Golden Star sells stake in Bogoso-Prestea gold mine
Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC; NYSE-AM: GSS) has announced it will sell its 90% stake in the Bogoso-Prestea gold mine in southwestern Ghana to Future Global Resources for US$55 million…
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Iamgold resumes operations at Rosebel after coronavirus outbreak
Iamgold (TSX IMG; NYSE: IAG) has resumed operations at its Rosebel gold mine in Suriname, which was shut down in June after union leaders asked their members to put down…
Pentagon contracts Lynas to design rare earths facility in Texas
Lynas (ASX: LYC) has signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to start design work for a heavy rare earth element (HREE) separation facility in Texas. The facility…
Teranga Gold says Senegal mine a ‘top tier’ asset
Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) has released a prefeasibility study for its Sabodala-Massawa complex in Senegal that shows the project is a “top tier mine” asset, the company says….
Canada Nickel aims for zero-carbon emissions at Crawford
On Tesla’s second quarter conference call last week, Elon Musk entreated the industry to: “Please mine more nickel – Tesla will give you a giant contract for a long period…
US gov’t approves Ambler access road in Alaska
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved the development of the northern route to provide access to the Ambler mining district in northwest Alaska. According to South32 (ASX: S32)…
Editorial: Gold and silver fire on all cylinders
The stars continue to align for precious metal prices, driven higher by unprecedented economic and political uncertainty and enormous monetary and stimulus programs. This week leaders of the European Union…
Gold price tops US$1,900 per oz., nears all-time high
Gold prices topped US$1,900 per oz. for the first time since 2011, heading for its biggest weekly gain in more than three months, as momentum builds from flaring geopolitical tensions…
Northern Dynasty’s Pebble project approved after 15-year fight
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) has cleared the last environmental hurdle for its proposed Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum mine in Alaska almost two decades after developers first started considering the project. The…
Top 10 US-based mining companies
Mining in the United States has been ongoing for centuries and has played a role in the country’s development over the years. The Northern Miner presents its annual Top-10 listing…
Tesla pitches ‘giant contract’ to nickel miners
Tesla boss Elon Musk is asking miners to produce more nickel, a key ingredient in the batteries that power his company’s electric cars, and has offered a “giant contract for…
Monarch hits high-grade gold at McKenzie Break
Monarch Gold (TSX: MQR) has reported high-grade drill results from the central part of its wholly-owned McKenzie Break gold project, 35 km north of Val-d’Or, Quebec. Highlights from the drill…