May 9, 2018 Expansion of Canada’s first surface and underground diamond mine delayed Construction of a new open pit at the mine has been delayed until further notice.
May 9, 2018 Kinross reels as two more African nations seek mining payoffs The Canadian miner is the latest company to be hit by changing policies in Africa as governments seem increasingly willing to upend historic deals with foreign companies in their quest…
May 9, 2018 Mexico greenlights First Majestic’s $320 million-acquisition of Primero The approval was the final government agency’s permission the parties required to close the deal.
May 9, 2018 Optimism returns to B.C.’s mining sector as revenues rise by over a third in the last year Prices for most metals and minerals produced in the province continue to steadily recover from multi-year lows.
May 9, 2018 Nutrien speeds up sale of $4bn-stake in Chilean lithium giant SQM The world’s largest potash miner said it expected to have an announcement on the matter by the end of June.
May 9, 2018 Barrick grabs stake in Midas Gold, accesses promising Idaho project The $38-million investment will give Barrick an almost 20%-stake in Midas Gold.
May 9, 2018 Seabridge discovers new gold zones at Courageous Lake Winter drilling has identified two new gold zones, Olsen and Marsh Pond, with widths and grades suggesting they could make a contribution to project resources similar to the Walsh Lake…
May 8, 2018 The DJIA, gold industry, & gold equities Gold orientated discovery company, Westhaven Ventures, is currently drilling a potentially high grade epithermal gold target in an underexplored gold belt.
May 8, 2018 Canadian-made responsible mining initiative answers global demand for supply chain transparency The Mining Association of Canada’s (MAC) Toward Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative is an accountability program for social and environmental performance.
May 8, 2018 MAC fetes Vale and IAMGOLD with 2018 TSM Excellence Awards The companies were recognized with the awards yesterday at the CIM Awards Gala in Vancouver.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
