March 15, 2021 Blackrock Gold announces name change, silver focus The junior is planning to drill 40,000 metres at the Tonopah West silver-gold project in Nevada this year.
March 15, 2021 How copper, silver can make swimming pools safer US-based researchers found that copper-silver ionization can decrease disinfection byproducts and cell toxicity of chlorinated swimming pool water.
March 12, 2021 Wheaton enjoys record 2020 revenue of $1.1bn, shares up Wheaton offered 2021 guidance of 370,000 to 400,000 oz. gold, 22.5 million to 24.0 million oz. Silver, and 40,000 to 45,000 oz. gold-equivalent from other metals.
March 12, 2021 First Majestic buys Nevada gold mine from Sprott First Majestic is paying $470 million in shares for the Jerritt Canyon mine, plus five million share purchase warrants.
March 11, 2021 Franco-Nevada posts record results, grows royalty portfolio The company closed out the year with no debt, $534.2 million of cash and equivalents and $1.9 billion in available capital.
March 11, 2021 Nonferrous metals exploration budget down 11% in 2020 – report The global budget was $8.7 billion in 2020, down from the $9.8 billion registered in 2019, S&P found.
March 10, 2021 Sphinx buys former New Calumet zinc-lead-silver mine The historical resource estimate made in 1996 (not NI 43-101 compliant) included “reserves” in two zones above the 600-foot level of 61,326 tonnes grading 217 grams silver and 6.3 grams…
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 8, 2021 Gold, silver demonstrate viability of new process for building ultralight materials Nanometer-sized metal struts that form nested networks on separate hierarchical levels demonstrated to provide great strength while remaining ultralight.
March 7, 2021 Rare earth unlocks key reaction in copper, gold, silver, uranium mineralization The new finding on the role of cerium came out of the ‘Olympic Dam in a test tube’ project.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am