NASA believes Moon richer in metals than previously thought
Plans to start mining the Moon as early as 2025 became more attractive this week after a US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) team found evidence that…
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Victoria Gold begins commercial production at Eagle
Victoria Gold’s (TSX: VGCX) Eagle gold mine in central Yukon reached the commercial production milestone on Canada Day. As of July 1, all of the…
JV Article: Adapting Mining Operations in Times of Instability
Adapting Mining Operations to Times of Instability The world economies have slowed, and commodities prices have changed significantly as demand decreases, forcing several major mining…
Energy Fuels to upgrade uranium processing facility to include rare earths
As the United States pushes to dilute China’s monopoly on rare earths and develop a domestic supply, Colorado-based Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR) is working towards…
Video: PearTree presentation by CEO Lisa Davis at the Canadian Mining Symposium, part 1
PearTree Remarks by Lisa Davis, CEO, PearTree Securities on June 16.
Eastmain restarts exploration at Quebec properties
Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER; US-OTC: EANRF) has resumed exploration across its three properties in Quebec’s James Bay region. The company will focus on expanding the…
JV Article: Visualising the future for mineral exploration and mining
SRK Consulting’s EasyMine XR Mixed Reality software blends the physical and digital worlds, transforming how mining experts interpret and characterise mine sites. One of the…
Video: Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd interviewed by group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the Canadian Mining Symposium
Executive Fireside Chat Sean Boyd, Vice-Chairman and CEO, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited MODERATOR: Anthony Vaccaro, Group Publisher, The Northern Miner Group
Tailings dams should be zero harm: report
An international group of 142 scientists, community groups and NGOs from 24 countries has published a set of 16 guidelines for the safer storage of…
Gran Colombia funds Caldas Gold’s Juby acquisition
Colombia-focused Gran Colombia Gold (TSX: GCM; US-OTC: TPRFF) has invested $14 million in a private placement in its recent spinoff, Caldas Gold (TSXV: CGC), to…
SolGold offers $140M for Cornerstone Capital
SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) is trying to buy Cornerstone Capital Resources (TSXV: CGP), which owns a minority stake in the Alpala copper-gold project, part…
Video: Invest Yukon Thought Leadership Panel ft Pillai, Eaton, Nauman, West-Sells and Hall at the Canadian Mining Symposium
Invest Yukon Thought Leadership Panel — Building a Mining Ecosystem from Exploration to Production Hon. Ranj Pillai, Deputy Premier, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, Minister…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 193: Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd on growth, gold prices and company culture, part 2
This week’s episode features an interview with Agnico Eagle Mines vice chair and chief executive officer Sean Boyd at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on…
Arizona Metals hits massive sulphide at Kay mine
Drilling has intersected massive sulphide mineralization at the South zone of Arizona Metals’ (TSXV: AMC) Kay mine property, 69 km north of Phoenix and adjacent…
Video: SRK Thought Leadership Panel ft Bocoum, D’Souza, Wrigley and Parshley at the Canadian Mining Symposium
SRK Thought Leadership Panel — Beginning At The End: How can we optimize the socioeconomic legacy of mine closure? Boubacar Bocoum, Lead Mining Specialist, World Bank…
Azimut expands drill program at Elmer gold project
Having completed its originally planned 6,000-metre, 30-hole drill program at its wholly owned Elmer gold project, Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM) is expanding the campaign to…
Video: B2Gold Thought Leadership Panel ft CEO Clive Johnson and group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the Canadian Mining Symposium
B2Gold Thought Leadership Panel — From Zero to One Million Ounces and Raising the Bar Along the Way Clive Johnson, President, CEO and Director, B2Gold Corp…
Trevali suspends Santander mine after 19 workers test positive for coronavirus
Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) has suspended operations at its Santander zinc-lead-silver mine in Peru after 19 workers tested positive for the Covid-19. Trevali…
Video: Ashley Kirwan presents ‘Going Back to First Principles—in Geology and Business’ with intro by MINING.com’s Cecilia Jamasmie at the Canadian Mining Symposium
Ashley Kirwan, President, CEO, and Principal Geologist at Orix Geoscience presents “Going Back to First Principles—In Geology and Business” with an introduction by Cecilia Jamasmie,…
Iamgold weighs construction decision at Cote in Ontario
Iamgold‘s (TSX: IMG) 70%-owned Côté gold project in northern Ontario has received a key federal permitting approval, taking it one step closer to a construction…
Rio Tinto shifts responsibility for coal power plant at Oyu Tolgoi
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) has reached an agreement with Mongolia regarding the construction of a power plant to supply the giant Oyu Tolgoi…
Rupert Resources extends gold mineralization at Pahtavaara in Finland
Rupert Resources (TSXV: RUP) has reported two new drill results from its recently discovered Ikkari target at its wholly owned Pahtavaara gold project, located in…
Editorial: This and That
Let’s face it, at times like these, editorial writers are spoiled for choice. How does one choose among the most pertinent topics of the day?…
The Northern Miner Podcast
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 193: Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd on growth, gold prices and company culture, part 2
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 192: ‘We think long-term’ – Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd on the coronavirus, community and jurisdiction, part 1
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 191: The Canadian Mining Symposium goes digital, ft. Dean McPherson and Anthony Vaccaro
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 190: Pierre Lassonde signs off as chair of Franco-Nevada
Special Focus: Global Copper 2020
Global Copper Snapshot: Companies developing the next generation of copper assets
Copper demand is expected to grow over the coming years, as the world continues the transition to electric-powered vehicles. However, many industry watchers have noticed…
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Copper price rally could be short-lived, analyst says
Taseko maintains production through pandemic
SolGold seeks US$20M to prevent takeover attempts
Special Focus: Africa 2020
Africa Snapshot: Eight companies active on the continent
Africa offers pre-production and operating companies large areas of underexplored prospective terrain and, in many countries, established mining legislation. West Africa, in particular, has attracted…
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Perseus pushes ahead in West Africa, despite virus threat
Ivanhoe trims budget; stays course at Kakula
Canadian Mining Symposium 2020
Video: PearTree presentation by CEO Lisa Davis at the Canadian Mining Symposium, part 1
PearTree Remarks by Lisa Davis, CEO, PearTree Securities on June 16.
Video: Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd interviewed by group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the Canadian Mining Symposium
Executive Fireside Chat Sean Boyd, Vice-Chairman and CEO, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited MODERATOR: Anthony Vaccaro, Group Publisher, The Northern Miner Group
Video: Invest Yukon Thought Leadership Panel ft Pillai, Eaton, Nauman, West-Sells and Hall at the Canadian Mining Symposium
Invest Yukon Thought Leadership Panel — Building a Mining Ecosystem from Exploration to Production Hon. Ranj Pillai, Deputy Premier, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, Minister…
Video: SRK Thought Leadership Panel ft Bocoum, D’Souza, Wrigley and Parshley at the Canadian Mining Symposium
SRK Thought Leadership Panel — Beginning At The End: How can we optimize the socioeconomic legacy of mine closure? Boubacar Bocoum, Lead Mining Specialist, World Bank…
Video: B2Gold Thought Leadership Panel ft CEO Clive Johnson and group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the Canadian Mining Symposium
B2Gold Thought Leadership Panel — From Zero to One Million Ounces and Raising the Bar Along the Way Clive Johnson, President, CEO and Director, B2Gold Corp…
Video: Ashley Kirwan presents ‘Going Back to First Principles—in Geology and Business’ with intro by MINING.com’s Cecilia Jamasmie at the Canadian Mining Symposium
Ashley Kirwan, President, CEO, and Principal Geologist at Orix Geoscience presents “Going Back to First Principles—In Geology and Business” with an introduction by Cecilia Jamasmie,…
Video: Teck CEO Don Lindsay interviewed by editor-in-chief Trish Saywell at the Canadian Mining Symposium
Teck president and CEO Don Lindsay joins The Northern Miner’s Trish Saywell for a fireside chat at the Canadian Mining Symposium on Zoom.
Video: VanEck’s Joe Foster interviewed by TMX’s Dean McPherson at the Canadian Mining Symposium
Joe Foster, Portfolio Manager and Gold Strategist at VanEck, is interviewed by Dean McPherson, Head of Business Development at TMX Group, at the 2020 Canadian…
Video: Iamgold CEO Gord Stothart interviewed by online editor Adrian Pocobelli at the Canadian Mining Symposium
Gord Stothart, President and CEO of Iamgold, is interviewed by Adrian Pocobelli, Online Editor of The Northern Miner, at the 2020 Canadian Mining Symposium on…
Video: CPM Group’s Jeffrey Christian interviewed by MINING.com executive editor Frik Els at the Canadian Mining Symposium
MINING.com executive editor Frik Els interviews Jeffrey M. Christian, Managing Partner at CPM Group, at the 2020 Canadian Mining Symposium on Zoom.
Canadian Mining Symposium closes with Yukon mining panel, featuring Deputy Premier Ranj Pillai
The third and final day of the Canadian Mining Symposium (CMS) closed with a panel discussion featuring the Hon. Ranj Pillai, Deputy Premier, Minister of…
Canadian Mining Symposium day 2 features Condor, B2Gold and Equinox
The second day of the Canadian Mining Symposium (CMS) on June 17 had a golden theme, with the afternoon session featuring Condor Gold (TSX: COG;…