Panama to discuss First Quantum copper mine restart
Panama may open talks early next year with First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) on the possible restart of its shuttered Cobre Panamá copper mine. Commerce Minister Julio Moltó told local…
Mexico and Central America
Agnico sells out of Orla for $560M
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), Canada’s largest gold miner by output and market value, has sold its 11% stake in Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) for nearly $561 million…
Vizsla lines up Macquarie-led $220M for Panuco
Canadian miner Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) hired Australia’s Macquarie Bank as lead arranger of a $220 million (C$304 million) maximum financing package for the construction and development of the Panuco…
Pan American assays boost outlook at La Colorada
Pan American Silver (NYSE, TSX: PAAS) reported major drill results from its La Colorada mine in Zacatecas, Mexico, pointing to new high-grade silver veins that could expand mineral resources, extend…
Luca Mining expands Tahuehueto mine with Fresnillo land deal
Canada’s Luca Mining (TSX-V: LUCA) has bought the Humaya 3 mining concession in Durango, Mexico, from Minera Mexicana La Ciénega, a unit of Fresnillo (LON: FRES), the country’s largest silver…
Avino buys back La Preciosa royalties for $22M
Avino Silver & Gold Mines (TSX, NYSE-A: ASM) said Monday it has bought down and extinguished all royalties and remaining payments for full ownership of its La Preciosa project in…
Pan American locks $2.1B takeover of MAG Silver
Pan American Silver (TSX, NYSE: PAAS) has secured final regulatory approval to complete its $2.1-billion (C$2.9-billion) acquisition of MAG Silver (TSX, NYSE: MAG), cementing control over one of Mexico’s most…
Avino hits bonanza silver at La Preciosa in Mexico
Avino Silver & Gold Mines (TSX, NYSE-A: ASM) reported exceptionally rich-grade twin-hole assays from the La Gloria and Abundancia veins at its La Preciosa project in Durango, Mexico. The best…
Fresnillo lifts gold forecast on first-half surge
Shares in Fresnillo (LSE: FRES) jumped 6% on Tuesday after the Mexican precious metals miner raised its gold production forecast for the year, driven by a strong first-half performance of…
Infographic: Antimony spheres of control
Antimony is a critical mineral—vital for military applications and ammunition, as well as in batteries and semiconductors —yet its global supply is overwhelmingly controlled by China and Russia. In today’s geopolitically charged world, access to antimony is as…
Orla cuts output target after Mexico wall slide
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) said it will produce about 5% less gold than planned this year at higher costs after deferring some production following last month’s pit-wall failure at the…
Trump’s deep-sea mining push stirs alarm
Trump’s push to accelerate deep-sea mining aims to lessen US reliance on China for minerals, but raises fears of ecological harm and instability.