SSR Mining stock sinks on Turkish gold mine disaster; nine missing
SSR Mining‘s (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM; ASX: SSR) share price was cut in half on Tuesday after a disaster at its Çöpler gold mine in Turkey forced it to suspend…
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Hillgrove Resources starts producing copper in South Australia
Hillgrove Resources (ASX: HGO) has kicked off production at its Kanmantoo copper mine in South Australia, after successfully commissioning the processing facility. The company said the milestone positions it as…
Rio Tinto autonomous train derails in Western Australia
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) said on Tuesday that an unloaded autonomous train derailed on Sunday evening at about 120 km from Western Australia’s Dampier port. The world’s largest iron ore…
Perpetua Resources up for more Defense funding for Stibnite project in Idaho
Perpetua Resources (TSX: PPTA; NASDAQ: PPTA) announced Monday that it’s up for another US$34.6 million in additional funding from the U.S. Department of Defense, bringing total support to up to…
TNM Drill Down: Nevada King delivers week’s best gold assay at Atlanta
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays from the Feb. 2-9 period. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by data company…
Glencore to sell stake in troubled New Caledonia nickel operation
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said on Monday it will close and sell its stake in the loss-making Koniambo Nickel SAS (KNS) business it co-owns in New Caledonia, as a sharp drop…
Mexico’s president proposes ban on open pit mining, says it ‘transgresses human rights’
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, has proposed a series of constitutional reforms, including a ban on open-pit mining. Speaking before parliament, López Obrador argued that open-pit…
Video: AME’s Keerit Jutla unpacks key B.C. mining issues
The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia’s President, Keerit Jutla, recently spoke with The Northern Miner at their video booth during the Roundup event in Vancouver. He discussed the provincial…
Dolly Varden Silver discovers new, high-grade gold zone at Homestake Ridge
Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV: DV; USOTC: DOLLF) has discovered a new, gold-rich zone to the northwest of its Homestake Silver deposit, part of its Kitsault Valley project in British Columbia….
Northern Nevada ‘far from being mature district,’ says Barrick’s Bristow
Northern Nevada remains highly prospective for new gold discoveries, said Barrick Gold CEO.
Perseus Mining confident of winning ok for OreCorp takeover
Perseus Mining (TSX: PRU; ASX: PRU) is far from giving up on its intended acquisition of OreCorp (ASX: ORR), saying on Monday it was confident of receiving unconditional approval from…
JV Video: Argentina Lithium & Energy drills Rincon West brine project
Argentina Lithium & Energy (TSX-V: LIT; US-OTC: PNXLF) is advancing the Rincon West brine project in the country’s north with exploration drilling, CEO Nikolaos Cacos says in a new video….