The View from England: Pandemic yields buried treasure
Gold is still being discovered in England, but it’s not geologists doing the finding. As we emerge from the pandemic it seems that many of us spent the lockdown digging…
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Anglo American, Salzgitter to jointly advance green steel
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) and German steel producer Salzgitter Flachstahl will work together on decarbonizing the steel sector by exploring ways to reduce carbon emissions. The partners intend to conduct research into…
Quebec injects $13.5 million into Monarch Mining to help it reopen Beaufor
The Canadian province of Quebec has granted Monarch Mining (TSXV: GBAR; US-OTC: GBARF) a $13.5 million senior secured term loan agreement to help the company restart the Beaufor gold mine and Beacon…
RANKED: World’s ten biggest gold mining companies
Gold made history in 2020 when the price hit a record high in August as pandemic concerns weighed on investor sentiment. Gold mining has been a hallmark of commerce across the ages,…
Kamoa-Kakula achieves commercial production milestone
Africa-focused megaproject developer Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has declared commercial production at the first phase of the Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, effective from…
Canada’s newest gold mine starts commercial production
Pure Gold Mining (TSXV: PGM; LSE: PUR) has kicked off commercial production at its namesake mine in Red Lake, Ontario, eight months after pouring first gold. The Toronto-based miner said the milestone, achieved on August 1, followed a successful commissioning…
Barrick agrees to independent environmental studies for Pueblo Viejo expansion
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and its key stakeholders have agreed on independent government-led oversight of the environmental and social impact studies for the Pueblo Viejo gold mine expansion…
BHP to expand nickel operations to meet soaring demand
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) will make a final investment decision on a major expansion of the processing plant at its Mt. Keith nickel mine in Western Australia…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 250: Rio Tinto issues $9.1B dividend on booming metal prices
This week’s episode features Rio Tinto’s second-quarter conference call with chief executive officer Jakob Stausholm and chief financial officer Peter Cunningham. The executives discuss the company’s extraordinarily profitable first half…
Copper price: China’s scrap rebalancing act could de-rail recovery – report
Surging Chinese scrap copper imports that have doubled in the first half of 2021 are displacing to some extent refined cathode, concentrate, anode and blister imports, with analysis by Roskill…
Lomiko Metals releases PEA for La Loutre in Quebec
Lomiko Metals (TSXV: LMR; US-OTC; LMRMF) has released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its 100%-owned La Loutre graphite project in southeastern Quebec, about 120 km northwest of Montreal. The PEA…
Thor Explorations pours first gold at Segilola in Nigeria
The first gold has been poured at Thor Exploration’s (TSXV: THX; AIM: THX) 100%-owned Segilola open-pit mine in Nigeria and the company forecasts the mine will produce about 40,000 oz….