December 18, 2020 Yamana Gold lowers risk at Agua Rica in Argentina Moving forward, the copper, gold, silver project will be known as the MARA Project.
December 18, 2020 Endeavour Silver sells El Cubo mine to VanGold for $15m Upon completion, Endeavour would become the largest shareholder in VanGold Mining.
December 17, 2020 Cartier tables maiden resource for Benoist in Quebec The deposit is host to 1.5 million indicated tonnes at 2.57 g/t gold, 0.19% copper and 8.37 g/t silver.
December 17, 2020 Great Panther restarts Topia, shares up The plant is expected to begin processing ore on December 21.
December 16, 2020 Aurania finds evidence of ancient mine corridor at Lost Cities – Cutucu The company believes the Tiria-Shimpia target area may have been investigated for silver by the Colonial Spanish.
December 15, 2020 Barrick to start drilling at Pueblo Grande project Company has mobilized two drill rigs to Precipitate’s project in the Dominican Republic to begin exploration drilling.
December 11, 2020 Wheaton pays $150m for 50% of Cozamin mine’s silver Wheaton has agreed to buy 50% of Cozamin’s silver output until 10 million oz have been delivered.
December 11, 2020 NorZinc drilling at Prairie Creek hits high grade silver, zinc One hole returned 4.3 m at 189 g/t Ag, 27.18% Zn, 16.89% Pb and 0.47% Cu.
December 10, 2020 SolGold shares up on Cascabel project update The Cascabel project is one of the most ambitious mining projects in Ecuador.
December 9, 2020 Newmont to extend Peñasquito mine life beyond 2040 Newmont will invest $10 million next year to build a pipeline of new exploration targets at Zacatecas, Mexico mine.
Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori Island will mark the world's first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge. January 11, 2026 | 04:22 pm
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am