March 11, 2022 MAG Silver acquires Gatling Exploration in all-share deal Shares in Gatling shot up 37% following news of its acquisition by MAG.
March 9, 2022 Skeena expands 21A zone at Eskay Creek with new in-pit discovery Exploratory drill hole SK-21-997 returned high-grade mineralization averaging 8.95 g/t gold-equivalent over 34 m.
March 9, 2022 Fresnillo’s results reflect impact of Mexico outsourcing ban Covid-triggered staff absences and the country’s labour reform restricting the ability to subcontract workers, weighed on production.
March 7, 2022 Strike forces Excellon Resources to halt Mexican silver mine Unionized workers at La Platosa silver mine in Durango have walked off the job after collective bargaining talks broke down.
March 4, 2022 Buenaventura to kick off San Gabriel gold mine construction in 2023 The miner had planned to start site works in the second half of 2021, but had to postpone the move and prioritize reducing debt.
March 1, 2022 Polymetal shares eye tentative rebound after BlackRock ups stake The world's largest money manager raised its stake in Polymetal to slightly above 10%.
March 1, 2022 Torex Gold’s Media Luna resources up by nearly a quarter The asset’s updated mineral resource estimate is now 4.39m gold-equivalent ounces, up from the 3.54m reported in April 2021.
March 1, 2022 Seabridge Gold’s KSM project going greener Miner has inked a deal with power utility BC Hydro, which will supply hydro-sourced electricity during construction of the KSM gold project.
February 28, 2022 Honduras to cancel environmental permits for mining, ban open pits The announcement comes from the barely a month-old government of leftist President Xiomara Castro.
February 28, 2022 Seabridge raises $225m to move KSM project closer to construction KSM is one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in the world by reserves, and is currently Canada's largest gold-copper-silver development project.
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