North American mining news

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SME and Hecla Mining Company have announced a new, three-year partnership.

Fortune Minerals Ltd has secured an additional extension to the option to purchase the JFSL Field Services ULC brownfield industrial site in Lamont County, Alberta.

Volt Lithium has highlighted its major 2023 operational milestones and provided its outlook for 2024.

Hecla has announced its 2023 silver and gold production at its mines in North America.

American Pacific Mining Corp. has reported the third and final batch of assay results from its 2023 resource definition and geotechnical drill programmes at the Palmer VMS Project.

Metso has signed a 5-year Life Cycle Services agreement with a major mining company in North America.

Alaska Energy Metals Corp. has announced its final assay results from its 2023 exploration programme at the Nikolai Nickel Project in Interior Alaska.

American Pacific Mining Corp. has received the permits necessary to commence drilling at the Madison Copper-Gold Project in Montana, USA.

IDS and Veracio have announced a strategic partnership to advance drilling and downhole technologies in North America.