Ontario taskforce aims to improve capital raising for public companies
An Ontario government task force issued a series of recommendations aimed at making capital raising in the public markets easier for issuers of all sizes,…
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Odds ‘n’ Sods: I’m not superstitious, but …
Miners have more than their fair share of superstitions. The more you dig into the world of mining lore and myths, the more you realise…
Osisko Mining continues to grow ‘world-class’ Windfall deposit
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) has released an updated resource estimate for its Windfall gold deposit in Quebec, which, according to CEO John Burzynski, “places Windfall…
Battle North Gold starts 22,000-metre drill program in Red Lake
Following on last week’s announcement that it would be going ahead with construction of the Bateman gold project in Red Lake, Battle North Gold (TSX:…
Warintza project presents a “unique opportunity” says Solaris Resources’ Daniel Earle
Initial assays from the first drill program on the Warintza West zone at Solaris Resources’ (TSX: SLS; US-OTC: SLSSF) flagship Warintza project in Ecuador were…
Rio Tinto hands out biggest dividend ever; vows to tackle customers’ emissions
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has rewarded investors with the biggest dividend in its 148-year history and laid out plans to tackle the…
Ivanhoe hopes to repeat success at Kamoa-Kakula on Western Foreland licences
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) expects to start producing copper concentrates in July from its Kamoa-Kakula underground mines in the Democratic Republic of the…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 226: Low-grade nickel deposits in the battery electric age, ft Selby, Muinonen, Carson and Pedlar-Hobbs at CIM Sudbury
This week’s episode features CIM Sudbury’s special panel, Low-grade nickel deposits in the battery electric age, with Dumont Nickel president Johnna Muinonen, Canada Nickel CEO…
BHP’s outlook and record dividend fuel supercycle talk
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) reinforced talks of a new supercycle today by rewarding investors with a record US$5.1 billion first-half dividend and…
Rio Tinto to attempt producing low-carbon iron in Canada
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has teamed up with two European companies to explore production of low-emissions hot briquetted iron (HBI) in…
RANKED: World’s top 10 copper projects
For decades, the global demand for copper has been rising steadily, having tripled over the past half-century according to the International Copper Study Group. Demand…
Former Xstrata boss creates Vision Blue Resources and invests in NextSource Materials
Sir Mick Davis built Xstrata into one of the largest mining companies in the world before it was acquired by Glencore in 2013 and has…