Global Battery Metals pivots to Utah and Ireland after dud Michigan drilling
Global Battery Metals (TSXV: GBML) says it will stop exploring for nickel, copper and platinum group metals at its Sawyer camp in northern Michigan and…
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Copper Mountain shuts B.C. mine after ransomware attack
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC; ASX: C6C) has shut its mine in southern British Columbia as it works with authorities to repel a ransomware attack.The shutdown is…
Space rock yields mysterious minerals
A team of researchers has discovered at least two minerals never before seen on earth in a 15-tonne meteorite found in Somalia – the ninth-largest…
Two B2Gold workers dead after robbery in Mali
Two employees of B2Gold (TSX: BTO) in Mali were killed Thursday when their bus was attacked in an armed robbery, the miner says. The incident occurred…
Osisko adds copper stream in Metals Acquisition’s billion-dollar Aussie deal
Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) is offering Metals Acquisition (NYSE: MTAL.U) US$75 million in funding to help it purchase the CSA copper mine…
Venezuela’s Maduro orders crackdown on illegal mining after DiCaprio criticism
Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro says the army must do a better job stopping environmental destruction caused by unregulated mining. Maduro, leader of the ostracized South American…
South Star targets late 2023 start for Brazil graphite mine
South Star Battery Metals (TSXV: STS; OTCQB: STSBF) says its Santa Cruz graphite project in eastern Brazil is on track to complete construction and commissioning…
The world’s top 5 richest diamond mines
The diamond industry was one of the winners as the world economy rebounded from the effects of the pandemic. Consumer demand for diamond jewelry grew…
First Quantum and Panama restart Cobre Panama talks with early Jan. deadline
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) says production is continuing normally at its giant copper mine in Panama after the head of the Canadian miner flew down…
Anglo American plans one of Brazil’s biggest water reuse projects
Anglo American (LON: AAL) wants to reuse water in a pipeline hundreds of kilometres long used to transport iron ore from its Minas Rio operation…
TNM Drill Down: Red 5 leads week’s top assays with Darlot project in Australia
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 323: ‘Best diamond market in the better part of a decade’, ft Lucara CEO Eira Thomas at the Canadian Mining Symposium
This week’s episode features Lucara Diamond president and CEO Eira Thomas in conversation with Northern Miner podcast host Adrian Pocobelli at the Canadian Mining Symposium…