INV Metals revises feasibility study on Loma Larga in Ecuador
INV Metals (TSX: INV) moved into Ecuador seven years ago when it acquired a 100% interest in the Quimsacocha concession from Iamgold (IMG: TSX) in an all-share deal valued at…
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Equinox Gold tables PEA for underground development at Aurizona
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX) has released the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on an underground development within its Aurizona mine site in northeastern Brazil. The early-stage…
Anglo American to spin off South African coal mines
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is speeding up its exit from thermal coal and plans to spin off its South African coal unit within the next three years. Mounting pressure from…
Moneta Porcupine expands gold mineralization at Golden Highway
Moneta Porcupine Mines (TSX: ME; US-OTC: MPUCF) has released results from a winter drill program at its wholly owned Golden Highway project, 110 km east of Timmins, Ontario. The project…
Russia questions legality of US space mining plan
Russia is questioning a U.S.-proposed global legal framework for mining on the Moon, saying the document would have to be examined thoroughly to make sure it complies with international laws…
Top investors face-off over Rio Tinto’s emissions cuts
Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) top investors are set to face off at the company’s upcoming annual meeting, with only some of them in favour of pushing the miner…
Brixton Metals drills bonanza-grade silver at Langis in Ontario
Brixton Metals (TSXV: BBB; US-OTC: BBBXF) has announced bonanza-grade silver assays from its wholly-owned Langis silver-cobalt project, 500 km north of Toronto in the Cobalt Camp area of eastern Ontario….
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 185: The big picture on mining, metals and the economy, ft editor-in-chief Trish Saywell
This episode features an interview with Northern Miner editor-in-chief Trish Saywell on the latest news in the mining industry, including the impact of the coronavirus on commodities and the economy….
First Cobalt to produce battery grade cobalt by early 2021
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC) expects to begin production of cobalt sulphate late this year or in early 2021, which would make it North America’s only primary producer of the key…
Africa Snapshot: Eight companies active on the continent
Africa offers pre-production and operating companies large areas of underexplored prospective terrain and, in many countries, established mining legislation. West Africa, in particular, has attracted many explorers, developers and producers…
PNG clashes with Barrick, Zijin over fate of Porgera mine
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) welcomed a court ruling on May 1 ordering the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) to review a requested lease extension for the Porgera…
Balmoral makes high-grade gold discovery in Quebec
Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR; US-OTC: BALMF) has made a new high-grade gold discovery at its wholly-owned Fenelon property. The property forms part of the company’s district-scale Detour Gold Trend project,…