Tailings pond collapse affects world’s highest human settlement
The collapse of a tailings facility in Peru’s Ananea district has destroyed a segment of the main road that connects the area with the neighbouring…
Read MoreUranium Royalty signs supply agreement with CGN
Uranium Royalty (TSXV: URC; NASDAQ: UROY), the world’s only uranium-focused royalty and streaming company, has inked a deal with CGN Global Uranium to purchase 500,000…
Hochschild’s rare earths spin-off Aclara to start trading in Toronto
Aclara Resources will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker “ARA” on Dec. 10.
MMG to shut down Las Bambas copper mine by mid-December
Chinese miner MMG will end copper production from its Las Bambas mine in Peru by mid-December following months-long road blockades that have prevented essential supplies…
Asteroid “ideal for mining exploration” to enter Earth’s orbit next week
An asteroid as big as a football field that has been singled out by scientists as an ideal target for a mining exploration mission, will…
SSR Mining commits to extending Seabee mine life with acquisition of Taiga Gold
By acquiring Taiga, SSR would add five new properties, for a total of 34,569 hectares, to its Saskatchewan project portfolio.
Monarch reports bonanza gold grades at McKenzie Break
Monarch Mining (TSX: GBAR; US-OTC: GBARF) has intersected near surface bonanza grades 200 metres southwest of the current pit shell at its McKenzie Break gold…
Hummingbird Resources restarts Mali gold mine
It said stoppage will affect full-year production, placing it below the bottom end of the expected 100,000-110,000 gold ounces range.
Yamana Gold ups production targets after find in Quebec
It expects gold output from its Canadian mines to reach 500,000 ounces a year by 2028 thanks to new mineralized zones found at Wasamac.
Midland Exploration options Tete Nord nickel-copper property to Rio Tinto
Midland Exploration (TSXV: MD) is optioning its Tete Nord nickel-copper property near the town of La Tuque in Quebec to Rio Tinto Exploration Canada. Under…
Global shift to ‘green steel’ will require US$278B investment by 2050: report
The global steel industry could be almost completely decarbonized by 2050 with an investment of US$278 billion in clean capacity and retrofits to existing production, according to BloombergNEF’s new report, Decarbonizing…
Nighthawk reports new greenfield find – Albatross – near former Colomac gold mine
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) has made a new greenfield discovery about 15 km southwest of the former Colomac gold mine about 220 km…
Clean Air Metals’ PEA rates Thunder Bay North NPV at $378M, IRR at 29.8%
Clean Air Metals (TSXV: AIR; US-OTC: CLRMF) has released a preliminary economic assessment for its 100%-owned Thunder Bay North project putting the after-tax net present…
Barrick, NovaGold to update $7.4B Donlin feasibility
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and NovaGold Resources (TSX: NG; NYSE: NG), 50:50 owners of the Donlin gold project are working on an updated…
Renewables adoption speed still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA
Growth in renewable energy is set to hit an all-time record this year, but is still falling “well short” of what is necessary to reach…
Turquoise Hill okays Oyu Tolgoi US$75M bridging budget
Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX, NYSE: TRQ) has approved a bridging budget of US$75 million that allows the parties involved in the vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine…
Report: Large gold miners contributed US$38B in GDP to local economies in 2020
Large scale gold miners make a big contribution to local economies, with a research report released by the World Gold Council today putting some numbers to that contribution. According…
UPDATED: Osisko Mining raises $154M for Windfall, plans JV with Australia’s Northern Star
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has signed an agreement with Australia’s Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) to raise $154 million for continued work on its Windfall…
UPDATED: Capstone Mining, Mantos Copper to merge
Canada’s Capstone Mining (TSX: CS) and Chile-focused Mantos Copper, run by British investment firm Audley Capital Advisors and Orion Mine Finance, are merging to form a new…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 267: ‘Inflation is definitely on its way’, ft Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow at the Global Mining Symposium
This week’s episode features Barrick Gold president and CEO Mark Bristow in conversation with Northern Miner publisher Anthony Vaccaro. Mark discusses the gold industry, which…
Palladium ETF tops US$100M in AUM for the first time
A substantial influx of interest from institutional investors and wealth management allocations has pushed the Global Palladium fund (GPF), an exchange-traded fund created by Russia’s…
Hochschild to buy Amarillo Gold for control of Posse project, Brazil
London-based Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC; US-OTC: HCHDF) has announced a $135 million cash offer to acquire Amarillo Gold (TSX: AGC; US-OTC: AGCBF). The offer, priced…
RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest mines by tonnes of ore mined
Ore is every miner’s paydirt, and the more ore – a natural aggregation of one or more minerals that can be mined, processed, and sold…
The Northern Miner Podcast
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 267: ‘Inflation is definitely on its way’, ft Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow at the Global Mining Symposium
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 266: Southwest Athabasca to be ‘key producer’ of uranium mines, ft Fission Uranium CEO Ross McElroy
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 265: Agnico Eagle posts record production, focuses on exploration post-Kirkland Lake merger, ft CEO Sean Boyd
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 264: Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel ‘extremely frustrated’ with Canada Revenue Agency, demands return of $777M
Special Focus: South America 2021
Goldsource seeks to chart scalable development of Eagle Mountain
Goldsource Mines (TSXV: GXS) is rapidly advancing the Eagle Mountain project in Guyana, the country’s second-largest undeveloped gold deposit, CEO Steve Parsons tells The Northern…
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Peru voters divided ahead of June 6 presidential election
Snapshot: Eight companies at work in South America
79North reports new gold discovery at Nassau project in Suriname
Special Focus: Canadian Gold 2021
Exploration at Argonaut’s Magino project yields exciting results
About four months into the planned two-year construction of Argonaut Gold’s (TSX: AR) new cornerstone Magino project in northeastern Ontario, smooth progress and encouraging new…
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Kirkland Lake Gold’s Detour Lake on course to be a world-class gold mine, says CEO Tony Makuch
Canadian Gold Snapshot: Eight juniors seeking more yellow metal
Canadian Mining Symposium 2020
Video: Andrew Cheatle on ESG at the Global Mining Symposium
Andrew Cheatle – Featured Speaker – GMS: November 12th, 2020 from The Northern Miner on Vimeo.
Video: Victoria Gold’s John McConnell at the Global Mining Symposium
John McConnell – Featured Speaker – GMS: November 10th, 2020 from The Northern Miner on Vimeo.
Video: Caldas Gold’s Serafino Iacono at the Global Mining Symposium
Serafino Iacono – Featured Speaker – GMS: November 10th, 2020 from The Northern Miner on Vimeo.
Video: AWS, OpsGuru, Xerris Thought Leadership Panel on cloud technology at the Global Mining Symposium
AWS, OpsGuru, Xerris – Thought Leadership Panel – GMS: November 12th, 2020 from The Northern Miner on Vimeo.
Video: Haywood Securities’ David Elliott at the Global Mining Symposium
David Elliott – Featured Speaker – GMS: November 10th, 2020 from The Northern Miner on Vimeo.
Video: EY panel on cybersecurity and emerging threats at the Global Mining Symposium
EY Thought Leadership Panel – GMS: November 10th, 2020 from The Northern Miner on Vimeo.
Video: David Rosenberg on precious metals and macroeconomics at the Global Mining Symposium
David Rosenberg – Featured Speaker – GMS: November 12th, 2020 from The Northern Miner on Vimeo.