BHP plans ‘very tangible actions’ on carbon emissions
BHP (ASX, LON, NYSE: BHP) is fine-tuning a revamped strategy to reduce the company’s operational emissions and its use of diesel by 2030, chief executive…
Volume 106 Number 18 Aug 31 – Sept 13, 2020
Nemaska Lithium accepts sale proposal, reorganization into new entity
After completing a sale or investor solicitation process (SISP) under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), Nemaska Lithium has ultimately accepted a sale proposal, structured…
US markets mixed, Aug. 17-21
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.003% to finish the week at 27,930.33 and the S&P 500 rose 0.72% to 3,397.16. Spot gold climbed US$2.40…
TSX edges higher, Aug. 17-21
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.02% to 16,517.85 during the Aug. 17-21 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.18% to 99.07, and the…
TSX Venture slightly down, Aug. 17-21
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell by 1% to finish the August 17-21 trading week at 730.31, with spot gold finishing the week at US$1,942.40 per oz., a rise of…
Pacton Gold uses AI to advance projects in Red Lake
In the summer of 1925, the discovery of gold in northwestern Ontario’s Red Lake region triggered the last great gold rush in North America. At…
Mali coup delays sale of Iamgold’s Sadiola gold mine
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has delayed the sale of its Sadiola gold mine in Mali, a joint venture with South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU),…
Ontario snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Ontario’s long-standing mining legacy, availability of geological data and established track record with mineral explorers, developers and producers, position it as a world-class destination for…
Sun Peak advances Shire polymetallic project in Ethiopia
David Daoud, vice president of exploration and geology at newly listed Sun Peak Metals (TSXV: PEAK), was part of the exploration teams that discovered the…
Commentary: Impact investment to play critical and growing role in mining sector
Impact investing has become a strong emergent trend over the last decade. It is a trend, however, that has largely avoided the mining industry, and…
Trilogy completes feasibility on Arctic polymetallic project in Alaska
Trilogy Metals (TSX: TMQ; NYSE-AM: TMQ) has announced the results of a feasibility study on its 50%-held Arctic copper-zinc-lead-silver-gold project in northwestern Alaska’s Ambler mining…
Nexus Gold reports high-grade intercepts at McKenzie in Ontario
Most people know Nexus Gold (TSXV: NXS; US-OTC: NXXGF) from its portfolio of five gold projects in Burkina Faso, in particular its flagship near-surface Bouboulou orogenic gold…