Benchmark drills broad and high-grade intercepts at AGB zone within Lawyers project
The most recent drill results from the AGB zone within Benchmark Metals’ (TSXV: BNCH; US-OTC: CYRTF) Lawyers project in British Columbia hit broad and high-grade…
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BHP scraps US$2.5B Olympic Dam expansion plan
Mining giant BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) has shelved a planned US$2.5 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium mine in South…
David Rosenberg to present 2021 outlook at Global Mining Symposium
The Northern Miner is once again bringing together experts in mining, exploration and finance for its third virtual event of 2020, the Global Mining Symposium,…
Kirkland Lake Gold reports ‘exceptional’ grades at Macassa
The latest drill results from Kirkland Lake Gold’s (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) Macassa mine in Ontario include ‘exceptional’ gold grades and suggest potential for resource…
Lundin Mining to halt Candelaria after union talks fail
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) will suspend operations at its Candelaria copper mine in Chile after failing to reach a deal with a second union, representing…
Kinross Gold mulls sale of Americas mines
Canadian miner Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is said to be studying a sale of its gold mines in North and South America and…
TSX Venture falls, Oct. 12-16
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 0.95%, or 6.94 points, to finish the Oct. 12-16 trading week at 725.31. Spot gold dropped US$30.90 per oz.,…
Gold price range-bound near US$1900 per oz.
Gold prices steadied in a tight range around the US$1,900 level on Friday, but fading chances of a stimulus agreement before the U.S. presidential election…
Glencore talks nickel with car, battery makers
Global miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is close to securing nickel supply deals with automakers and battery producers amid a looming squeeze in…
Diamond market shows signs of revival
After being virtually shut down since March, the diamond market has slowly come back to life. This fall, De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer…
Editorial: Souring Aussie-China relations puts coal in the crosshairs
Relations between Australia and China have been strained since Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an independent global investigation into the origins (and initial handling)…
Top miners, University of Queensland join forces to research coarse particle processing
Researchers from the University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute and representatives from Anglo American (LSE: AAL), Aeris Resources, Eriez Flotation Division, Glencore (LSE: GLEN), Hudbay…