April 12, 2024

SolGold reaches deal with Ecuador on Cascabel development, financing

Deal clears up doubts about the project’s future, but it does not unveil any specifics related to the terms and conditions.

April 12, 2024

Safe-haven demand lifts gold price to $2,400, silver price to 3-year high

Bloomberg analyst says that investors find gold to be a better hedge against geopolitical risk than government bonds.

April 11, 2024

Mexico’s Supreme Court could strike down president’s mining reforms next week

Over 500 constitutional challenges have been filed against the law, Mexico mining law expert Santiago Suarez Sevilla says.

April 10, 2024

Byzantine bullion fueled Europe’s adoption of silver coins… until Charlemagne intervened

Recent findings on the origins of silver coins could transform our understanding of Europe's economic and political development.

April 9, 2024

Hecla’s silver output jumps 43% with Lucky Friday at full tilt

The Idaho silver mine, which is Hecla’s third-largest producer, yielded 1.1 million ounces in the first three months of the year.

April 9, 2024

Coeur Mining’s expanded Rochester mine reaches commercial production, shares rise

Rochester is expected to be the largest source of US produced and refined silver.

April 8, 2024

Ascot begins milling at its Premier gold project in BC

Currently, mining has begun from the Silver Coin and Big Missouri deposits to feed a refurbished 2,500 t/d processing plant.

April 5, 2024

Big 5 diversified mining companies are having a rough 2024

World’s 50 biggest miners had a combined market capitalization of just under $1.4 trillion, with losses at the very top offsetting a banner quarter for gold and copper stocks.

April 3, 2024

US asks Mexico to conduct review of workers’ rights at Tizapa mine

Los Mineros labor union alleges Industrias Peñoles violated workers’ freedom of association and collective bargaining rights at the company's mine in Zacazonapan.

April 3, 2024

African Rainbow Minerals ups copper game with Surge stake

The South African miner's move grants it access to an emerging critical metals district in British Columbia, Canada.