Klondike Gold hunts for source of the Yukon Gold Rush
Few stories in mining history rival the lore of the Klondike Gold Rush. Photographs of hordes of fortune-seekers climbing the Chilkoot Pass in the late 1890s are some of the…
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Lucara Diamond’s sales beat expectations
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) is the latest miner to inject some optimism into a depressed market that was hit this year by an unforeseen oversupply and increasing demand for lab-made…
State-owned Codelco struggles to maintain output
In October, the wheels started turning on one of the world’s largest conveyor systems. Once in full operation, 14 km of belts will bring 140,000 tonnes of ore a day…
Trade war pause brightens copper outlook
U.S. President Donald Trump signed off on a phase-one trade deal with China on Dec. 13 to avert a planned round of tariffs on US$160 billion of consumer goods. The…
Snapshot 2020: Eight companies making waves in the year ahead
The past year was a time of growth and transformation for many mining and exploration companies. Here’s a list of eight companies with milestones to hit next year. Barrick Gold…
Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick sign MOU on SMRs
The governments of Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) committing their provinces to the development and deployment of a new type of nuclear technology…
Poor market conditions derail Triple Flag IPO
Royalty and streaming company Triple Flag Precious Metals has cancelled a planned initial public offering (IPO) due to poor market conditions. “While the company has been encouraged by investor interest…
Teranga buys Barrick’s Massawa in Senegal
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is selling its 90% stake in the Massawa gold project in Senegal to Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) for US$300 million in cash,…
Anglo American cuts output targets for coal, iron ore and diamonds
Anglo American (LON: AAL) has cut its production forecasts for coal, iron ore and diamonds for the next two years, but is bullish on the outlook for copper and palladium,…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 164: Building the digital mine of the future, ft Campeau, de Jong, Miller, Abdur-Rahman, Bilborough, Siggelkow
This episode features the Big Data and Automation panel from The Northern Miner’s 2019 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto. The event took place on Oct. 16 at the MaRS Discovery…
Metals Commentary: 5G technology should boost demand for gallium, cobalt
During the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) in Egypt in November, thousands of delegates from more than 100 countries adopted a treaty that moves the world closer to fifth-generation (5G) technology,…
Rare earth miner Lynas picks Kalgoorlie for processing plant
Australian rare earths miner Lynas (ASX: LYC) has selected the city of Kalgoorlie to build its new cracking and leaching plant to extract low-level radioactivity from the ore mined at…