Canada Nickel aims for zero-carbon emissions at Crawford
On Tesla’s second quarter conference call last week, Elon Musk entreated the industry to: “Please mine more nickel – Tesla will give you a giant contract for a long period…
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Gold price tops US$1,900 per oz., nears all-time high
Gold prices topped US$1,900 per oz. for the first time since 2011, heading for its biggest weekly gain in more than three months, as momentum builds from flaring geopolitical tensions…
Northern Dynasty’s Pebble project approved after 15-year fight
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) has cleared the last environmental hurdle for its proposed Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum mine in Alaska almost two decades after developers first started considering the project. The…
Top 10 US-based mining companies
Mining in the United States has been ongoing for centuries and has played a role in the country’s development over the years. The Northern Miner presents its annual Top-10 listing…
Tesla pitches ‘giant contract’ to nickel miners
Tesla boss Elon Musk is asking miners to produce more nickel, a key ingredient in the batteries that power his company’s electric cars, and has offered a “giant contract for…
Monarch hits high-grade gold at McKenzie Break
Monarch Gold (TSX: MQR) has reported high-grade drill results from the central part of its wholly-owned McKenzie Break gold project, 35 km north of Val-d’Or, Quebec. Highlights from the drill…
Teck delays QB2 expansion in Chile
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, could see its Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 (QB2) expansion project in Chile delayed by up to six months due to…
First Cobalt pushes ahead with refinery expansion plan
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC) is moving directly into an expansion scenario for its permitted cobalt refinery in Ontario after conducting a detailed engineering study on the facility. The company said…
Top 10 US-based mid-tiers to juniors, excluding coal and precious metals
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, U.S.-based mid-tier to junior companies, excluding coal and precious metals, by market capitalization, as of July 24, 2020. 1. Compass Minerals Market cap: US$1.8 billion Compass…
Endeavour Mining adds to gold resource at Hounde
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV) has increased its gold resource by 554,000 oz. at its Hounde mine in Burkina Faso, located approximately 250 km southwest of the capital Ouagadougou. The updated mineral…
Copper price surges to two-year high
Copper futures rallied on July 21 after an agreement on a massive economic stimulus plan in Europe, optimism about a Covid-19 vaccine, and ongoing worries about pandemic-hit supply from top…
Antofagasta maintains copper output despite Covid-19
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) has shown resilience amid the country’s Covid-19 crisis, delivering copper volumes in the second quarter that were 5% ahead of expectations, but 8.4% lower than…