March 9, 2022

Fresnillo’s results reflect impact of Mexico outsourcing ban

Covid-triggered staff absences and the country’s labour reform restricting the ability to subcontract workers, weighed on production.

March 7, 2022

Strike forces Excellon Resources to halt Mexican silver mine

Unionized workers at La Platosa silver mine in Durango have walked off the job after collective bargaining talks broke down.

March 4, 2022

Buenaventura to kick off San Gabriel gold mine construction in 2023

The miner had planned to start site works in the second half of 2021, but had to postpone the move and prioritize reducing debt.

March 1, 2022

Polymetal shares eye tentative rebound after BlackRock ups stake

The world's largest money manager raised its stake in Polymetal to slightly above 10%.

March 1, 2022

Torex Gold’s Media Luna resources up by nearly a quarter

The asset’s updated mineral resource estimate is now 4.39m gold-equivalent ounces, up from the 3.54m reported in April 2021.

March 1, 2022

Seabridge Gold’s KSM project going greener

Miner has inked a deal with power utility BC Hydro, which will supply hydro-sourced electricity during construction of the KSM gold project.

February 28, 2022

Honduras to cancel environmental permits for mining, ban open pits

The announcement comes from the barely a month-old government of leftist President Xiomara Castro.

February 28, 2022

Seabridge raises $225m to move KSM project closer to construction

KSM is one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in the world by reserves, and is currently Canada's largest gold-copper-silver development project.

February 28, 2022

BHP invests $79m in South America-focused Filo Mining

The Canadian junior is developing a copper-gold-silver project straddling the border between Argentina and Chile.

February 27, 2022

There is a connection between Mars and heavy metal-polluted Rio Tinto estuary

Goethite, red hematite, schwertmannite and jarosite link Mars to Spain’s Rio Tinto.