Barrick’s Tanzania ops on track
Barrick Gold‘s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) Tanzanian mines, North Mara and Bulyanhulu, are said to be on track to achieve their respective 2021 production targets and to replace depleted reserves…
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BHP to expand into “tougher jurisdictions” in search of battery metals
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) CEO Mike Henry says the company is ready for a strategic shift out of its geographical, advanced-economies comfort zone into “tougher jurisdictions” as…
US narrows gap with China in race to dominate battery supply chain, report says
The United States is narrowing the gap with China when it comes to the race to dominate the battery value chain, according to BloombergNEF’s second annual Global Lithium-Ion Battery Supply…
Lumina issued $24M in shares for Cangrejos gold-copper project, debt repayment
Lumina Gold (TSXV: LUM) has raised $19 million to advance its Cangrejos gold-copper project in Ecuador, where work is under way on a prefeasibility study. In addition to closing a…
Reflections on truth and reconciliation in Canada
Following Canada’s first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, I’d like to share my thoughts on residential schools, education, and healing. Over the last few months, as…
International Nickel Study Group forecasts rising nickel demand in 2022
Global primary nickel demand will rise to 2.8 million tonnes this year and to 3 million tonnes next year, up from 2020’s 2.4 million tonnes, according to the International Nickel…
Weir Group cuts profit guidance following crippling cyberattack
Industrial pump maker Weir Group (LSE: WEIR) is reeling following a sophisticated cyberattack in the second half of September that forced it to isolate and shut down its core IT…
Canadian miners need to create value as M&A picks up
Canadian miners minimized disruption at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic by acting quickly and decisively, leaving many in a good position to benefit from rising commodities prices, particularly gold,…
Doré Copper doubles resources at Corner Bay ahead of early 2022 PEA
Doré Copper Mining (TSXV: DCMC; US-OTC: DRCMF) has doubled resources at its flagship Corner Bay copper-gold project, about 55 km from Chibougamau in Quebec, as it works toward a preliminary…
Canada Nickel improves recovery and metallurgical performance at Crawford nickel project
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has released the results of testing done on samples from its 100%-owned flagship Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project in Ontario, about 40 km north of…
Western Copper updates Casino project, launches feasibility study
Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE: WRN) completed its 2021 exploration and drilling program and is moving forward with the feasibility study at its 100%-owned Casino copper-gold project in…
Friedland-backed Ivanhoe Electric funds South Voisey’s Bay survey
Mining magnate Robert Friedland is looking to make another potentially massive base metals discovery about 80 kilometres south of his famous Voisey’s Bay find from 1993. His privately held US-based…