Gold price drops to one month-low
Gold dropped below the $5,000-an-ounce level for the first time in a month amid concerns that conflict-induced inflation could derail the Federal Reserve’s rate-cut path. On Wednesday, spot gold went…
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Podcast: ‘The bottleneck is people’ — Franco-Nevada CEO Paul Brink on mining education
This week’s podcast features Paul Brink, President and CEO of Franco-Nevada, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about education in the mining sector. Franco-Nevada has partnered with The Northern Miner…
Royal Road eyes ‘meaningful’ underground mine as Colombia drilling resumes
Royal Road Minerals (TSX-V: RYR) said recent drilling at its Guintar-Aleman-Margaritas gold-silver-copper project in Colombia suggests the deposit could support a bulk-tonnage underground mine. Hole GUI-DD-028 cut 76 metres of…
Resolution Copper clears land hurdle after years-long legal fight
Rio Tinto (LSE, NYSE, ASX: RIO) has secured control of land in Arizona needed to advance its Resolution Copper project after U.S. authorities completed a long-contested land exchange, marking a…
Congo to OK first mine sale in US deal
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reportedly ready to approve the sale of Chemaf to U.S.-based Virtus Minerals, advancing a strategic minerals partnership between Washington and the African nation…
JV Q&A: Mammoth retrofits can disarm diesel rules
Underground mining operations are facing increased scrutiny over diesel emissisons as regulators tighten exposure limits and mines push deeper below surface. With air quality now closely linked to worker safety, productivity and regulatory compliance,…
JV article: Novo Resources boosts gold goal in Victoria
Novo Resources (ASX, TSX: NVO) has increased the exploration target for its Belltopper gold project in southern Australia and kicked-off preparations for inaugural drilling work at its gold, silver and antimony project in the west. The company has released an exploration target…
BHP promotes Brandon Craig to CEO from July 1
BHP (ASX, LSE, NYSE: BHP) said company veteran Brandon Craig will succeed Mike Henry as CEO at midyear and oversee the next stage of the giant company’s diversification away from steelmaking…
Dakota Gold sees expansion potential at Richmond Hill
New drilling by Dakota Gold (NYSE-A: DC) at the Richmond Hill oxide heap-leach gold project in South Dakota suggests mineralization extends beyond the deposit’s known limits. Expansion drill hole RH25C-359 –…
Benz drills bonanza gold at Australia’s Mt Egerton
Benz Mining (ASX: BNZ) has made an ultra-high-grade gold discovery beneath the historical Hibernian mine at Mt Egerton in Western Australia, returning 7 metres grading 223 grams gold per tonne…
Nouveau Monde Graphite scores $460M funding deal
Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE: NMG, TSX: NOU) has secured almost enough financing for the next stage of its Matawinie project, which Ottawa has already referred to its Major Projects Office…
Antimony Resources hits all-time high as it preps first resource in New Brunswick
Antimony Resources (CSE: ATMY) has taken initial steps to advance the Bald Hill deposit in New Brunswick towards its initial mineral resource. Shares hit a record high. In an update…
PDAC JV Video: Onyen warns weak disclosure can shut miners out of funding
Miners that cannot back up sustainability and governance claims with hard data risk losing access to capital as disclosure rules tighten and lenders demand proof, Onyen founder and CEO Laurie…
Gold Terra grades help enlarge resource at 1938 Yellowknife gold rush site
Drilling by Newmont (NYSE: NEM; TSX: NGT)-backed Gold Terra (TSXV: YGT; US-OTC: YGTFF) has booked high-grade hits in the Yellorex zone as it works to expand the near-surface resource at…
PDAC JV Video: Great Western fast-tracks Nevada tungsten drilling
Great Western Mining (LSE-AIM: GWMO) plans to fast-track drilling at its Defender-Pine Crow tungsten project in Nevada after raising about £3.25 million (C$6 billion), with new CEO Ed Loye targeting…
The Northern Miner Podcast
Podcast: ‘The bottleneck is people’ — Franco-Nevada CEO Paul Brink on mining education
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PDAC Podcast Day 3: Vale Base Metals CEO Shaun Usmar, Rick Rule, PDAC’s Jeff Killeen and more…
PDAC Podcast Day 2: US Dept of Energy’s Robertson, UK Deputy High Commissioner Prodger and more…
Opinion/Commentary
Global Mining Symposium
London Symposium JV Video: Nicola Mining targets cash flow, resource growth
Nicola Mining (TSXV: NIM; US-OTC: HUSIF) president and CEO Peter Espig says its focus on cash flow and copper exploration will create value. The New Craigmont copper project in southern…
London Symposium JV Video: Ontario Mines Minister touts critmins, faster permitting
Ontario’s Minister of Mines, George Pirie, says the province has updated its mining rules to speed up permits and attract investment in critical minerals. The provincial government passed the Building…
London Symposium JV Video: Southern Silver drills at Cerro Las Minitas
Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV) aims to add up to 8 million tonnes in shallow and deep resources to the Cerro Las Minitas project in Durango, Mexico, VP of exploration…