Canada’s Coal Association responds to Ottawa’s thermal coal mine ban
The Coal Association of Canada says Ottawa’s recent ban on new thermal coal mining projects or plans to expand existing mines on environmental damage grounds…
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Golden Bear discovery could be a ‘gamechanger’ for Osisko at Windfall
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has made a new, high-grade gold discovery just 1 km north of its Windfall project in Quebec, cutting 6.7 metres of…
Serbia to become Europe’s no. 2 copper producer thanks to Cukaru Peki mine
Serbia Zijin Mining’s mine is expected to start production in the fourth quarter with an initial average copper output of 91,000 tonnes a year.
Lithium price: Carbonate back on top
The price for lithium hydroxide is once again trading at a premium over that of lithium carbonate following a period that saw the historical price…
US tariffs on Chinese permanent magnets counterproductive – report
The US Department of Commerce is set to evaluate whether or not imports of rare earth permanent magnets from China poses a national security threat,…
Denison and UEX hash out $40.5M joint ownership deal for JCU
Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-AM: DNN) and UEX Corp. (TSX: UEX; US-OTC: UEXCF) have hashed out a deal that will see each company with a…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 243: Mining industry ‘ripe’ for M&A, ft Orefinders Resources CEO Stephen Stewart
This week’s episode features a Thought Leadership segment with Orefinders Resources CEO and director Stephen Stewart in conversation with Northern Miner reporter Henry Lazenby. Stephen…
Copper Mountain Mining on runway to triple 2020 output
British Columbia-based Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC; ASX: C6C) is on a runway to triple 2020 production in the medium term, president and CEO Gil…
Teck on track to double copper output by 2023, Don Lindsay says
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK-B; NYSE: TECK) is preparing to double its copper output by 2023 to take advantage of accelerated metal demand from global economic…
Adventus Mining well positioned to complete El Domo feasibility study by October
Adventus Mining (TSXV: ADZN; US-OTC: ADVZF) is well-positioned to capitalise on the growing market interest in a vibrant and growing mining sector in Ecuador, president…
Voisey’s Bay underground expansion delivers first ore
June 11 marked the milestone first production of ore from the underground expansion project at the Voisey’s Bay nickel-cobalt mine owned by Vale (NYSE: VALE)….
Ganfeng Lithium to buy 50% of Mali mine for $130 million
Ganfeng also wants at least half of Goulamina’s first-phase annual output, estimated in 455,000 tonnes of spodumene.
US markets down, June 7-11
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.80% to finish the week at 34,479.60 and the S&P 500 dropped 0.41% to 4,247.44. Spot gold fell by US$14.20…
TSX Ventures slips, June 7-11
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index slipped 0.17% to finish the trading week at 979.70. Spot gold fell by US$14.20 per oz., or 0.75%, to US$1,877.80…
TSX mixed, June 7-11
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.55% to 20,138.35 during the June 7-11 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index slipped 0.79% to 113.61, and the…
Jetti Resources’ technology could help unlock millions of tonnes of copper from tailings
A new technology by Jetti Resources that can be used to extract copper from mine waste could be a “game-changer” for the copper industry, says…
Risk is a moving target
With more than 99.6% of the votes counted in Peru’s presidential election, it looks like left-wing Pedro Castillo of the Peru Libre party has defeated…
Leftist Castillo emerges as likely winner of Peru’s contested presidential election
Socialist candidate Pedro Castillo is emerging as the winner of Peru’s June 6 presidential elections, with 99.6% of the votes counted. According to the latest…
Western Uranium & Vanadium buys physical uranium
Western Uranium & Vanadium (CSE: WUC; US-OTC: WSTRF) has signed an agreement to buy 125,000 pounds of uranium concentrate at the current market price for…
Gold Mountain speeds toward first production at Elk Gold in BC
Gold Mountain Mining (TSXV: GMTN; US-OTC: GMTNF) is on track for first production in October and first revenue in November at its Elk Gold project…
Imperial drilling at Red Chris cuts 1.1 g/t gold, 1.1% copper
Imperial Metals (TSX: III) has released new drill results from the newly discovered East Ridge zone of the Red Chris copper-gold mine, 80 km south…
Diamonds Snapshot: Eight Canadian companies ready for discovery
After a difficult 2020 that saw a near shutdown of the diamond market for half the year as a result of pandemic-related travel restrictions, diamond…
Rough diamond pricing: Learn the lessons of history or history will repeat itself
Suddenly, diamonds are looking interesting again. The cutbacks in diamond production last year, allied to the substantial fall in manufacturing capacity in India (the major…
The Northern Miner Podcast
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 243: Mining industry ‘ripe’ for M&A, ft Orefinders Resources CEO Stephen Stewart
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 242: Cloud offers ‘scalability and standardization’ across mining operations, ft Anthony Downs and Dean Gehrin
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 241: The mining industry ‘has never been healthier’, ft Gold Royalty’s David Garofalo at the Global Mining Symposium
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 240: Cameco sees supply ‘uncertainty’ as world transitions to net zero carbon economy
Special Focus: Colombia, Ecuador and Peru 2021
Miners await presidential elections in Ecuador
On April 11th, Ecuadorians choose a new president with critical implications for the country’s nascent mining industry. For many, the vote is a referendum on…
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Colombia, Ecuador & Peru Snapshot: Companies with interesting properties to watch
Tier One Silver raises $13.5M ahead of Q2 drilling in Peru
Nexa Resources aims to expand copper assets
Special Focus: United States 2021
US government gives high priority status to Graphite One’s Alaskan project
In mid-January Graphite One’s (TSX: GPH; US-OTC: GPHOF) Graphite Creek project in Alaska was designated as a High-Priority Infrastructure Project (HPIP) by the U.S. government’s…
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US Snapshot: Eight companies on the move
Getchell Gold hits high-grade gold at Fondaway Canyon in Nevada
Lynas shares jump on deal for US rare earth plant
USA Rare Earth outlines domestic mine-to-magnet strategy
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.