Vale opens iron ore grinding hub in China
Vale (NYSE: VALE) has begun producing high-grade iron ore fines for pelletizing at its new 3-million-tonne-a-year grinding hub at China’s Shulanghu Ore Transfer Terminal. The unit, a partnership with Ningbo…
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Nemaska Lithium accepts sale proposal, reorganization into new entity
After completing a sale or investor solicitation process (SISP) under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), Nemaska Lithium has ultimately accepted a sale proposal, structured as a credit bid, from…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 201: Taking a closer look at Rio Tinto’s blast scandal in Australia
This week’s episode examines the fallout from Rio Tinto’s blast scandal that destroyed two ancient caves of high archeological significance in Australia. The show presents the beginning of Rio Tinto’s…
Trevali prefeasibility expands Rosh Pinah mine in Namibia
The results of Trevali Mining’s (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) prefeasibility study of an expansion of the Rosh Pinah zinc-lead-silver underground mine in Namibia to 1.3 million tonnes per year, up…
Northern Dynasty’s stock craters on Trump media reports
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has ordered Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) to craft a plan that would mitigate environmental impacts of its proposed Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum mine in…
Pacton Gold uses AI to advance projects in Red Lake
In the summer of 1925, the discovery of gold in northwestern Ontario’s Red Lake region triggered the last great gold rush in North America. At the height of the gold…
Ontario snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Ontario’s long-standing mining legacy, availability of geological data and established track record with mineral explorers, developers and producers, position it as a world-class destination for the industry. Below, we provide…
Sun Peak advances Shire polymetallic project in Ethiopia
David Daoud, vice president of exploration and geology at newly listed Sun Peak Metals (TSXV: PEAK), was part of the exploration teams that discovered the Bisha and Asmara gold deposits…
SQM posts record output, builds inventories
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-largest lithium producer, achieved record second-quarter output levels and saw sales volumes soar on renewed optimism about long-term demand for the metal used to…
Nexus Gold reports high-grade intercepts at McKenzie in Ontario
Most people know Nexus Gold (TSXV: NXS; US-OTC: NXXGF) from its portfolio of five gold projects in Burkina Faso, in particular its flagship near-surface Bouboulou orogenic gold deposit. But security risks in…
Kirkland Lake signs strategic alliance agreement with Newmont in Northern Ontario
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX:KL, NYSE:KL) and Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) have signed a strategic alliance agreement to collaborate on exploration and development work in Northern Ontario. Under the terms…
Alaska Republican Party endorses Pebble mine plan
Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (TSX: NDM) shares jumped Aug. 19 after the company revealed that the Alaska Republican Party officially endorsed its proposed Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum mine. The stock climbed almost 5%…