Tanzanian Gold begins production at Buckreef
Tanzanian Gold (TSX: TNX; NYSE: TRX) has produced commercial-grade gold for the first time from the oxide processing plant at its Buckreef gold project, south…
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Top 10 Canadian-headquartered base metal and uranium explorers
The Northern Miner has compiled a list of the top-10, Canadian headquartered base metal and uranium juniors – with no production and which are not…
Plan needed to protect deep-sea life from mining: report
Mining the seafloor opens a vast source of key metals needed for clean energy, but should not start until a full evaluation of likely environmental…
Rio Tinto to drill Janice Lake copper-silver project in Saskatchewan
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) has started exploration at Forum Energy Metals’ (TSXV: FMC) Janice Lake sedimentary copper-silver project in northern Saskatchewan. The major…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 192: ‘We think long-term’ – Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd on the coronavirus, community and jurisdiction, part 1
This week’s episode features an interview with Agnico Eagle Mines vice chair and chief executive officer Sean Boyd at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on…
Crystal Lake targets porphyry system in BC
Last year’s maiden diamond drill program at the Burgundy Ridge area within Crystal Lake Mining’s (TSXV: CLM; US-OTC: SIOCF) 551-sq.-km Newmont Lake property in the…
Glencore hit by another probe over Congo dealings
Mining and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is facing a criminal investigation in its home country for failing to have organizational measures in place to…
Top 10 Canada-based precious metals developers
Canadian gold and silver juniors are leading project advancement at home and abroad. The following are the top-10 Canadian-headquartered precious metals companies that are developing projects…
PwC report points to rising ESG focus in BC mining
While the current business outlook remains uncertain, PwC Canada, in its new B.C. mines report, says the British Columbia mining industry is in a good…
Canadian Mining Symposium day 3 features Randy Smallwood, Joe Foster
As the last day of the Canadian Mining Symposium (CMS) began on June 18, it was clear that the global community had embraced the online,…
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…
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…