Barrick reports record free cash flow, increases dividend
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is on track to meet its 2020 guidance of 4.6-5 million oz. gold, chief executive Mark Bristow announced on the company’s third-quarter earnings call….
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Mountain Province sees ‘positive momentum’ in battered diamond market
Since resuming regular diamond tenders in September, Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD) has seen prices for its goods start to rise. In fact, the diamond junior, which owns a 49%…
Franco-Nevada posts record Q3 revenues, income
With most major mining assets back up and running after coronavirus-related stoppages earlier this year, and amidst strong commodity prices, Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) has reported record third-quarter financial…
Albemarle moves ahead with expansions despite lithium market weakness
Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), the world’s top lithium producer, is moving forward with expansion projects at Kemerton in Western Australia and La Negra in Chile, both of which it expects to…
China tightens trade restrictions on Australian imports
China has stepped up trade restrictions against Australia, with at least one clearinghouse suspending imports of a range of agricultural and mineral products, Hong Kong’s daily English-language newspaper, the South…
Cameco reports $61M loss in Q3
With its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan on care and maintenance for the majority of the second and third quarters, Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) reported a quarterly…
Australia greenlights human rights complaint against Rio Tinto
Australia’s Human Rights Law Centre has issued a statement saying that the residents of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea have welcomed this week’s decision by the Australian government to accept…
Top 10 zinc mines in the world
Global zinc production is poised to rise over the coming years as elevated prices encourage miners to restart idled capacity and begin production at new mines. Using data provided by…
Angola plans new diamond exchange in 2021
The government of Angola says it has identified key steps that it needs to take before launching its own diamond exchange in Luanda, which is slated to open by the…
O3 Mining hits near-surface gold at Malartic
Drilling at O3 Mining’s (TSXV: OIII) Malartic property in Val d’Or, Que., hit near-surface extensions of the Kierens gold deposit, outside of the proposed pit outlines defined in a September…
China targets 20% share of new energy vehicle sales by 2025
The Chinese government has launched a new energy vehicle (NEV) industry development plan that will see NEV sales account for 20% of the country’s total vehicle sales by 2025. The…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 211: Professor Dennis Buchanan on building skills in the mining business
This week’s episode featured Professor Dennis Buchanan, senior research fellow and director of the MSC in metals and energy finance in the department of Earth science and engineering at Imperial…