December 28, 2022

Fresnillo begins full load commissioning of Juanicipio project

The Juanicipio mine represents Fresnillo's next major growth project.

December 26, 2022

First Quantum CEO holds talks with Panama minister – source

First Quantum CEO Tristan Pascall flew to Panama over Christmas to attend the meeting in person with the minister, Federico Alfaro, Reuters sources say.

December 23, 2022

Alamos Gold sells non-core royalties for $5m to Metalla

The deal includes a silver stream on the Esperanza project in Morelos, Mexico and royalties on the Fenn Gib South, Ronda and Northshore West exploration-stage projects in Ontario.

December 23, 2022

Panama aims for ‘fair’ deal with First Quantum

The Cobre Panama mine is considered the largest private investment in the Central American country.

December 22, 2022

Panama and First Quantum mull fresh talks on copper mine next week

The two sides may sit down together as soon as Dec. 26, although a schedule for the talks hasn’t been confirmed.

December 22, 2022

Prime Mining announces closing of $15m bought deal

The net proceeds from the offering will be used by Prime for exploration and development of the Los Reyes gold-silver project in Sinaloa, Mexico.

December 18, 2022

Transparency International denounces lack of clarity in Cobre Panamá’s negotiations

“The case of Minera Panamá is a clear example of the lack of transparency displayed by several administrations, including the current one,” TI said in a media statement.

December 17, 2022

Panama leaves door open to eleventh-hour deal for giant mine

A shock announcement by Panama to intervene in a privately run copper mine may not be as definitive as first thought.

December 16, 2022

Panama to shut down First Quantum’s giant copper mine

Moves comes after the Canadian miner missed a deadline to finalize a deal that would have increased payments to the government from the mine.

December 14, 2022

Trafigura to pilot sustainable supply chain finance program for Mexican miners

The company is piloting a sustainable supply chain finance program with eFactor Network for mining companies in Mexico.