Rio Tinto, Bluejay sign JV on nickel project in Finland
Explorer and developer Bluejay Mining (LSE: JAY) has inked a joint venture and earn-in agreement with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) to advance the Enonkoski nickel project,…
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GMV Minerals advances Mexican Hat project in Arizona
GMV Minerals (TSXV: GMV; US-OTC: GMVMF) has released results of an updated preliminary economic assessment for its wholly owned Mexican Hat gold project in southeastern Arizona, 116 km from Tucson. …
Barrick reports record free cash flow, increases dividend
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is on track to meet its 2020 guidance of 4.6-5 million oz. gold, chief executive Mark Bristow announced on the company’s third-quarter earnings call….
Albemarle moves ahead with expansions despite lithium market weakness
Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), the world’s top lithium producer, is moving forward with expansion projects at Kemerton in Western Australia and La Negra in Chile, both of which it expects to…
China tightens trade restrictions on Australian imports
China has stepped up trade restrictions against Australia, with at least one clearinghouse suspending imports of a range of agricultural and mineral products, Hong Kong’s daily English-language newspaper, the South…
Cameco reports $61M loss in Q3
With its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan on care and maintenance for the majority of the second and third quarters, Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) reported a quarterly…
Australia greenlights human rights complaint against Rio Tinto
Australia’s Human Rights Law Centre has issued a statement saying that the residents of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea have welcomed this week’s decision by the Australian government to accept…
Top 10 zinc mines in the world
Global zinc production is poised to rise over the coming years as elevated prices encourage miners to restart idled capacity and begin production at new mines. Using data provided by…
O3 Mining hits near-surface gold at Malartic
Drilling at O3 Mining’s (TSXV: OIII) Malartic property in Val d’Or, Que., hit near-surface extensions of the Kierens gold deposit, outside of the proposed pit outlines defined in a September…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 211: Professor Dennis Buchanan on building skills in the mining business
This week’s episode featured Professor Dennis Buchanan, senior research fellow and director of the MSC in metals and energy finance in the department of Earth science and engineering at Imperial…
Rainbow, Bosveld to develop rare earths project in South Africa
Africa-focused Rainbow Rare Earths (LSE: RBW) has signed an agreement with Bosveld Phosphates to co-develop the Phalaborwa rare earths project in South Africa. The asset contains about 35 million tonnes…
Rio Tinto closes Argyle diamond mine after 37 years
Pink diamonds, already rare, are about to get scarcer as Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has closed its iconic Argyle diamond mine, the world’s biggest and the…