Gemfields attempts to mitigate virus impact with mini-auctions
Precious gemstones miner Gemfields Group (LSE: GEM; JSE: GML) says it is unable to say when it might be able to host its next auction, or…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 212: Global Mining Symposium opening remarks, ft group publisher Anthony Vaccaro
This week’s episode features the launch of The Northern Miner’s Global Mining Symposium virtual mining conference, with opening remarks by group publisher Anthony Vaccaro. As…
Rio Tinto, Bluejay sign JV on nickel project in Finland
Explorer and developer Bluejay Mining (LSE: JAY) has inked a joint venture and earn-in agreement with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) to…
Australia to ramp-up production of critical minerals
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), in collaboration with Geoscience Australia and the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, recently published the second…
English court blocks lawsuit against BHP over Brazil dam failure
The High Court of Manchester, northwestern England, on Nov. 9, blocked a £5 billion (US$6.6 billion) lawsuit against BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) over a devastating…
JV Article: New standard strives to improve safety and transparency in tailings management
The Global Tailings Review (GTR) released the first-ever Global Standard on Tailings Management in August. The standard aims to strengthen current best practices around the…
Troilus buys back royalty from First Quantum
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: SKREF) has entered into a definitive agreement to buy back a sliding 2.5% net smelter royalty (NSR) on 81 mineral claims…
JX Nippon increases ownership in troubled Caserones copper mine
Japan’s top smelter, JX Nippon Mining & Metals, is buying a stake in its majority-owned Caserones copper mine in Chile, which was put up for sale on Nov.9…
The View from England: Europeans have treasured the grey metal for millennia
We can agree that silver is useful. It was one of the first five metals used by humans (the others being gold, copper, lead and…
Caldas Gold posts record intercept at Marmato in Colombia
Caldas Gold (TSXV: CGC; US-OTC: ALLXF) reported high-grade assays from its Marmato asset in Colombia, including a record 5.73 grams gold per tonne and 5.2…
GMV Minerals advances Mexican Hat project in Arizona
GMV Minerals (TSXV: GMV; US-OTC: GMVMF) has released results of an updated preliminary economic assessment for its wholly owned Mexican Hat gold project in southeastern…
Kirkland Lake earnings boosted by Detour mine
Kirkland Lake Gold‘s (TSX: Kl; NYSE: KL; ASX: KLA) acquisition of Detour Gold and its Detour Lake mine in Ontario earlier this year now accounts…