July 20, 2021

Endeavour Silver buys Nevada gold asset for $100 million

The Bruner gold exploration project is expected to become a low-cost, open pit, heap leach mine operation.

July 13, 2021

Zombie mines are coming back to life on soaring metals prices

A strong price environment had seen miners look at the economics of reopening mothballed operations, one consultancy says.

July 13, 2021

Lundin Gold’s Fruta del Norte mine production exceeds expectations

The mine, Ecuador's largest, delivered 108,799 ounces of gold in the three months to June 30, up from 104,137 ounces in the previous quarter.

July 11, 2021

Renewables get EU regulatory boost

Large-scale solar capacity in the US is likely to exceed that of wind in 2022.

July 10, 2021

Mediterranean silver likely traded during the Trojan War, the founding of Rome

Scientists used high-precision isotopic analysis to identify the ore sources of hacksilber that served as means of payment in the southern Levant.

July 8, 2021

Ascot discovers high-grade base metals mineralization at Premier

Initial drilling this year has intercepted a shallow zone of gold-silver mineralization and a deeper zone of high-grade copper-silver mineralization.

July 7, 2021

Sandfire granted licence for copper mine in Botswana

The 3.2 million tonnes per annum Motheo open pit mine could help Botswana curb its dependence on diamond mining.

July 6, 2021

After months of union talks, San Rafael mine in Mexico to reopen

San Rafael primarily produces silver, zinc and lead in the town of Cosala in Sinaloa state.

July 4, 2021

Mining brines from dormant volcanoes could provide battery metals, gold

Oxford researchers say it is possible to extract copper, gold, zinc, silver and lithium from brines trapped in porous rocks at depths of 2 kilometres below dormant volcanoes.

July 1, 2021

Canada’s Top Ten miners by market capitalization

Canada is considered one of the world’s premier mining jurisdictions thanks to its refined financial services industry, skilled workforce and robust regulatory environment.