The view from England: Gold’s copper foil
Like opposing characters in a literary plot, gold and copper highlight aspects of the other’s attributes and values. Writers frequently use opposing characters to build drama or create conflict, classically…
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Capstone Mining completes Mantos merger, becomes Capstone Copper
Following receipt of all regulatory approvals, Capstone Mining (TSX: CS) has successfully completed its previously announced business combination with Mantos Copper, creating a new Americas-focused copper producer named Capstone Copper Corp….
Vale Canada to supply low-carbon nickel for EV market
Vale (NYSE: VALE) has struck a multi-year agreement to supply Swedish lithium-ion battery manufacturer Northvolt AB with low-carbon nickel from its Long Harbour refinery in Newfoundland. Details regarding volume and…
Freeman Gold reports bonanza grades from Lemhi project in Idaho
Toronto-based Freeman Gold (TSXV: FMAN; US-OTC: FMANF) has reported near-surface, bonanza grade results from a recent drilling program at the company’s Beauty zone site, part of its 100%-owned Lemhi gold…
Copper deficit narrows slightly to 475,000 tonnes in 2021
The global refined copper market showed a 92,000 tonnes deficit in December, compared with a 123,000 tonnes deficit in November, the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) said in a new…
Galway Metals to release new Clarence Stream resource estimate
Galway Metals (TSXV: GWM; US-OTCQB: GAYMF) is preparing to release a new mineral resource update within days encompassing all six of the Clarence Stream gold project’s discovery zones in New…
Meridian Mining advances Cabacal copper project in Brazil toward updated resource
Meridian Mining (TSXV: MNO; US-OTC: MRRDF) has announced new results from its 25,000-metre drill program at its Cabacal copper-gold project at Mato Grosso in west-central Brazil as it works to…
Silver Tiger hits high grades near surface at El Tigre in Mexico
Silver Tiger Metals (TSXV: SLVR; US-OTC: SLVTF) announced high-grade drill results from the Sooy vein at its El Tigre project in northwest Mexico, an area at the historic mine district…
Talisker drills high grades between historic Bralorne and Pioneer mines in BC
Talisker Resources (TSX: TSK; OTC: TSKFF) has reported more high-grade assays from drilling at at its flagship Bralorne gold property in B.C. Bralorne is an advanced-stage project hosting three historic…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 283: ‘Demand is going to increase across the board’, ft World Bank’s Martin Lokanc at the Global Mining Symposium
This week’s episode features a presentation by the World Bank senior mining specialist Martin Lokanc at the Global Mining Symposium. Martin explains why the shift to green energy will be…
Court halts exploration at Los Andes Copper’s Minera Vizcachitas project on potential endangered species impact
Los Andes Copper (TSXV: LA; US-OTC: LSANF) has stopped drilling at its Minera Vizcachitas project in central Chile after an environment court asked it to suspend its operations in an…
CP rail shutdown ‘could not come at a worse time for miners’: MAC
The shutdown of the Canadian Pacific Railway’s (TSX: CP; NYSE: CP) operations due to a wage and pension-related dispute with its union will negatively impact the country’s mining industry, one…