De Beers cuts diamond prices, axes 25 elite buyers
Giant diamond miner De Beers has made sweeping cuts to its official prices at its first sale since culling nearly a third of its handpicked buyers, a strategy aimed at…
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Creating mining districts could unlock billions: study
Mining companies could unlock billions in additional value by treating nearby operations as integrated mining districts rather than standalone assets, according to a study by GEM Mining Consulting. The firm’s…
E3 eyes financing for Canada’s largest lithium play
E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETL; US-OTC: EEMMF), whose total holdings represent Canada’s biggest lithium resource, plans to be shovel-ready, drive bank-led funding talks in earnest and reach a final investment decision by this time next year. The company is targeting first output by mid-2029 of 12,000 tonnes a year of battery-grade…
Genesis trumps Regis with $3.9B takeover bid, 14% premium for Vault
Vault Minerals said its directors unanimously determined the new offer to be better than the all-stock agreement with Regis reached in May.
B2Gold’s new CEO gets his Goose test
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG; NSX: B2G) has handed Mike Cinnamond a Far North test in his first weeks as CEO: finish the Goose mine ramp-up in Nunavut to restore…
Mine operators face worsening wildfire seasons
With drought conditions persisting across parts of British Columbia and forecasters calling for a warmer-than-average summer amid a looming El Niño, mining companies are preparing for a wildfire season that could…
Dakota Gold books high-grade assays at Richmond Hill
New drilling by Dakota Gold (NYSE-A: DC) at its Richmond Hill gold project in South Dakota has identified additional pockets of higher-grade mineralization within the mine’s planned open-pit development area….
Bravo drill results at Luanga platinum-palladium site highlight project growth
Drill results from Bravo Mining’s (TSXV: BRVO, US-OTC: BRVMF) platinum-palladium (PGM metals) Luanga project in northern Brazil show potential to upgrade and expand its resource, as the company looks to…
GoldStone surges as Hong Kong miner takes 21% stake
GoldStone Resources (AIM: GRL) shares jumped on Monday after the Ghana-focused gold developer secured a £3.51 million ($4.6 million) strategic investment from Hong Kong-listed Persistence Gold Group (HKEX: 2489) to…
Sponsored: Novo’s Belltopper resource starts small, aims bigger
Novo Resources Executive Co-Chairman Michael Spreadborough in conversation with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murugan. This sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT paid for by Novo Resources and produced in co-operation…
Ottawa’s $500M Red Chris bet tests BC grid
Ottawa’s $500-million (US$352 million) contribution to Newmont’s (NYSE, ASX: NEM; TSX: NGT) proposed Red Chris Block Cave has turned British Columbia’s northern power shortage into a live test of Canada’s…
BHP leverages $1.5B to restart Chile copper mine
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) has begun the process to reopen the Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile, targeting an investment of $1.5 billion to restart the operation and extend…