Barrick files for IPO with $1.25B dividend plan
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) has filed to take its North American gold business public in New York, advancing a planned share sale that…
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Newfoundland’s Memorial plans mining master’s
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Memorial University is developing a master’s program in mining and mineral processing to help ease an industry skills shortage years before…
Uzbekistan targets uranium output on Canada’s scale
Uzbekistan aims to double uranium production by 2030 to a level exceeding Canada’s entire 2024 output, as state-owned Navoiyuran develops new deposits and reduces its…
Podcast: PDAC’s Jeff Killeen on what Canada’s budget means for mineral exploration
This week on The Northern Miner Podcast, host Adrian Pocobelli speaks with Jeff Killeen, PDAC’s senior director of policy and programs, about what Canada’s federal…
Gold Drill Down: DPM leads with Brevene in Bulgaria
DPM Metals (TSX: DPM; ASX: DPM) topped the gold ranking with a kilometre-long intercept at its Brevene Porphyry South discovery in Bulgaria. Hole EX_BRESPO_03 cut…
Mining companies raise $2.4B in a month
Mining companies raised $2.4 billion (US$1.69 billion) in the month through Oct. 15, led by Osisko Gold Group’s debt and equity financings for its Cariboo…
Spotlight: Four US juniors drill for scale – Part 2
The second instalment of our U.S. exploration spotlight features four juniors testing whether early drill results point to deposits with room to grow. In Arizona,…
Discovery beats forecasts despite higher gold costs
Discovery Mining (TSX: DSV; US-OTC: DSVSF) reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings as lower depreciation helped offset rising gold costs at its Porcupine operations in Ontario.Adjusted earnings…
Spotlight: Four US early exploration bets
A gold-copper intercept below old workings in Montana and a U.S. defence award for nickel exploration in Michigan show two ways early-stage projects can advance….
Xplor video: Quebec miners push to end duplicate project reviews
Quebec’s miners are pressing Ottawa and the province to coordinate environmental reviews and shorten approval timelines to help restore the industry’s competitiveness, Quebec Mining Association…
Turkey orders 11 detentions after deadly steel blast
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 11 people, including steelmaker Habaş’s chairman, after an explosion at its plant in western Turkey killed at least…
US lenders said to cool on Trump-linked tungsten plan
U.S. government lenders aren’t planning to approve $1.6 billion (C$2.26 billion) in financing for a Kazakh tungsten venture linked to President Donald Trump’s sons, amid…
Allied Gold pours first gold at Ethiopia’s Kurmuk mine
Allied Gold (TSX: AAUC; NYSE: AAUC) has poured first gold at its Kurmuk mine in Ethiopia, bringing a major growth project into production as it…
Gunnison hits rich copper and zinc in Arizona
Gunnison Copper (TSX: GCU; NYSE-A: GUNN) has confirmed a high-grade copper-zinc zone at its Strong & Harris deposit in Arizona as it tests whether a…
Scorpio hits gold beyond Nevada resource
Scorpio Gold (TSXV, Nasdaq: SGLD) has hit high-grade gold 850 metres from the core resource area at its Manhattan project in Nevada, opening a new…
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Northern Miner awards Sean Boyd who built Agnico Eagle on ‘culture of the heart’
Sean Boyd complimented Paul Penna on his briefcase the first time the young auditor met Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) founder in 1983. Penna…
London Symposium: Ontario’s focus on fast-track, refining wins industry praise
Ontario’s push to OK major projects in less than two years and keep more mineral processing at home stunned industry heavyweights at The Northern Miner’s International Metals Symposium in London. “We’re moving with speed,” provincial Energy…
London Symposium video: Rick Rule on gold
The surging gold price over the past two years marks a catch-up based on a bull market going back to 2000 that few recognized then,…