April 7, 2021

Canadian miners subject to tougher tailings standards

The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has updated its tailings standards and it now meets or exceeds most global guidelines.

April 6, 2021

Pre-consultation for Pan American Silver’s Escobal begins this month

The world’s third largest silver mine has been shut since July 2017 after Guatemala's Supreme Court provisionally ordered so following an appeal from environment and human rights organization CALAS.

March 31, 2021

BMW, Volvo, Google and Samsung call for ban on deep-sea mining

They are the first global companies to have signed up a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a moratorium on mining the seabed.

March 30, 2021

Condor Gold touts drill results at La India

Drill results from the starter pit reinforce the company’s confidence in the geological model, mineral resource, reserve calculation and mining plan.

March 29, 2021

McEwen resumes operations at El Gallo mine in Mexico

The Canadian miner has reached a new 10-year agreement with locals, who had blocked access to the mine two weeks ago.

March 23, 2021

Global gold exploration: Eight companies on the move

With gold’s reputation as a store of value and recent gold-focused merger and acquisition activity, there is renewed investor interest in companies active in this exploration.

March 22, 2021

Zacatecas Silver aims to add shine to Mexico silver sector

Eric Sprott invested, and the company has 19,338 acres in the Fresnillo Silver Belt.

March 8, 2021

IGF proposes policy actions to support women in mining

The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development says most mining laws and regulations don’t acknowledge women as active participants in the sector.

March 4, 2021

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners

Resource nationalism has been on the rise over the past year, but Verisk Maplecroft believes the worst is yet to come for miners as governments try to claw back the…

March 3, 2021

Co-operation between artisanal miners and companies gains momentum

Artisanal mining is considered the main source of global mercury pollution.