Nemaska Lithium announces layoffs
Nemaska Lithium (TSX: NMX, US-OTC: NMKEF) plans to lay off 64 employees, or about half of its staff, after financing delays for its Whabouchi project in Quebec. “This difficult decision…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 156: Gold sector ripe for consolidation in former Soviet Union, ft. Chaarat Gold CEO Artem Volynets
Chaarat Gold CEO Artem Volynets joins the podcast this week for a feature interview with acting editor-in-chief Trish Saywell. Volynets discusses the challenges, strategies and opportunities of mining in the…
Editorial: Funds demand more tailings transparency
Less than a week after the Jan. 25 tailings dam collapse at Vale’s Feijao iron ore mine in Brazil that killed 251 people and left 19 missing, the Church of…
Market sentiment sweetening for silver, report says
The following is an edited excerpt from the “Global Silver Investment” report prepared by Metals Focus for The Silver Institute. Visit www.silverinstitute.org for complimentary access to the full report. Investor…
RNC bets Higginsville mill, mines worth cost of dilution
RNC Minerals (TSX: RNX; US-OTC: RNKLF) chairman and CEO Paul Huet is like the hockey coach who takes over mid-season because the team is underperforming. The Toronto-based company brought Huet…
Geologist Violet Smith pioneers family-run consultancy in Guyana
Violet Smith grew up in the Cuyuni–Mazaruni region of Guyana, eventually settling in Bartica, a small commercial centre about 80 km inland from the Atlantic Ocean. The town — at…
Four industry pioneers named to Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
In 2020, the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will welcome four new inductees: P. Jerry Asp, Alex G. Balogh, Hans T.F. Lundberg and Eberhard (Ebe) Scherkus. The thirty-second annual induction…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 155: An insider’s guide to the lithium market, ft. Rock Tech Lithium CEO Martin Stephan
This week’s episode features a full-length interview with Rock Tech Lithium CEO Martin Stephan on the lithium market and its major driving forces. Topics include supply and demand, extraction techniques,…
TSX Venture slips, Sept. 30-Oct. 4: Abitibi Royalties, Cobalt 27 Capital, Novo Resources, Titanium Corp.
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.9% to 558.76 during the trading week. Shares of Abitibi Royalties rose 34¢ (2.4%) to $14.44. The company announced on Sept. 23 that it…
TSX loses ground, Sept. 30-Oct. 4: Detour, Torex, Continental, Nutrien
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 1.5% to close at 16,449.35. Spot gold finished the trading week at US$1,504 per oz., up US$8.10 per ounce (0.54%). The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index…
Implats offers $1B for North American Palladium
Eyeing its first major operations investment outside of Africa, platinum group metals (PGM) producer Impala Platinum Holdings has struck a friendly deal to buy Canadian pure-play palladium producer North American…
US markets down, Sept. 30-Oct. 4: Sibanye-Stillwater, NACCO Industries, Cleveland Cliffs
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9% to 26,573.70 and the S&P 500 Index fell 0.34% to 2,952. Spot gold finished the trading week at US$1,504 per oz., up US$8.10…