AME Roundup: Scheer promises to cut red tape
VANCOUVER — A Canadian government led by Andrew Scheer, the current leader of the official opposition Conservative Party of Canada, would repeal legislation currently before the Canadian Senate that he…
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Lithium & Uranium Snapshot: Eight energized juniors on the move
While lithium and uranium markets were depressed in 2018, a rebound could occur, as demand pressures for both metals grow in the years ahead. Here’s a look at eight juniors…
Commentary: Lithium opportunities abound in Australia
The following is an edited excerpt from the publication “The lithium–ion battery value chain — new economy opportunities for Australia” by the Australian government’s Australian Trade and Investment Commission. To…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 131: Mining trends to watch in 2019 ft Deloitte’s Andrew Swart
This episode features an in-depth interview with Andrew Swart of accounting and management consulting giant Deloitte on the topic of major trends that miners need to keep an eye on…
Premier Gold to launch two mines in next 18 months
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) expects two new mines will come online over the next 12 to 18 months in Nevada at its South Arturo project, a 40%-owned…
Lumina confirms deposit at Gran Bestia
Lumina Gold (TSXV: LUM; US-OTC: LMGDF) has announced drill results from the Gran Bestia zone at its Cangrejos gold project in Ecuador that, along with drilling by the property’s previous…
Vale faces ‘serious reputational risk’ following dam disaster: Moody’s
Potential liabilities from the collapse of a tailings dam at Vale’s Feijao iron ore mine in Brazil that has left at least 99 people dead and another 250 people missing…
AME Roundup: Rio Tinto on the lookout for BC porphyry deposits
VANCOUVER — British Columbia is known for its coal and copper-gold deposits, with a storied history of mining all three commodities. Now the second largest mining company in the world…
AME Roundup: BC exploration tax credits made permanent
VANCOUVER — Miners and explorers in British Columbia hit paydirt on Monday, with B.C. Premier John Horgan announcing that two investment-friendly tax credits would be made permanent and no longer…
Ivanhoe drills Kamoa-Kakula’s best intersection to date
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has drilled what it’s calling an “unprecedented” intersection in a shallow, flat lying deposit at the Kamoa North exploration area on its 397-sq.-km Kamoa-Kakula…
Osisko Metals releases more high-grade drill results from Pine Point
Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM) has released new drill results from its high-grade, large tonnage and near-surface Pine Point zinc-lead deposit on the south shore of Great Slave Lake in the…
Editorial: Tailings spill at Feijao is Vale’s worst yet, with 84 dead, 276 missing
Here we go again. With memories still fresh of Vale and BHP’s deadly Samarco iron ore tailings disaster in Mariana, Brazil in November 2015 — which killed 19 people —…