Tesla to eliminate cobalt from electric vehicles
At Tesla’s live-streamed Battery Technology Day this week, chief executive Elon Musk outlined the company’s plans to build a US$25,000 electric vehicle (EV) with a…
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Luminex Resources finds high-grade mineralization at Condor
Luminex Resources (TSXV: LR; US-OTC: LUMIF) has released drill results from a five-hole, 3,300-metres drill program at its Condor gold-copper project in the Zamora-Chinchipe province in southeast…
Pebble Partnership CEO resigns over leaked tape
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM, NYSE: NAK) announced Wednesday that Tom Collier, chief executive of its U.S.-based subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership, has submitted his resignation…
BHP options Elliott copper project in Australia
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) has signed an option agreement with Encounter Resources (ASX: ENR) over the Australian explorer’s 4,500-sq.-km Elliott copper project, in the…
Rhodium rockets to all-time high
The rhodium price has been on a roller coaster ride this year, rocketing from US$6,050 per oz. at the start of 2020 to a high…
Integra reports long intercepts from DeLamar in Idaho
Integra Resources (TSXV: ITR; NYSE-AM: ITRG) has released assay results for five holes drilled as part of this year’s exploration program at the Florida Mountain…
Industry survey captures concerns about long-term impact of Covid-19
In our second article examining the results of The Northern Miner and Canadian Mining Journal’s reader survey on the industry’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we look at…
Federal Clean Fuel Standard ‘a second carbon tax’: Sask Minister of Energy and Resources
For a province of just over a million people, Saskatchewan punches above its weight in the Canadian mining industry. While potash and uranium continue to…
Raymond James raises price forecasts for base metals, iron ore
Raymond James forecasts higher average prices for copper, nickel, lead, zinc and iron ore, but lower prices for uranium, its analysts wrote in a research…
Barrick, Japan Gold expand footprint on Hokkaido island
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and Japan Gold (TSXV: JG) are expanding their footprint in the Asian country with the acquisition of the Kanehana…
Troilus Gold launches new drill program in Quebec
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: SKREF) has initiated a 20,000-metre drill program at its flagship 1,073-sq.-km Troilus gold project in Quebec’s Frotet-Evans greenstone belt. The…
Rockcliff drills Tower deposit in Manitoba
Recent drill results from Rockliff Metals’ (CSE: RCLF) wholly owned Tower property in central Manitoba have increased the strike length of the Tower deposit to…