Mexico and Central America Top Stories

Vizsla Silver’s Panuco ‘blows past’ analyst estimates

Panuco has a $1.1 billion after-tax net present value at a 5% discount rate, an 86% after-tax internal rate of return and a nine-month payback period.

Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | July 24, 2024 | 10:03 am

Deep-sea miner TMC plans to be ready to apply for licence

The Metals Company said current draft rules provide them with…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2024 | 5:43 am

Civil society groups file complaint against The Metals Company

Deep-sea miner is said to have misled investors, government officials,…

Staff Writer | July 23, 2024 | 7:43 am

Copper prices, output drive Grupo Mexico profit jump

Copper production during the quarter totaled 270,747 metric tons, up…

Reuters | July 22, 2024 | 10:40 am

Mexico government takes step toward classifying Vulcan mine location as protected area

Declaring Vulcan's Calica mine is in a “protected natural area,”…

Bloomberg News | July 19, 2024 | 1:20 pm

E-haul trucks could result in major savings for miners but adoption is slow – report

A new report by IDTechEx states that even though investing in e-haul trucks could result in major savings for miners, adoption is still in its nascent stages.

Staff Writer | April 24, 2024 | 6:06 am

ESG Watch: Why climate change is leaving mining firms between a rock and a hard place

By 2050, the World Bank forecasts that demand for the metals and minerals used to produce the clean energy technologies will increase by almost 500%.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 4:40 pm

TMC, SGS produce world’s first nickel sulphate from seafloor polymetallic nodules

Following the successful nickel sulphate production, SGS continues testing to produce what TMC believes will be the world’s first cobalt sulphate from polymetallic nodules.

Staff Writer | April 23, 2024 | 9:58 am

Endeavour Silver shares rise as Terronera surpasses the 50% completion mark

The commissioning of the mine is expected in Q4 2024.

Staff Writer | April 23, 2024 | 9:19 am

Panama election unlikely to shift outlook for First Quantum’s copper mine

Among the five frontrunners for presidency, three have vowed to continue with the plans to close the Cobre Panama mine.

Reuters | April 18, 2024 | 8:23 am

Governments must broker local support for mines, industry group says

CMM now pushing governments to bear the full responsibility of obtaining free, prior and informed consent from local communities.

Reuters | April 17, 2024 | 4:13 pm

Cobre Panama: How a $10 billion copper mine is now sitting idle in the jungle

For the wider mining industry, the story of First Quantum in Panama has become a cautionary tale.

Bloomberg News | April 16, 2024 | 6:17 am

Barrick’s gold production continues to trail estimates

The miner reported total preliminary output of 940,000 ounces of gold and 40,000 tonnes of copper in the three months ended March 31.

Reuters | April 16, 2024 | 5:27 am

Orla Mining to take Panama to arbitration court

Orla said it had notified authorities of its intentions with the hope of motivating talks between the parties.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2024 | 6:03 am

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