North America

Canada-based precious metals producer Silver Standard Resources has signed an option agreement with Eskay Mining to acquire up to a 60% undivided interest in the SIB project in British Columbia, Canada.  Spread over a land package of 4,400ha,...

GOLDCORP INC. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Barrick Gold Corporation to leverage potential synergies within the Maricunga Gold Belt, located in the Atacama Region in northern Chile, through a 50/50 joint venture. The Transaction is...

Northern Vertex Mining Corp is pleased to provide an update on its Mine Optimization Plan at the company’s 100% owned Moss Mine gold-silver project (“Moss Mine”), located in the historic Oatman Mining district in North West Arizona. The...

Highland Copper Company Inc is pleased to announce the commencement of a drilling program at its 100%-owned Copperwood project in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, U.S.A.                          ...

Newmont Mining Corporation has been recognized for leading sustainability performance and as the most improved company in the mining sector – in the 2017 Sustainability Yearbook. The Yearbook is published by RobecoSAM, a sustainability investment firm that manages one...

Vale S.A. (Vale) informs that Samarco Mineração S.A (Samarco) and its shareholders, Vale and BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda (BHPB), have entered into two preliminary agreements with the Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Brazil (Federal Prosecutors). The first agreement aims to...

Coeur Mining, Inc. and Pan American Silver Corp. announced a definitive agreement under which Pan American will acquire 100% of Coeur’s Joaquin project, located in the Santa Cruz province of southern Argentina.              ...