This post was originally published on this site.New drilling by Luca Mining (TSXV: LUCA; US-OTC: LUCMF) at its Campo Morado polymetallic mine in Mexico’s Guerrero State hints at the possibility of increasing near-mine resources and extending mine life. Standout hole CMUG-26-50 in the unmined Largo Norte zone cut about 184 metres of 1.18 grams gold per tonne, 72.42 grams silver, 0.39% copper, 0.45% lead and 1.67% zinc from 3.6 metres downhole, Luca said Thursday. That included 18 metres of 2.64 grams gold, 152.34 grams silver, 0.53% copper, 1.05% lead and 2.52% zinc from about 12 metres depth. Campo Morado is one of two Mexican mines...

This post was originally published on this site.Perpetua Resources (Nasdaq: PPTA) (TSX: PPTA) said on Thursday it has identified gold and antimony exploration targets with the potential for extensions of the permitted pits within its Stibnite project in Idaho, and that it identified potential sources of tungsten.  Tungsten is a critical mineral that has the highest melting point of any metal, and extreme density, making it essential for heavy industry, aerospace engineering, advanced electronics, and military defense systems like armor-piercing ammunition.   Tungsten production in the US ceased in 2015. The US had been mining tungsten, but it was no longer commercially viable due to low prices and competition from China.  China dominates global tungsten production,...