&As rebounded after 2017’s decline

A 272.9% increase since 2014 has driven the median M&A…

Business in Vancouver | March 14, 2019 | 3:39 pm

Northern Dynasty raises $10 million to develop Alaska Pebble project

The current resource estimates indicate the asset holds 57 billion pounds…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 13, 2019 | 8:51 am

Codelco halts world’s largest open pit copper mine over strike

Things took a turn for the worse Friday, when a worker was shot dead by police near the company's smaller Salvador mine in northern Chile.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 28, 2015 | 9:30 am

First Majestic announces friendly acquisition of Silvercrest Mines

"Combined company with production of well over 20 million silver equivalent ounces per year"

First Majestic Silver Corp. | July 27, 2015 | 9:50 am

Loonie headed to 75 cents by autumn:BMO

Canadians can expect the value of the loonie to drop even further this summer, reaching US$0.75 — or perhaps even lower — according to economists at BMO.

Business in Vancouver | July 27, 2015 | 1:41 am

Underground gold miner limits production after pollution violation

Banks Island Gold accused of pollution spills

Michael Allan McCrae | July 27, 2015 | 1:40 am

Caterpillar CEO says more restructurings are likely

Strong greenback is another drag.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 24, 2015 | 3:30 pm

Gold miners nearing rebound

As we pen this on Thursday evening it appears Friday could be a nasty day if Gold breaks below $1080/oz. Nevertheless, the odds now favor a rebound in the weeks ahead and especially in the gold miners.

Jordan Roy-Byrne – The Daily Gold | July 24, 2015 | 8:30 am

New study: Costs of permitting delays to mining projects

Study shows half of a mining project's value can be lost due to permitting delays.

National Mining Association | July 24, 2015 | 5:00 am

US mining policy and global competitiveness

Mark Fellows, director of metals consulting at SNL Metals & Mining, explains why permitting delays happen, what they’re costing our economy and how to fix it.

National Mining Association | July 24, 2015 | 3:32 am

Coal slump hits Teck’s profit, output forecast

The Vancouver-based miner profit fell 21% in the quarter, making it adjust its 2015 coal production forecast to 25-26 million tonnes from 26.5-27.5 million tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2015 | 5:30 am

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