India to end decades-old monopoly on coal
India has taken a historic step towards ending the state monopoly on mining and selling coal by auctioning 41 mines in the country, a move that allows private companies to…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 191: The Canadian Mining Symposium goes digital, ft. Dean McPherson and Anthony Vaccaro
This week’s episode features the opening of this year’s Canadian Mining Symposium held on Zoom from June 16-18, 2020. Northern Miner group publisher Anthony Vaccaro gives opening remarks to the…
Dominion Diamond sues partner in Diavik mine
Dominion Diamond Mines is suing DDMI, its associate in the iconic Diavik mine and a subsidiary of Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO), for alleged breach of contract and acting…
Osisko Metals’ Pine Point PEA suggests large-scale operation
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Osisko Metals’ (TSXV: OM; US-OTC: OMZNF) wholly owned Pine Point project in the Northwest Territories outlines an 11,250 tonne per day open-pit and underground…
Northern Dynasty to share Pebble mine revenue with local community
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-AM: NAK), the company behind a proposed massive copper-gold mine in southwest Alaska, has announced a revenue sharing program for full-time residents of Bristol Bay….
Skeena progresses Eskay Creek to prefeasibility
Skeena Resources (TSXV: SKE; US-OTC: SKREF) has started a preliminary feasibility study (PFS) for the Eskay Creek gold-silver project in the province’s Golden Triangle area. “The PFS is the next…
Russia to pass China in gold production by 2029: Fitch
A report by Fitch Solutions states that global gold mine production growth is expected to rebound in the coming years underpinned by higher gold prices and mergers between major mining…
Top miners in good position to weather Covid-19, PwC says
The global Top 40 mining companies are so far weathering the Covid-19 storm mostly unscathed, but the longer-term impacts remain uncertain and ongoing disruption is likely, according to PwC’s Mine…
Global Copper Snapshot: Companies developing the next generation of copper assets
Copper demand is expected to grow over the coming years, as the world continues the transition to electric-powered vehicles. However, many industry watchers have noticed a scarcity of pre-production copper…
Copper price rally could be short-lived, analyst says
Copper prices surged to their highest levels in nearly three months on June 11, reaching US$5,801.5 per tonne (US$2.63 per lb.) on the London Metals Exchange (LME), up almost 20%…
Diamonds Snapshot: Six juniors staying in the game
For companies without the size and heft of the big producers De Beers and Alrosa, the diamond space has always been a challenging one – even before the coronavirus pandemic….
BHP to revise mine expansion through 40 sacred sites
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) will place on hold part of its expansion plans for its South Flank iron ore project in Western Australia (WA), which would have destroyed dozens…