January 15, 2018

Tahoe cutting 250 jobs at Escobal mine in Guatemala on reopening delays

Canadian miner cited uncertainty over whether it will ever have its mining license for the operation reinstated as main reason for the layoffs.

January 15, 2018

McEwen 2017 output fails to impress, but gold prices boost shares

The Canadian precious metals miner produced 109,947 gold ounces and 3,178,742 silver ounces, last year, roughly in line with full-year guidance of 109,500 ounces of gold and 3,337,000 silver ounces.

January 14, 2018

2 dead, 17 miners missing following Peru earthquake

An earthquake in Peru on Sunday has claimed two lives and caused an illegal mine to collapse. 

January 12, 2018

How China is locking up critical resources in the US’s own backyard

China’s global resource grab, and the ramifications for the rest of the world, are on my radar screen. Are they on yours? If not, maybe they should be.

January 12, 2018

First Majestic expands Mexico footprint with $320M Primero Mining acquisition

With the friendly takeover First Majestic gains Primero’s flagship asset, the San Dimas silver-gold mine, located in the state of Durango.

January 11, 2018

Yamana Gold provides preliminary 2017 operational results and an update on construction activities at Cerro Moro

There was strong production momentum, which continued into the fourth quarter and for the full year 2017

January 11, 2018

Mali mine takes B2Gold 2017 output to record high

This is the ninth consecutive year the Canadian miner achieves record annual gold production.

January 11, 2018

Rio Tinto pulls offer for stake in world’s largest lithium miner

Decision doesn’t mean the miner has abandoned plans to capitalize on the electric-car boom, sources familiar with the matter say.

January 10, 2018

Lundin Gold to start building Ecuador’s largest underground mine

Fruta del Norte is expected to produce 340koz of gold per year over 13 years.

January 10, 2018

Bacanora seeks expansion of German lithium project with newly acquired exploration licence

The Falkenhain deposit, in the German state of Saxony, is located about 5 km from another Bacanora asset in Germany — the 50%-owned Zinnwald lithium project.