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MineHub launches trade insights dashboard

May 5, 2025May 29, 2025 NAM Staff

Canadian-based MineHub Technologies has introduced its Trade Insights Dashboard analytics tool designed to drive operational efficiency, transparency, and data-driven decision-making across global non-ferrous metal trades. The system’s dashboard provides users with comprehensive visibility into individual trades and supplier performance, including: “In commodity markets, transparency and agility are non-negotiable,” said Andrea Aranguren, CEO of MineHub. “Our Trade Insights Dashboard equips customers…

Heliostar on track to meet projections after reactivating Mexican mine

May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 NAM Staff

Heliostar is on track to meet its 2025 production, sales, and cost guidance by restarting its La Colorada gold-silver mine in Sonora, Mexico, in early January. The company reported 9,082 oz of gold equivalent production and 8,034 oz of sales during the first quarter. Sales of 31,000–41,000 oz of gold equivalent are projected for this year. “Q1 2025 was a very strong quarter, the company’s first…

Artemis Gold enters commercial production

May 5, 2025May 29, 2025 NAM Staff

Canadian miner Artemis Gold has achieved commercial production at the Blackwater open-pit mine in central British Columbia – only three months from commencement of milling operations. “We will soon turn our attention to the potential acceleration of the proposed Phase 2 expansion, which is anticipated to increase Blackwater’s average annual production to over 500,000 equivalent gold ounces per year, firmly…

Sierra Madre restarts mining at Coloso

May 5, 2025May 29, 2025 NAM Staff

Sierra Madre Gold and Silver has commenced underground mining at the Coloso silver-gold mine, located within the producing Guitarra complex in Mexico. The mine was previously developed and mined by First Majestic Silver, and has over 12 kilometers of underground workings. “This marks another milestone event in the restart of the Guitarra mine complex. The Coloso estimated resource grades are…

Lynas seeks U.S. help with costs of Texas project

April 30, 2025April 30, 2025 NAM Staff

Lynas Rare Earths chief executive said the company is in talks with the U.S. government over additional capital costs it could face as it builds a rare earth processing facility in Seadrift, Texas, reported The Wall Street Journal. In 2023, Lynas secured $258 million in financing from the Pentagon for the project, but says wastewater management issues have added to…

GR Silver Mining temporarily halts Plomosas project

April 30, 2025April 30, 2025 Francesca Mills

Canadian-based, Mexico-focused GR Silver Mining has temporarily paused field work on the Plomosas silver project in Sinaloa, Mexico, to allow time for the government to increase security and stability in the region. On March 3, the miner announced the commencement of a step-out drilling program aiming to expand the San Marcial mineralization footprint by as much as 350 meters northwest…

MSHA issues injury, fatality, S&S update

April 30, 2025April 30, 2025 NAM Staff

As of April 1, 2,201 injuries have been reported to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) since Oct. 1, 2024. Fourteen were fatal injuries. For the remaining injuries, 1,523 were non-fatal and resulted in days lost or restricted duty (NFDL), 27 resulted in a permanent disability, and 637 resulted in no days lost or restricted duty. Since Oct. 1,…

Barrick Gold exits Alaskan gold project

April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 NAM Staff

Barrick Gold has reached an agreement to sell the 50% interest in the Donlin gold project in Alaska held by its subsidiary to affiliates of Paulson Advisers and NOVAGOLD Resources for $1 billion in cash. In addition, Barrick has granted NOVAGOLD an option to purchase the outstanding debt owed to Barrick in connection with Donlin for $90 million if purchased…

Manchin joins Ramaco Resources board

April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 NAM Staff

Coal and critical minerals producer Ramaco Resources has appointed former U.S. Senator Joseph Manchin III as an independent member to its board of directors, effective April 18. He brings decades of national leadership in energy policy and economic development to Ramaco. “Growing up in Farmington, West Virginia, I saw firsthand how coal shaped communities and powered our nation. Ramaco’s work…

Energy Fuels to provide rare earth oxides

April 23, 2025May 8, 2025 NAM Staff

Colorado-based rare earth and critical mineral producer Energy Fuels has confirmed it has successfully developed the technology it believes is required to produce six of the seven rare earth oxides, at scale, that are now subject to newly enacted Chinese export controls. The announcement comes ongoing trade tension between the U.S. and China. Energy Fuels said that its White Mesa…