April 13, 2021 Magna Gold ramps up mining at San Francisco in Mexico This year, Magna expects San Francisco to generate 55,000 to 65,000 gold oz.
April 8, 2021 EY Canada launches centre of excellence for mining and metals The centre's business-led and technology-enabled approach will support mining and metals' companies' growth
April 7, 2021 Canadian miners subject to tougher tailings standards The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has updated its tailings standards and it now meets or exceeds most global guidelines.
April 6, 2021 Pre-consultation for Pan American Silver’s Escobal begins this month The world’s third largest silver mine has been shut since July 2017 after Guatemala's Supreme Court provisionally ordered so following an appeal from environment and human rights organization CALAS.
March 31, 2021 BMW, Volvo, Google and Samsung call for ban on deep-sea mining They are the first global companies to have signed up a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a moratorium on mining the seabed.
March 30, 2021 Condor Gold touts drill results at La India Drill results from the starter pit reinforce the company’s confidence in the geological model, mineral resource, reserve calculation and mining plan.
March 29, 2021 McEwen resumes operations at El Gallo mine in Mexico The Canadian miner has reached a new 10-year agreement with locals, who had blocked access to the mine two weeks ago.
March 23, 2021 Global gold exploration: Eight companies on the move With gold’s reputation as a store of value and recent gold-focused merger and acquisition activity, there is renewed investor interest in companies active in this exploration.
March 22, 2021 Zacatecas Silver aims to add shine to Mexico silver sector Eric Sprott invested, and the company has 19,338 acres in the Fresnillo Silver Belt.
March 8, 2021 IGF proposes policy actions to support women in mining The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development says most mining laws and regulations don’t acknowledge women as active participants in the sector.
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