M&A deals reached US$8.8B in Q2: GlobalData
A total of US$8.86 billion worth of M&A deals were struck in the metals and mining industry globally during the second quarter of 2020, according…
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Lucara Diamond ends second quarter with $14M loss
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) saw revenues fall 82% in the three months to June 30 from the same period last year after it decided to…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 199: Senior reporter Carl A. Williams on Laurentian University’s Metal Earth research program
This week’s episode features an interview with Northern Miner senior reporter Carl A. Williams about the $104-million Metal Earth research and development program led by…
US to reimpose 10% tariff on Canadian aluminium
The U.S. government will reimpose a 10% tariff on some aluminium imports from Canada as of Aug. 16, U.S. President Donald Trump announced during a…
Premier to buy Getchell gold project in Nevada
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with Waterton Global Resource Management to acquire a 100% interest in…
BHP to pay $840M to end coal energy dependence in Chile
BHP’s (LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP) Escondida and Spence copper mines in northern Chile are poised to pay a total of US$840 million for an early…
Osisko hits more high grades at Windfall
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has released high-grade drill results from the Lynx and Triple Lynx zones at its Windfall gold project, 700 km northwest of…
TSX moves higher, Aug. 3-7
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 2.32% to 16,544.48 during the Aug. 3-7 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 1.41% to 102.65, and the…
US markets rise, Aug. 3-7
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.80% to finish the week at 27,433.48 and the S&P 500 increased 2.45% to 3,351.28. Spot gold jumped US$58.70…
TSX Venture rises, Aug. 3-7
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose by 2.60% to finish the Aug. 3-7 trading week at 739.98. Spot gold continued to set new records, rising…
Alrosa digs up Russia’s largest coloured diamond
Alrosa, the world’s top diamond miner by output, has found a 236-carat rough diamond of deep amber colour at one of its mines in Russia’s…
Unigold drills high-grade intercept at Nieta in Dominican Republic
The longest and highest-grade intercept drilled so far at Ungiold’s (TSXV: UGD) Nieta concession in the Dominican Republic “suggests that sulphide mineralization may have a…