September 3, 2019

Venezuela gold reserves drop by $1bn in H1 2019

The value of the gold bars in central bank vaults fell to $4.62 billion, down 18.5% from $5.67 billion dollars at the end of 2018 - the lowest in 75…

September 3, 2019

Santacruz Silver updates Veta Grande resource estimate

The update applies a nominal cut-off value of 100.0 g/t AgEq for the project’s Panuco deposit.

September 2, 2019

Tinka delivers Ayawilca PEA study

The PEA tables a C$363 million after-tax NPV, with an 8% discount rate, and a 27.1% after-tax IRR on the zinc sulphide deposit.

September 2, 2019

Condor Gold attracts new investment in Nicaragua

Nicaragua Milling is taking a 10.4% stake in Condor Gold, which is advancing its La India gold project in Nicaragua.

September 1, 2019

Freeport’s Cerro Verde expansion not touching farmland – media report

A regional ordinance states that the Freeport-McMoRan operation would only expand onto wasteland.

August 30, 2019

Minera Alamos acquires stake in Prime Mining

Minera currently has three exploration assets in Mexico, including the La Fortuna open pit gold project in Durango.

August 30, 2019

Codelco to decide by early 2020 on Maricunga lithium project

Codelco has for years talked of getting into the lithium business.

August 30, 2019

Chile’s Codelco profits plunge on falling copper price, labor strife

The outgoing CEO said the company was still on track to hit 1.7 million tonnes of production in 2019.

August 30, 2019

Top miners in Chile sign deal to help country’s small producers

Major global producers will rent part of their properties to small-scale miners.

August 28, 2019

Mine tailings reprocessing competition offers $16,000 in prizes

The main goal of this challenge is to find out the process and/or technology to turn this waste into valuable raw materials.