The world’s top silver producer and Mexico’s largest gold miner declared a dividend of 13.3 cents per share, down 51% from a year prior.

i-80 would consolidate the northern portion of the Eureka district and increase the size of its land package at Ruby Hill by more than 34%.

The remote Ambler Mining District contains massive lodes of minerals essential to cleantech, but extracting them will likely make an ecological mess.

The combined company would boast one of the largest gold-silver endowments in the Great Basin not controlled by a major mining company.

The initial life of mine is 26 years, during which Vizcachitas is expected to produce 8.8 billion lb. copper, 273.3 million lb. molybdenum and 32.7 million oz. silver.

ATAC Resources is now set to be sold to Hecla Mining in a deal valued at C$31 million.