December 11, 2024

Trump tariff risk roils gold and silver as New York prices jump

Gold futures for delivery in February traded as much as $60 an ounce, or 2%, over spot prices in early London trading.

December 11, 2024

South32 eyes Alaska’s copper under potential Trump policy changes

Approval of Ambler Mining District road would allow South32 and Trilogy Metals to mine high-grade copper from their assets.

December 11, 2024

Mexico to review bill to ban open pit mining

The controversial bill, approved by the lower chamber of Congress in August, would also prohibit fracking and restrict water usage.

December 4, 2024

Collective Mining extends high-grade core at Apollo in Colombia

The results are from five operating drill rigs, part of Collective’s 40,000-metre program for this year.

December 4, 2024

Buenaventura approves bond measures, including $650 million issuance

The miner added that shareholders had approved what it called a "repurchase or rescue operation" of currently active bonds.

December 4, 2024

Sierra Metals’ Yauricocha mine in Peru reaches full production 

The underground copper-gold-silver mine now processes 3,600 tonnes of ore per day, a 30% increase from December 2023.

December 3, 2024

AbraSilver’s Diablillos prefeasibility update raises NPV by almost half

The study incorporated lower corporate tax rates in Argentina, an optimized mine plan, and long-term silver and gold prices.

December 3, 2024

Zijin takes control of Pan American’s gold mine in Peru

Pan American no longer owns the mine but retains the right to 60% of future copper concentrate from La Arena II.

December 2, 2024

Aya pours first silver from new mill at Zgounder

Located in the Anti-Atlas mountains of west-central Morocco, Zgounder is considered the second most important silver producer in the kingdom.

December 1, 2024

Global mineral exploration activity in October was highest in a year, S&P data shows

According to S&P, funds raised by junior and intermediate miners nearly quadrupled to $1.61 billion in October, the highest since March 2022.