Nearly a tonne of CO2 per oz. gold produced in 2019: report
Gold mines emitted on average 0.8 tonnes of CO2-equivalent (CO2e) for every ounce of gold that was produced in 2019, according to a report from…
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Global Gold Snapshot: Eight players to watch
Gold prices have surged in recent months amid the uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and enormous monetary stimulus measures, and precious metals companies have seen…
‘Change is coming’: Roskill’s Robert Baylis on supply chains, ESG and commodities at the Global Mining Symposium
As the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown economies around the globe, it revealed a number of underlying problems with regional supply chains. The production of copper, cobalt,…
BHP to mine Australian coal using greener energy
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) said this week it had inked a deal to support the development of new solar and wind farms in Australia’s…
Mexican gov’t scraps key mining post in austerity drive
Mining companies operating in Mexico are showing concern, after the country’s government scrapped the mining sub-secretary post, one of the Ministry of Economy units, as…
Ivanhoe expects first copper at Kakula in less than a year
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) expects to begin producing copper at its Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in less than…
Radisson finds another high-grade gold trend at O’Brien
Radisson Mining Resources (TSXV: RDS; US-OTC: RMRDF) has hit high-grade gold intercepts at its O’Brien gold project in Quebec that point to the potential for…
Benchmark drills ‘excellent grades’ at Lawyers project in BC
Benchmark Metals’ (TSXV: BNCH; US-OTC: CYRTF) latest results from drilling the Cliff Creek zone at its Lawyers project in B.C.’s Golden Horseshoe region, includes 31…
‘Surround yourself with good people’: Franco-Nevada’s Paul Brink on building a multigenerational gold company at the Global Mining Symposium
The Northern Miner’s three-day Global Mining Symposium kicked off on Tuesday with a one-on-one interview with Paul Brink, president and CEO of Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV;…
‘You have to listen’: Deloitte panel discusses how miners should approach sustainability at the Global Mining Symposium
The first thought leadership panel of the Global Mining Symposium was focused on sustainability and the importance of the shift from commitments to action by…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 202: Rio Tinto responds and 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…
‘Conscious capitalism’: Impact investing panel debates social role of mining industry at the Global Mining Symposium
The Northern Miner kicked off its inaugural Global Mining Symposium on Tuesday, with mining leaders, influential investment professionals, and forward-thinking innovators from around the world. …