Wealth Minerals and Rosatom sign MOU
Russia’s state nuclear group Rosatom and Canada’s Wealth Minerals (TSXV: WML) are working towards a partnership at the junior’s Atacama lithium project in northern Chile. The two companies signed a memorandum…
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Premier and Nevada Gold Mines begin commercial production at El Nino
Commercial production at the El Nino gold mine in Nevada’s Carlin Trend started ahead of schedule and on budget, Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PGM; US-OTC: PIRGF) reports. Premier owns 40%…
Atlantic Nickel plans 2020 production at Santa Rita in Brazil
Atlantic Nickel has updated the resource estimate for its wholly owned Santa Rita nickel-copper-cobalt restart project in Bahia, Brazil. Based on a 30,785 meter infill drill program, updated open-pit measured…
SolGold discovers porphyry system in Ecuador
SolGold has discovered a new copper-gold-silver-molybdenum porphyry system at its wholly owned Cisne Loja project in southern Ecuador. The company says it found mineralized outcrops that indicate the presence of…
Horizonte releases PFS on Vermelho
Vermelho — one of the largest and highest-grade undeveloped laterite nickel-cobalt resources in the world — will generate US$7.3 billion in total cash flow over 38 years, Horizonte Minerals (TSX:…
Victoria Gold’s Eagle nears production
These are exciting days for Victoria Gold (TSXV: VIT), as the company transitions its flagship Eagle open-pit gold project in the Yukon from development into production. At the end of…
Orla secures financing for Camino Rojo in Mexico
Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) has reached an agreement with Trinity Capital Partners for a project finance facility of up to US$125 million to build its first mine — the Camino…
Miners face ‘tsunami’ on environmental, social, governance front
The next generation of mining leaders will arrive with a “tsunami” of environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns, says Claudia Mueller, associate director of the Global Mining Management program at…
Editorial: Cratering demand signals more trouble in coal country
The shift from coal to cheaper and cleaner fuel sources like natural gas and renewables claimed another victim in the U.S. last week. Peabody Energy said it will close its…
The Northern Miner awards scholarship to mining engineering student
Young Mining Professionals (YMP) — a registered charity that donates 100% of its receipts to students — has awarded 10 scholarships this year ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to students…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 157: ‘Trust is the new competitive advantage’ ft George Hemingway of Stratalis
This episode features a keynote speech by one of the mining industry’s leading futurists, George Hemingway, Partner and Head of the Innovation Practice at The Stratalis Group in New York…
Protests over austerity measures in Ecuador put investors on edge
A wave of nationwide protests has shaken Ecuador and investor confidence in the emerging mining jurisdiction. As part of President Lenin Moreno’s US$4.2-billion financial deal with the International Monetary Fund…