JV Article: Sokoman seeks success at Moosehead in Central Newfoundland
There are substantial gold resources in Central Newfoundland, people have just been slow to find them. Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV:SIC) has doubled down on the…
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Northern Dynasty to appeal latest negative Pebble permit decision
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has accepted the request of Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX:NDM) to appeal the latest refusal to grant a water licence…
Satori prepares to drill Tartan Lake gold project in Manitoba
Satori Resources (TSXV:BUD) has received the permits needed to begin drilling at its wholly owned Tartan Lake gold mine near Flin Flon, Man. Work has…
JV Article: Mayfair on course with Fenn-Gib gold project
Successful people make successful mines. And some of the best have come together to create Mayfair Gold (TSXV: MFG) and unlock the true value of…
The circular economy set to transform the mining industry, says panel at the Global Mining Symposium
In the future, mining companies will need to develop new business models that account for the increasing re-use and recycling of metals and minerals as…
Lucara Diamond to borrow for Karowe underground expansion
Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSX:LUC) anticipates incurring debt of between US$150 million and US$200 million towards the US$514-million underground expansion of the Karowe diamond mine in…
High grade gold intercepts extend Brucejack potential for Pretium
The resource expansion drill program completed at the Brucejack mine has returned high grade gold for Pretium Resources (TSX:PVG; NYSE:PVG). This is the first expansion…
Wolfden begins drilling at high grade Rice Island polymetallic property
Wolfden Resources (TSXV:WLF) has begun a 2,300-metre, six-to-eight hole diamond drilling program at its 100%-owned Rice Island nickel-copper-cobalt-platinum group deposit near Snow Lake, Man. The…
Sabina updates feasibility on 15-year ‘world-class’ project in Nunavut
Sabina Gold & Silver has released an updated feasibility study on a combined open pit and underground development at the Goose property within its Back…
China continues dominance of rare earths markets to 2030, says Roskill
The single largest use of rare earths is in the manufacture of permanent magnets used in wind turbines, the drive train of hybrid and electric…
Project to capture 90% of all spent Li-ion batteries in the US gets government funding
The project is led by Everledger, HP, Call2Recycle and Fairphone.
Capstone reports 2020 operations beat with strong Q4
Copper-focused miner Capstone Mining (TSX: CS) has announced a production and costs beat for 2020, driven by strong fourth-quarter output at both the Pinto Valley…
GoGold drills 70.5 metres of 115 g/t silver-equivalent at Los Ricos North in Mexico
Near-surface drilling at GoGold Resources’ (TSX: GGD) Los Ricos North project in Jalisco state, Mexico, has hit high silver grades and returned wide intervals of…
Nexa Resources aims to expand copper assets
Nexa Resources (TSX: NEXA; NYSE: NEXA) is looking to expand its copper assets, CEO Tito Martins told MINING.COM. “Copper is the mineral of the moment, of…
Fortescue Metals sorry for clearing land on Aboriginal sacred site
Australian iron ore major Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) has apologized to a local Aboriginal group for clearing land on a heritage site without representatives…
Eldorado posts initial resource for high-grade Ormaque deposit at Lamaque
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has released an initial resource estimate for the Ormaque deposit within its Lamaque operation in Quebec. The deposit, halfway…
Dundee Precious Metals releases PFS on US$211M open pit mine at Timok
Toronto-based gold and copper producer Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) has announced the results of a prefeasibility study on its Timok gold project in Serbia,…
Copper supply expected to move into deficit in 2021, says StoneX.
Copper was already trading near eight-year highs in January but prices for the red metal surged again in mid-February, with March contracts reaching US$4.12 per…
Nevada is the world’s new top mining destination
Nevada replaced iron ore-rich Western Australia as the most attractive mining jurisdiction according to the Fraser Institute.
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 227: Rio Tinto turns the page, seeks to ‘earn back respect and credibility’, ft CEO Jakob Stausholm
This week’s episode features Rio Tinto’s conference call with new CEO Jakob Stausholm, who outlines his vision for the company after ‘a year of extremes’…
JV Article: Solaris doubles drill program on major discovery at Warintza copper project in Ecuador
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS) has doubled the drill campaign, from six rigs to 12, following a significant new discovery at its Warintza copper project in…
TSX posts modest dip, Feb. 15-19
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 75.93 points (0.41%) to finish the Feb. 15-19 trading week at 18,384.27. The Global Base Metals Index rose 10.2% to…
U.S. markets mixed, Feb. 15-19
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 35.92 points (0.11%) to 31,494.32 during the Feb. 15-19 trading week and the S&P500 fell 28.12 points (0.72%) to…
The Northern Miner Podcast
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 227: Rio Tinto turns the page, seeks to ‘earn back respect and credibility’, ft CEO Jakob Stausholm
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 226: Low-grade nickel deposits in the battery electric age, ft Selby, Muinonen, Carson and Pedlar-Hobbs at CIM Sudbury
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 225: Wheaton Precious Metals CEO Randy Smallwood on how streamers can promote ESG initiatives
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 224: Early-stage investing with Cambridge House president and CEO Jay Martin
Special Focus: Outlook 2021
Base metals prices forecast to rise sharply in 2021, less so in 2022
As the world’s economies start to pick up following the impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic, CPM Group’s director of commodities and asset management Carlos Sanchez expects…
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Roskill forecasts demand for cobalt to double by 2030
Precious metals and PGM prices forecast to rise next year
Critical materials markets 2021 outlook
Scotiabank’s Marc Desormeaux looks at 2021 and the continuing impact of Covid-19 on metals markets
Diamond industry forecast for 2021 and beyond
Chinese rare earth metals surge in price
Bank of America sees ‘further upside’ potential for silver in 2021
Special Focus: Energy Metals 2021
Energy metals snapshot: Eight companies advancing assets for a greener future
Amid growing efforts to move the world away from fossil fuels, energy metals are a key pathway to tackling climate change and transition towards a…
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First Cobalt receives $10 million government boost to cobalt refinery
Northern Dynasty to challenge rejection on Pebble next month
Canada Nickel signs unique agreement with First Nation at Crawford project
Neo Lithium closes equity investment from CATL
Energy Fuels set to become rare earth producer in 2021
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.