The Northern Miner appoints Alisha Hiyate new Editor-in-Chief
As George Harrison once sang: “All Things must pass”… and that includes incredible journalistic and editorial tenures. With that thought in mind, I announce to…
Articles by Trish Saywell
Chris Taylor is our Mining Person of the Year for 2021
Great Bear Resources president and CEO Chris Taylor was the stand-out choice for The Northern Miner’s Mining Person of the Year award for 2021. The…
Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative
The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) — or the ‘New Silk Road’ as it was branded in 2013 at its official launch in Kazakhstan…
Understanding Africa’s coup epidemic
In the last eighteen months there have been six coups in five countries in Sub-Saharan Africa — Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan. To…
TSX rises, Jan. 24-Jan. 28 trading week
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 120.36 points or 0.58% to 20,741.75 during the January 24 to January 28 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index…
An inflection point for uranium and the nuclear industry?
In our next issue we shine the spotlight on uranium and the outlook for the nuclear fuel industry. As it happens our timing is spot…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Hiring can be a fine art
Recruiting geologists and engineers for a project can be a tricky business. For all sorts of reasons, someone who comes across well in an interview…
Mining’s top ten ‘S’ trends in ESG for 2022
2021 was a big year for ESG. Extreme weather, pandemic ripple effects across healthcare, education, and the economy, the COP26 climate summit (and protests), and…
TSX rises during the Jan. 10-14 trading week
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 273.1 points or 1.30% to finish the Jan. 10-14 trading week at 21,357.60. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 3.12…
US markets fall during the Jan. 10-14 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 319.85 points or 0.88% to 35,911.81 and the S&P 500 dropped 14.18 points or 0.30% to 4,662.85. Spot gold…
From EV pickups to sedans, miners can bank on bright future
On January 5, General Motors CEO Mary Barra unveiled the Chevrolet Silverado electric pick-up truck at CES 2022, one of the most influential technology conferences…
Talon Metals to supply nickel to Tesla from Tamarack project in Minnesota
Talon Metals (TSX: TLO) has signed a deal with electric vehicle maker Tesla to provide 75,000 tonnes of nickel in concentrate over a six year…