Last year, gold major Barrick (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) met the midpoint of its gold and copper output targets. The miner generated a total of 4.8 million oz. of gold and 457 million lb. of copper in 2020, which falls in line with its prior forecasts for 4.6 to 5 million oz. of gold and 440 to 500 million lb. of copper.In the fourth quarter, the company's mines churned out a total of 1.2 million gold...Read More
Copper Fox Metals (TSXV: CUU; US-OTC: CPFXF) announced results from a preliminary economic assessment for its Van Dyke copper project in Miami, Arizona.The PEA results included a mine life of 17 years, with total copper production of 1.1 billion pounds - up from 456.9 million lb. forecast in a 2015 PEA - with peak production of 85 million lb. annually in years 2-12, and initial capital expenditu...Read More
Buoyed by the ramp-up of its Lucky Friday mine in Idaho, following a nearly three-year strike by unionized workers at the operation, Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) produced 13.5 million oz. of silver in 2020 - the highest since 2016.The strike, which lasted from March 2017 to January 2020, limited production at the operation. Following a ramp-up period, full production at the underground mine was achieve...Read More
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has inked a power deal with New Zealand's Meridian Energy, which will allow the miner to keep its aluminium smelter at the bottom of the South Island running until December 2024.The world's second-largest mining company said in July that it would close this year New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter (NZAS), the country's single-largest power user, due to high co...Read More
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The recent rally of precious metals that started in 2020 and extends into 2021 has seen silver prices surpass gold’s 24.6% growth in the same period. Silver is valued both as an industrial metal and a precious metal. Many investors use it as a haven in times of economic and stock market uncertainties and as a hedge against inflation. Consequently, silver had a solid run, delivering more than...Read More