Argonaut Gold to double share count with equity raise for Magino build
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has entered into an agreement with banks and financial institutions to issue 434 million common shares to help it finance the…
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E3 Lithium starts drilling Alberta’s first lithium evaluation well; welcomes Imperial Oil as investor
E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETMC; US-OTC: EEMMF) has started drilling a brine production well — which it says is Alberta’s first — for evaluating lithium in…
Rio2 shares fall on EIA rejection of its Fenix Gold project in Chile
Chile’s Environmental Assessment Service (SEA) has rejected the environmental impact assessment for Rio2’s (TSXV: RIO; US-OTC: RIOFF) Fenix gold project in the Atacama region. The…
Cornish Lithium secures further US$11M for UK project
Cornish Lithium, the start-up hoping to lead the development of an industry for the battery metal in the U.K., has secured another £9 million (US$11 million) from metals-focused investment…
Sibanye-Stillwater’s Montana mine to remain halted for 4-6 weeks
Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW) (NYSE: SBSW) said on Friday that its Stillwater platinum mine will remain halted for four to six weeks, as the…
Construction, first gold gold pour delayed at Premier as Ascot seeks financing
The first gold pour at Ascot Resources’ (TSX: AOT) Premier gold project in northwestern British Columbia will be delayed by more than one year due…
Northern Graphite reports first production since acquiring Lac des Iles mine; says market is ‘tightening’
Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) sold 965 tonnes of graphite, worth US$1.5 million, and produced 1,281 tonnes in May at its Quebec-based Lac des…
Xtra-Gold rises on expansion drilling results from its Kibi gold project in Ghana
Shares of Xtra-Gold Resources (TSX: XTG; US-OTC: XTGRF) rose to their highest in a month on Thursday afternoon as the company reported results from ongoing…
1911 Gold begins tailings reprocessing at True North complex in Manitoba
1911 Gold (TSXV: AUMB; OTC: AUMBF) has begun tailings reprocessing operations at the True North complex at Bissett, Man., where it expects to process between 170,000…
PDAC showed industry eager to return to ‘normal’
A few things were top of mind for delegates as they converged on the Metro Toronto Convention Centre June 13-15 for the first in-person Prospectors…
US allots US$74M to critical minerals mapping
The U.S. Department of the Interior has set aside more than US$74 million to invest across 30 states in research and mapping of areas with…
Emerita Resources cuts high grade gold at Romanera polymetallic deposit in Spain
Shares of Emerita Resources (TSXV: EMO) rose by about 10% in the morning as the company reported its latest, high-grade drill results from the Romanera…
Global Copper Snapshot: Eight companies exploring for the red metal
Copper is essential for the global shift towards decarbonization. However, declining ore quality, mine closures, and the absence of additional investment in new copper supplies…
Collective Mining aims to intensify drilling after new copper-gold discovery at Guayabales
Collective Mining (TSXV: CNL) has reported the discovery of a new copper-gold-silver deposit at its Guayabales project in Caldas, Colombia. Drillhole APC-1, the first diamond…
De Beers latest sale shows stronger US and Chinese demand
De Beers, the world’s top diamond producer by value, saw improved sales in its latest auction, despite moving into the summer, which are generally considered…
Hudbay marks end of Flin Flon mining era with closure of 777 operations
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) has wrapped up mining activity at the 777 zinc-copper mine in Flin Flon, Man., after 18 years of steady…
Electra begins preliminary talks on second cobalt refinery
As part of its growth strategy in support of the onshoring of electric vehicle supply chains in North America, Electra Battery Materials (TSXV: ELBM; NASDAQ: ELBM)…
Chile copper workers begin nationwide strike over smelter closure
Chilean state-owned copper producer Codelco, the world’s largest, was hit on Wednesday by a nationwide strike against the miner’s decision to close permanently an allegedly polluting…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 296: How Quebec is positioning for the global transition to battery metals, ft Camden, Brisson and Choquette
This week’s episode features the Quebec Thought Leadership panel at the Global Mining Symposium, featuring Tony Brisson, President and CEO, SOQUEM, Nathalie Camden, Associate Deputy…
NexGen submits draft EIS for its Rook uranium project in Saskatchewan
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE) has advanced its 100% owned Rook uranium property by submitting the project’s draft environmental impact statement (EIS) to Saskatchewan’s…
Australia-based lithium supplier to Tesla targets first shipment by year-end
Australia’s Core Lithium (ASX: CXO), which counts electric vehicles giant Tesla among its future costumers, is planning to send its first shipment of the key…
Surge Copper boosts Ootsa resource in BC by 96%
B.C.-focused Surge Copper (TSXV: SURG; OTC: SRGXF) has provided its first resource update for its flagship Ootsa property, an advanced-stage exploration project located adjacent to…
Glencore unit pleads guilty to bribery in Africa
A British subsidiary of Glencore (LSE: GLEN) formally pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the seven charges of bribery brought against the mining and commodities trader…
The Northern Miner Podcast
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 296: How Quebec is positioning for the global transition to battery metals, ft Camden, Brisson and Choquette
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 295: ‘There’s going to be a war for talent’, ft former Ontario Securities Commission CEO Maureen Jensen
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 294: ‘Arctic security is on everyone’s mind’, ft Yukon premier Sandy Silver at the Global Mining Symposium
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 293: ‘It’s a dramatic situation’—Duncan Wood on critical material shortages at the Global Mining Symposium
Special Focus: South America 2021
Goldsource seeks to chart scalable development of Eagle Mountain
Goldsource Mines (TSXV: GXS) is rapidly advancing the Eagle Mountain project in Guyana, the country’s second-largest undeveloped gold deposit, CEO Steve Parsons tells The Northern…
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Peru voters divided ahead of June 6 presidential election
Snapshot: Eight companies at work in South America
79North reports new gold discovery at Nassau project in Suriname
Special Focus: Canadian Gold 2021
Exploration at Argonaut’s Magino project yields exciting results
About four months into the planned two-year construction of Argonaut Gold’s (TSX: AR) new cornerstone Magino project in northeastern Ontario, smooth progress and encouraging new…
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Kirkland Lake Gold’s Detour Lake on course to be a world-class gold mine, says CEO Tony Makuch
Canadian Gold Snapshot: Eight juniors seeking more yellow metal
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.