Global silver demand forecast to rise 11% in 2021: Silver Institute
The following is a release by the Silver Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit association that draws its international membership from across the breadth of the…
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Newmont updates industry-leading reserve portfolio
Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) has reported its 2020 year-end reserve and resource update, and its 94.2 million oz. of attributable gold reserves are the…
Nouveau Monde to start construction at Matawinie graphite project
Nouveau Monde Graphite (TSXV: NOU; US-OTC: NMGRF) plans to begin early construction works at its Matawinie graphite project in Quebec in the second quarter, after…
Bacanora Lithium begins work at Mexico project
Heavy equipment will start the bulk site earthworks at the Sonora lithium project later in the year.
Alberta reinstates 1976 coal policy after public outcry
Bowing to public pressure, Alberta has reversed course on its decision last May to rescind the province’s 1976 policy governing coal exploration and development in…
Battle North Gold greenlights construction of Bateman project
The board of Battle North Gold (TSX: BNAU) has approved construction of the Bateman gold project in Red Lake. After starting work on critical path…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 225: Wheaton Precious Metals CEO Randy Smallwood on how streamers can promote ESG initiatives
This week’s episode features a recording from AME Remote Roundup of Wheaton Precious Metals president & CEO Randy Smallwood, who discusses ESG initiatives and what…
Equinox expects production growth in 2021, looks towards 1M oz. by 2023
Over the next three years, Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX) expects to continue with its trend of growing gold output, reaching the 1 million…
Interview: Clean TeQ’s Sunrise battery materials complex in Australia is construction ready
Clean TeQ’s (ASX: CLQ; US-OTC: CTEQF) Sunrise project in New South Wales, Australia, is one of the largest nickel/cobalt deposits in the world and one…
Institutional investors turn to gold
In the face of historically low interest rates and chronically depressed bond yields, institutional investors are turning to gold as a portfolio diversifier. Gold has…
Nickel prices: How did we get here and what comes next?
Nickel prices have risen substantially over the past 12 months and are edging closer to the US$9 per lb. or US$20,000 per tonne threshold that…
Monarch Mining grows McKenzie Break gold resources
After completing a Plan of Arrangement with Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY; LSE: AUY) in January, Monarch Mining (TSX: GBAR) is now working to…