Copper price gains as Chile strike threatens output
Copper prices climbed Thursday as a strike by more than 700 workers at Antofagasta’s (LSE: ANTO) Centinela mine in Chile raised concerns about production disruptions that could become more serious…
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Ivanhoe copper jumps 19% as Kamoa-Kakula rebounds
Higher mining rates and improved underground access at the DRC mine lift quarterly output.
Canada’s miners must seize political opening: Gratton
Canada’s mining industry has won the political support needed to reverse years of decline, outgoing Mining Association of Canada (MAC) president and CEO Pierre Gratton said Tuesday. Companies now need…
Altius makes bid for rest of TNR amid board fight
Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS) has made an unsolicited, non-binding proposal to acquire the 87% of TNR Gold (TSXV: TNR; US-OTC: TRRXF) it doesn’t already own, a move that would give…
Vizsla Copper logs high-grade silver in Alaska
Vizsla Copper (TSXV: VCU; US-OTC: VCUFF) says new drilling at its Palmer copper-zinc project in southeast Alaska highlights the property’s potential for high-grade silver mineralization. Standout hole CMR26-215 at the…
Canterra grows Newfoundland copper-zinc resource 55% as grades fall
Canterra Minerals (TSXV: CTM; US-OTC: CTMCF) has increased the indicated resource at its Lundberg copper-zinc deposit in Newfoundland by 55%, delivering the “higher-confidence tonnes” it was seeking even as grades…
Nuvau sees lower capex for Matagami
An upcoming study by Nuvau Minerals (TSXV: NMC) on potentially restarting the historic Matagami base-metal operation in Quebec will extend the project’s mine life while reducing pre-production costs. Nuvau is…
Sponsored video: Power Metallic puts Lion to economic test
Power Metallic Mines (TSXV: PNPN; US-OTC: PNPNF) CEO Terry Lynch in conversation with The Northern Miner Western Editor Henry Lazenby. This sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT paid for by Power…
Northern Miner awards Sean Boyd who built Agnico Eagle on ‘culture of the heart’
Sean Boyd complimented Paul Penna on his briefcase the first time the young auditor met Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) founder in 1983. Penna placed it on the tiny…
Colorado summit video: Giustra says gold rally is missing retail
Ordinary investors have largely sat out gold’s rally, leaving room for another leg higher while central banks keep buying on price dips, veteran mining financier Frank Giustra says. Central banks…
World Bank backs $1.4B for Chile’s copper giant
The World Bank Group is holding up a financing structure used by Chile’s state-owned Codelco as a model for mineral-rich countries seeking to attract long-term private capital while reducing mining’s…
Glencore gets RIGI nod for $4B Argentina copper project
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has secured Argentine government approval for its $4 billion (C$5.7 billion) Agua Rica copper project under the country’s special investment incentive program, clearing a significant hurdle for…