Glencore talks nickel with car, battery makers
Global miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is close to securing nickel supply deals with automakers and battery producers amid a looming squeeze in the market and Tesla CEO…
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Diamond market shows signs of revival
After being virtually shut down since March, the diamond market has slowly come back to life. This fall, De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, has reported a…
Diamonds Snapshot: Seven small diamond producers and explorers to watch
The Covid-19 pandemic has choked off revenue for diamond producers and funding for diamond juniors for much of the year. But with the diamond trade slowly starting to reopen and…
Argonaut greenlights Magino gold project in Ontario
The board of directors of Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has approved construction of the company’s wholly owned Magino gold project in Ontario, 40 km northeast of Wawa. With a two-year…
Kirkland Lake raises dividend on strong earnings
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX:KL; NYSE: KL) reported third-quarter gold production of 339,584 oz., a 3% increase over the 329,770 oz. generated in the prior quarter. The Detour Lake and Fosterville…
Gold and silver maintain long-term uptrend: Haywood
Despite a more tempered performance from precious metals during the third quarter of 2020, gold and silver prices still demonstrated gains and outperformed the initial expectations of analysts at Haywood…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 208: Prime Minister Trudeau, Premier Ford and Chief Boissoneau on the value of the mining industry
This week’s episode features highlights from the ground-breaking ceremony for Iamgold’s Côté gold project in Ontario. Speakers at the event included Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Doug Ford and Mattagami…
Chakana Copper drills Soledad project in Peru
Chakana Copper (TSXV: PERU; US-OTC: CHKKF) has launched a fully-funded, 15,000-metre drill program at its Soledad copper-gold-silver project in Peru, with a target date of March 2021 to release its…
Political turmoil in Kyrgyzstan raises risks for miners
Mining — more than most industries — relies heavily on infrastructure and institutions at locations where operations are based. The ongoing political chaos in Kyrgyzstan, which saw thousands take to the streets in…
Gold rally lifts top 50 mining stocks above US$1T for first time
MINING.COM’s ranking of the world’s 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows an industry recovering from its Covid-19 slump and moving into positive territory for the fourth quarter…
Osisko Royalties spins out Osisko Development, raises $100M
Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; NYSE:OR) has announced the spin-out, through a reverse-takeover transaction (RTO), of Osisko Development. The newly formed developer will hold the past-producing Cariboo gold project in…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 207: Mining companies under pressure on ESG, ft Deloitte’s Andrew Swart and Henry Stoch
This week’s episode features a special Thought Leadership segment with Deloitte’s Henry Stoch, National Leader of Sustainability and Climate Change Canada, and Andrew Swart, Global and Canadian Leader of Mining…