Peru’s political crisis puts mining in the crosshairs
Peru’s ongoing political crisis spells more trouble for miners in the world’s No. 2 copper producing nation, following two years marked by increasingly frequent protests…
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American Lithium’s Tonopah may operate at globally low cost
Analysts say American Lithium‘s (TSXV: LI; NASDAQ: AMLI) Tonopah project in Nevada could run at world-beating costs based on a new study including the sale…
VRIC 2023: Former Western premiers slam feds on resource leadership
Concern is growing over the federal government’s seeming inability to leverage Canada’s vast natural resource endowment as it navigates the uncertain global geopolitical and economic…
MMG shuts Las Bambas copper mine amid Peru protests
China-backed miner MMG Ltd has placed its vast Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, the world’s second largest producing nation of the metal, on care…
Tombador Iron halts Brazil mine due to unrest
Australia’s Tombador Iron (ASX: TI1) has temporarily halted production at its flagship iron ore mine in Brazil, as an ongoing blockade in the state of…
Searchers find Rio Tinto’s radioactive capsule lost in Australia
An Australian emergency services search team has found a tiny, but potentially deadly radioactive capsule belonging to Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) on the side…
Billionaire-backed iron-air battery firm to start building factory within weeks
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are among investors who’ve raised US$800 million for a company developing a low-cost iron alternative for power grid…
U.S. agency blocks Northern Dynasty’s Pebble project in Alaska
Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM; NYSE: NAK) contentious Pebble project in southwest Alaska is on the rocks again after the Environmental Protection Agency denied environmental…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 328: ‘Copper is as strategic as gold is precious’—copper and gold double-header ft Richard Adkerson and Mark Bristow
This week’s episode is a copper and gold CEO double-header, featuring the opening remarks of Freeport-McMoran CEO Richard Adkerson at the company’s recent Q4 conference…
GM, Lithium Americas to jointly develop Thacker Pass mine in Nevada
Shares of Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) soared on Tuesday morning after it announced that General Motors (NYSE: GM) will invest $650 million in…
Feds inject $75M into BHP’s Jansen potash mine
The federal government is investing $100 million to support the development of BHP’s low-emissions Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan, about 140 km east of Saskatoon. …
SNC-Lavalin to develop Canada’s first small modular reactor before 2030
Candu Energy, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group (TSX: SNC), has entered into an agreement with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to deliver the Darlington New…
TNM Drill Down: Freegold Ventures reports top gold assay for Jan. 20-27
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as…
European Metals soars as Czech lithium project labelled ‘strategic’
Shares in European Metals Holdings (LSE: EMH; ASX: EMH) jumped on Monday in both Sydney and London after it said its Cinovec lithium project had…
US markets post gains over Jan. 23-27 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 602.59 points or 1.81% to finish the Jan. 23-27 trading week at 33,978.08 and the S&P 500 rose 97.95…
TSX moves higher during Jan. 23-27 trading week
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 211.3 points or 1.03% to finish the Jan. 23-27 trading week at 20,714.50. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.35…
TSX Venture edges lower during Jan. 23-27 trading
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index was little changed over the Jan. 23-27 trading period, losing 1.8 points to end at 622.01. American Lithium gained 64¢…
VRIC 2023: Junior metals M&A to remain muted in 2023
Mining personality and resource speculator Rick Rule harbours little hope that the pace of junior resource sector mergers and acquisitions activity will quicken in the…
Rio Tinto sorry for loss of radioactive capsule in Australia
Mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) apologized on Monday for the loss of a small, but “highly radioactive” capsule that has…
Zinc8 gets US$9M grant to establish zinc-air battery facility in New York State
Canada’s zinc-air battery developer Zinc8 Energy Solutions (CSE: ZAIR, US-OTC: ZAIRF) has been approved for a grant from Empire State Development of up to US$9…
‘Timing is right’ for NWT to harness critical minerals boom, says minister
Canada’s Northwest Territories is positioned to capitalize on the coming critical minerals supply crunch, says the territory’s Industry, Tourism and Investment minister Caroline Wawzonek. The…
Kazatomprom reports a production miss
The world’s largest uranium producer, Kazakhstan’s Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), saw its attributable output fell by 4.1% last year to 11,373 tonnes of uranium, down from…
Lundin Gold eyes resource expansion at Fruta del Norte in Ecuador
Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; OTC: LUGDF) has discovered a new mineralized zone south of its rich Fruta Del Norte (FDN) mine in southeast Ecuador, with…
The Northern Miner Podcast
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 328: ‘Copper is as strategic as gold is precious’—copper and gold double-header ft Richard Adkerson and Mark Bristow
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 327: Alcoa faces ‘challenging markets’ on higher input costs, lower European demand and uncertainty out of China
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 326: ‘Knowledge is very hard to come by’—CPM Group’s Jeffrey Christian on gold, silver and China
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 325: Public perception of mining is changing—AME Roundup 2023 preview, ft president and CEO Kendra Johnston
Site Visits
Site visit: G2 Goldfields hopes to add to discovery count at Oko project in Guyana
Site visit: Reunion Gold speeds up drilling at Oko West in Guyana en route to 2023 resource
SITE VISIT: New Pacific advances Bolivian silver project towards late 2022 PEA
Site visit: Integra probes new discoveries at historic DeLamar gold-silver property
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.