Argonaut drills high-grade gold at Magino
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has reported high-grade intercepts from its phase two drill program at the company’s wholly-owned Magino gold project in Ontario, 14 km southeast of Dubreuilville. The phase two…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 197: Iamgold CEO Gord Stothart on mining in Canada, tailings dams and working with local communities, part 2
This week’s episode features the second of a two-part interview with Iamgold president and CEO Gord Stothart at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom on June 16, 2020. Online…
Gold price hits record high as US dollar drops
Gold continued its upward climb today and made history by touching record prices as worries over the coronavirus pandemic and intensifying U.S.-China tensions weighed on investor sentiment. Spot gold surged…
Chile’s Maricunga belt set to revive country’s gold industry
A wave of new mines in the pipeline on Chile’s Maricunga gold belt are advancing towards construction just as the price of the precious metal hits its highest level in…
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…
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…