Cameco shuts Cigar Lake mine on Orano mill disruption
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) says it has temporarily suspended operations at its Cigar Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan, citing disruptions at the McClean Lake mill operated by France’s Orano….
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BHP’s Jansen mine, a year away, faces crowded slot
BHP’s (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) Jansen mine in Saskatchewan – at $15.3 billion (C$21.6 billion), the company’s biggest ever investment – will join a packed field when it enters production about…
British Columbia mining hampered by DRIPA ‘confusion’
West High Yield Resources (TSXV: WHY) corporate secretary Barry Baim is one of many mining executives active in British Columbia wondering when the legal fog surrounding Indigenous rights will dissipate. Despite…
Newcore drills above-reserve grade at Nyam
Newcore Gold (TSXV: NCAU; US-OTC: NCAUF) has hit above-reserve-grade gold at depth at its Enchi project in Ghana, as it seeks to expand resources beyond the pits in a new…
Sponsored: Equity Metals rides silver surge in BC
Equity Metals VP Exploration Robert Macdonald in conversation with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murugan last month during The Mining Investment Event of the North in Quebec City. This sponsored video…
Consolidated Lithium gives Kwyjibo rare earths project a $1.4B value
Consolidated Lithium Metals (TSXV: CLM; US-OTC: JORFF) put a $1.4-billion (US$987 million) after-tax net present value on its Kwyjibo rare earths project in Quebec, which hosts a resource made up…
Podcast: Ottawa eyes highway to Arctic ocean, deep-water port, ft TNM’s Blair McBride
This week’s episode features Blair McBride, Production Editor at The Northern Miner, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the development of Canada’s Far North. McBride examines the Canadian government’s…
China question clouds Nunavut road-to-port plan
A Chinese state-backed miner owns the remote Izok Corridor in Nunavut, one of the richest zinc deposits in the world, and the Canadian government has provided some financing for the…
Guardian may skip feasibility on $660M-value Nevada tungsten mine
Guardian Metal Resources (NYSE-A: GMTL; LSE-A: GMET; US-OTC: GMTLF) could start preparing to build its Pilot Mountain tungsten project by August next year on the strength of a new prefeasibility…
$1B Senegal gold project lifts Fortuna’s Africa growth
A feasibility study for Fortuna Mining’s (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) open pit Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal almost doubles its value, increases mine life and establishes probable reserves over…
Opinion: Why generalist investors avoid gold stocks
Gold is trading near all-time highs. Producers are carrying the strongest balance sheets they’ve had in a generation. Margins are at record levels, free cash flow is strong and management teams, by…
Gold price set for worst quarter in 13 years
Gold is on track for its worst quarter in 13 years as war-induced inflation concerns in recent weeks sent the metal on a downward spiral that took out its entire…