Ecuador court allows communities to decide fate of mining projects
Ecuador’s highest court has ruled that communities have the right to hold referendums on whether or not proposed large and medium-scale mines can move forward,…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 205: Mining jobs market ‘booming’, ft Erik Buckland
This week’s episode features veteran mining recruiter Erik Buckland, senior client manager at Lincoln Strategy International. Eric says that the difficulty of crossing jurisdictions during the…
Eskay Mining drills near-surface VMS mineralization at TV target in B.C.
Eskay Mining (TSXV: ESK) has reported assay results for drill hole TV20-35, completed at the TV target within the Corey area in B.C.’s Golden Triangle,…
New technology to help clean and recycle mining wastewater in Canada
As Canada looks to responsibly develop its mining and minerals industry as part of its economic recovery plan from the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has…
Covid-19 industry survey finds high confidence in mining sector leadership
The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal conducted a reader survey to gauge how the sector is faring through the Covid-19 pandemic, which began officially…
Maverix to acquire gold royalty portfolio from Newmont
Gold-focused royalty and streaming company Maverix Metals (TSX: MME; NYSE-AM: MMX) has entered into a binding agreement with Newmont to acquire a portfolio of 11…
Mountain Province resumes diamond sales in Antwerp
Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; US-OTC: MPVD) held its first traditional diamond sale since the coronavirus pandemic began on Sept. 19 in Antwerp. And while…
US markets slip, Sept. 14-18
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.03% to finish the Sept. 14-18 trading week at 27,657.42 and the S&P 500 Index dropped by 0.84% to…
Wheaton Precious Metals plans London listing by year-end
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM), one of the world’s largest gold and silver streaming companies, plans to list on the London Stock Exchange…
TSX mixed, Sept. 14-18
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.15% to 16,198.97 during the Sept. 14-18 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 0.52% to 101.18, and the…
JV Article: World Class Technology Investors Believe in Canadian Cobalt Exploration
A recent article Gates, Bezos-backed firm searching for cobalt in Canada (www.mining.com, Jul. 7, 2020), highlighted some of the recent positive events for cobalt exploration in…
TSX Venture moves higher, Sept. 14-18
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 1.64% to finish the Sept. 14-18 trading week at 745.37. Spot gold closed the week at US$1,988.90 per oz.,…
Argentina tightens currency controls to dampen demand for greenback
Argentina’s decision this week to expand restrictions on foreign exchange to protect its dollar reserves is largely due to the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the…
Prairies snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Manitoba and Saskatchewan are among the world’s premier jurisdictions for mining and mineral exploration. Here’s a look at eight companies with assets in the provinces. …
Editorial: One small step for women, one giant step for mankind
Chairman Mao Zedong’s famous proclamation that “women hold up half the sky” may be true but certainly not as chief executive officers or in the…
Callinex says Pine Bay could revitalise Flin Flon
The Flin Flon mining district, which straddles Manitoba and Saskatchewan, hosts Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) 777 mine. The underground mine, which has been…
Gold output to fall 1.7% in 2020 on shutdowns: report
The suspension of mining activities due to the Covid-19 outbreak in the second quarter of this year will result in a 1.7% decline in global…
BHP halts expansions on heritage sites in Australia
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) acknowledged on Thursday it was aware of Australian Aboriginal groups’ concerns about the future of dozens of heritage sites before…
Chile court orders ‘total and definitive’ closure of Barrick’s Pascua Lama
Chile’s environmental court has put the final nail in the coffin for Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) giant Pascua-Lama gold-silver project, straddling the Argentina…
TomaGold sells 25% interest in Monster Lake project to Iamgold
TomaGold (TSXV: LOT) is selling its 25% interest in the Monster Lake project to Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG). Under the sales agreement, Iamgold will pay TomaGold $500,000…
Teck copper mine in Chile switches to renewable energy
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/B; NYSE: TECK) has signed a long-term agreement that will provide its Carmen de Andacollo copper operation in central Chile with 100%…
Magna Gold tables study on recently-acquired San Francisco mine
Magna Gold (TSXV: MGR; US-OTC: MGLQF) has released the results of a preliminary feasibility study (PFS) on its San Francisco mine, acquired earlier this year,…
Ivanhoe’s Congo copper project shows world-class potential
With large-scale deposits hard to find, much has been made of the size of Kamoa-Kakula, Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) project on the central…
The Northern Miner Podcast
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 204: Climate change action ‘makes good economic sense’, ft BHP CEO Mike Henry
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 203: ‘Not good enough’ – mining industry has ways to go on improving public image, ft Dr. Chris Hinde
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 202: Rio Tinto responds and Global Mining Symposium opening remarks, ft. group publisher Anthony Vaccaro
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 201: Taking a closer look at Rio Tinto’s blast scandal in Australia
Special Focus: Global Gold 2020
Russia’s Nordgold sweetens offer in takeover battle with China’s Shandong over Cardinal Resources
Nordgold has sweetened its proposed takeover offer of Cardinal Resources (ASX, TSX: CDV) in order to beat out competition from China’s Shandong Gold. The latest…
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Global Gold Snapshot: Eight players to watch
Gold production growth will average 2.5% annually from 2020-2029: Fitch
Barrick takes Porgera dispute to PNG Supreme Court
Troilus Gold study envisions open pit and underground mine in Quebec
AngloGold, Barrick to sell 80% of Morila mine in Mali
Special Focus: Ontario 2020
Pacton Gold uses AI to advance projects in Red Lake
In the summer of 1925, the discovery of gold in northwestern Ontario’s Red Lake region triggered the last great gold rush in North America. At…
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Ontario snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Nexus Gold reports high-grade intercepts at McKenzie in Ontario
Kirkland Lake signs strategic alliance agreement with Newmont in Northern Ontario
Falcon Gold finds visible gold at Central Canada project
Canadian Mining Symposium 2020
Video: Wheaton Precious Metals CEO Randy Smallwood interviewed by senior reporter Carl A. Williams at the Canadian Mining Symposium
Executive Fireside Chat Randy Smallwood, President and CEO, Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation MODERATOR: Carl A. Williams, Senior Reporter, The Northern Miner
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.