British Columbia’s newest greenfield gold mine – the Blackwater mine near Prince George – has marked another milestone with the purchase of C$134 million worth of mine trucks, graders and other heavy equipment. Austral Gold Signs LOI to option its Calvario-Mirador Copper Projects to Colossus Resources. The Projects are early-stage copper exploration projects located approximately […]

The Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) announced that 2023 will see the development of 74 mining projects across 17 departments for a total investment of $596 million. Eldorado secures 80% of Skouries gold-copper project funding.  Canada’s Eldorado Gold said on Wednesday it had secured previously announced €680 million (about $744m) financing facility for […]

Botswana Diamonds (LON: BOD) has begun mining at Marsfontein in South Africa, as a proof-of-concept trial project that it expects will help improve operations at its larger Thorny River project. Pure Energy gets permits for DLE plant at Clayton Valley project in Nevada, stock soars. Pure Energy Minerals’ stock exploded Tuesday after it announced that all permits have been received […]

The Panamanian government and Canada’s First Quantum are nearing an agreement on their negotiations over the contract to operate a major copper mine, Ebrahim Asvat, a lawyer advising the government on the negotiations told Reuters on Tuesday. Debswana and Huawei unveil world’s first 5G-oriented smart diamond mine project. Botswana’s Debswana and Huawei have announced the […]

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) is going ahead with a $40 million expansion of its iconic Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada, which will extend the operation’s life to at least early 2026. Tahltan Nation and Nisga’a Nation announce new Seabridge KSM project partnership. Tahltan Nation and Nisga’a Nation have joined together […]

Askari Metals has commenced its Phase 1 RC drilling programme on the exclusive prospecting licence 8535 at its UIS lithium project in Namibia.Aya Gold & Silver secure financing for Moroccan mine expansion. Aya Gold & Silver has closed a US$100 million project financing facility for Zgounder silver mine expansion in Morocco. Fortescue Metals signs deal […]

Welcome to join us in PDAC.

February 15, 2023

SMD are very excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at this years PDAC and we would love to have you visit us at booth number: 1244.