Single asset Great Bear Royalties moves into the spotlight
Great Bear Royalties (TSXV: GBRR), which was spun out of Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR; US-OTC: GTBAF) in January 2020 and listed in April 2021,…
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Fortescue best positioned to weather industry disruption – report
Fortescue Metals (ASX: FMG) leads in an Australia-heavy Top 10 listing of companies based on leadership in 10 areas that matter the most to the…
Higher metal prices to push exploration budgets up in 2022, says S&P Global
S&P Global Market Intelligence’s pipeline activity index points to mineral exploration budgets increasing by 5% to 10% in 2022, metals and mining analyst William Mason…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 253: Mining industry ‘fragmented’, Canada to play ‘increasing part’ at Barrick, ft president and CEO Mark Bristow
This week’s episode features Barrick Gold’s Q2 conference call with president and CEO Mark Bristow, who discusses the undeveloped potential of Nevada, the company dividend,…
A Rio Tinto-sized opportunity beckons for American Pacific Mining at Madison
Canadian junior American Pacific Mining (CSE: USGD; US-OTC: USGDF) and joint-venture partner Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; BHP: RIO; ASX: RIO) are rapidly delineating a new…
Blair Athol coal mine life extended by 10 years
Life extension of central Queensland’s coal mine follows a reserves update that added 19.5 tonnes.
Triple Flag reports results of first public quarter
The recently released June-quarter financial results from Triple Flag Precious Metals (TSX: TFPM) aptly encapsulates the vision founder and CEO Shaun Usmar has been working…
Court rules Intrepid Potash has no water rights in New Mexico
Intrepid’s use of the Pecos River water became controversial after the company disclosed it planned to sell it to the oil and gas industry.
Resource nationalism sweeps top mining countries in Latin America
A move towards resource expropriation, tax and royalty increases, as well as demands for local participation in companies’ ownership–all components of resource nationalism–continues to increase,…
Uranium tops Morgan Stanley’s commodity thermometer
Morgan Stanley has placed uranium at the very top of its Metals and Mining Commodity Thermometer. Uranium was assigned a ‘most bullish’ thesis of 17…
BHP turns toward ‘future facing’ commodities with Jansen potash approval; sale of oil and gas division
In a long awaited decision, BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has approved US$5.7 billion in spending on its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 252: Mining companies face heightened scrutiny, increased politicization as metal prices rise, ft. George McLeod
This week’s episode features Access Mining managing partner George McLeod, who discusses the increasingly political role of mining companies, particularly in developing economies, and how…