July 4, 2023 GoGold Resources announces PEA for Los Ricos gold-silver project Highlights of the PEA include an after-tax NPV of C$413 million with an after-tax IRR of 29%.
June 30, 2023 Site visit: Tonopah primed for mining renaissance as precious metals attract prospectors With over 150,000 metres of drilling completed since June 2020, Tonopah West is billed as North America's most active silver exploration project.
June 30, 2023 Pentagon ordered to probe undersea mining to counter China Undersea mining is still illegal under international law and environmentalists rail against it for threatening ocean ecosystems with habitat damage, silt and noise.
June 29, 2023 Stelar Metals secures 90% stake in Trident lithium project The asset hosted tin and tantalum mining for decades and is known to contain lithium-caesium-tantalum pegmatite formations.
June 29, 2023 Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction — study Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor.
June 28, 2023 Lion One Metals reports progress on Fiji gold mine Once complete, Lion One plans to operate the processing plant at an initial production capacity of 300 t/d for the first 18 months of operations.
June 28, 2023 Hot Chili PEA for Costa Fuego calls for annual output of 209,000 lb. copper, 49,000 oz. gold According to the PEA, the post-tax net present value (8% discount) will be $1.1 billion, and the post-tax internal rate of return will be 21%.
June 28, 2023 Integra Resources stock rises on promising PEA for Wildcat & Mountain View projects in Nevada The average annual production of Wildcat and Mountain View plus the DeLamar project, on a combined basis, is expected to exceed 200,000 oz. AuEq.
June 27, 2023 Sitka expands gold corridor to over 5 km at RC project, Yukon Sitka plans to drill 10,000 metres at RC this year to expand the resource.
June 27, 2023 Wallbridge PEA for Fenelon gold project outlines $490m capex, 4.2-year payback The project is given an after-tax net present value of C$721 million and an internal rate of return of 18%.
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