The Top 10 diamond stories of 2021
The diamond sector may be a volatile industry, as its dramatic ups and downs during the pandemic have demonstrated. But readers have remained interested in diamond news this year —…
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Glencore to divest interest in Ernest Henry mine with sale to Australia’s Evolution Mining
Swiss commodity giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is selling its stake in the Ernest Henry copper-gold mine in Queensland, Australia to Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) for A$1 billion ($916.5 million) in…
Newcrest’s growth strategy is Americas focused, not just in Canada
Australia-based Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM; TSX: NCM; PNGX: NCM) is building critical mass in Canada with the second significant acquisition announced as the mining major sets its sights on organic…
SolGold taps former BHP executive as new CEO
Ecuador-focused SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) has named former BHP executive Darryl Cuzzubbo as the company’s new boss, as the junior works to improve relations between the board and its…
ScoZinc reports prefeasibility study for Scotia mine
ScoZinc Mining (TSXV: SZM) has released a prefeasibility study for its Scotia zinc-lead mine at Gays River, Nova Scotia. Using an 8% discount rate, the prefeasibility study gives the project…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 265: Agnico Eagle posts record production, focuses on exploration post-Kirkland Lake merger, ft CEO Sean Boyd
This week’s episode features Agnico Eagle Mines’ Q3 conference call with CEO Sean Boyd, who discusses the company’s recent merger with Kirkland Lake Gold, which he describes as a “regional…
Fission Uranium advances PLS feasibility study
With the recent completion by Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FUCCF) of a 72-hole geotechnical summer program at the flagship Patterson Lake South (PLS) project in Saskatchewan, on schedule and…
Global Atomic to break ground at US$208M Dasa uranium project in Niger in January
Global Atomic (TSX: GLO; US-OTC: GLATF) has completed the feasibility study for the first phase of its Dasa uranium project in Niger’s Tim Mersoi Basin. The company says the study…
Canada’s Saskatchewan adds lithium to mining portfolio
Prairie Lithium, a private lithium resource and technology developer situated in the heart of Saskatchewan’s resource-rich Williston Basin, reached a milestone this week as it finished drilling the province’s first…
Update: Greenland Minerals tanks as uranium ban leaves project in limbo
Shares in Greenland Minerals (ASX: GGG) fell almost 30% on November 12 to 8.8 Australian cents as the company resumed share trading following Greenland government’s decision earlier this week to ban…
US Southwest Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
The southwestern United States has a long history of mining and remains one of the nation’s top mineral regions. The region has good infrastructure, an established regulatory and permitting regime…
First Cobalt to expand Ontario refinery and widen focus; plans change name to Electra Battery Materials
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) wants to increase the design capacity of its hydrometallurgical cobalt refinery in Cobalt, Ontario, to 6,500 tonnes of cobalt annually from 5,000 tonnes. The…