Snapshot: Eight companies at work in South America
South America is home to rich deposits — not only of gold and silver, but of copper, zinc and lithium. Here are eight Canadian companies that are making the most…
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79North reports new gold discovery at Nassau project in Suriname
79North (CSE: JQ; US-OTC: SVNTF) has made a new discovery at its 20,000 hectare Nassau gold project in Suriname, about 20 km south of Newmont’s (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) Merian…
Canada Nickel completes PEA for Crawford nickel project
Just over 20 months after exploration drilling commenced at its Crawford nickel sulphide asset, Canada Nickel Company (TSX: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has completed a preliminary economic assessment for the project,…
BC miners urge govt to ‘level the playing field’ on carbon tax
British Columbia’s mining industry stands to potentially miss a generational opportunity to become the “brand of choice” for supplying many of the critical minerals the world needs to transition to…
Biggest copper project in decades begins production
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has begun producing copper concentrate at its Kamoa-Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) months ahead of schedule as the metal…
Kenorland drills 5.7 metres of 90.6 g/t gold at Frotet in Quebec
Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD) has reported drill results from half the 30 holes recently drilled at the high-grade Frotet gold project in northern Quebec, including a highlight of 5.7 metres…
With gold M&A heating up, could Orezone’s Bomboré project be ripe for the picking?
Construction of Bomboré is underway after Orezone secured a $189M finance package.
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 240: Cameco sees supply ‘uncertainty’ as world transitions to net zero carbon economy
This week’s episode features Cameco’s Q1 2021 conference call with president and CEO Tim Gitzel, who outlines the company’s strategy as well as macroeconomic conditions facing the uranium industry. Gitzel…
Rio Tinto’s Richards Bay manager murdered on way to work
Local police confirmed on Monday that a senior manager of Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) was assassinated in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, Zululand…
Centerra sues former director over Kumtor mine expropriation
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) has sued the new external manager of its Kumtor mine, which was seized by Kyrgyzstan last weekend, claiming that he conspired to steal the asset from the company…
Glencore leads miners group in cobalt blockchain pilot
Mining and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has joined forces with battery material supplier Umicore and other major miners to trace the cobalt they produce using blockchain technology. The group,…
First Quantum sells 30% stake in Ravensthorpe to POSCO for US$240M
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) is selling a 30% stake in its Ravensthorpe nickel operation in Western Australia to South Korean steel giant POSCO for US$240 million. The funds will…