TNM Drill Down: Top gold assays for the week of Nov. 4-10, 2022
Welcome to our weekly feature, TNM Drill Down, focusing on the top gold assays of the past week. Assays are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our…
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Visualization: Lithium producers in ‘generational challenge’ to meet 2050 demand, finds BMI report
The world will need to produce 11.2 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) by 2050, or 20 times 2021 output, to meet growing demand from automakers and energy storage…
Juniors chart cautious path through rough terrain of current markets
The Northern Miner attended the Precious Metals Summit held in Beaver Creek, Colo., from Sept. 13 to 16, where explorers, developers and emerging producers of gold, silver, copper, and platinum group…
Analysis: No reduction in tailings dam failures over the past two decades
A newly released assessment of global tailings management facilities (TMFs) data paints a jarring picture showing that relative to global mine production, there has been no improvement in the rate…
Worsening economic outlook, weak metals prices marred mining in Q2, says S&P Global
Analysts at S&P Global Market Intelligence have pointed the finger at a worsening global economic outlook and softer metals prices for dragging down global mining activity in the three months…
Hundreds of new mines required to meet 2030 battery metals demand, finds IEA report
Global battery and minerals supply chains need to expand ten-fold to meet projected critical minerals needs by 2030, a report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found. In…
Resource nationalism sweeps top mining countries in Latin America
A move towards resource expropriation, tax and royalty increases, as well as demands for local participation in companies’ ownership–all components of resource nationalism–continues to increase, with Latin America taking centre…
Barrick agrees to independent environmental studies for Pueblo Viejo expansion
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and its key stakeholders have agreed on independent government-led oversight of the environmental and social impact studies for the Pueblo Viejo gold mine expansion…
TSX mixed, May 10-14
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.54% to 19,366.69 during the May 10-14 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index slipped 2.25% to 113.84, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
UniGold completes PEA on Candelones oxide project
UniGold (TSXV: UGD; US-OTC: UGDIF) has released the results of a preliminary economic assessment of a stand-alone oxide gold project, which it says will provide cash flow as the company…
Unigold hits high-grade mineralisation at depth on Neita concession in the Dominican Republic
Unigold (TSXV: UGD; US-OTC: UGDIF) has released the latest drill results from its exploration program at the Candelones Extension deposit, part of the company’s wholly-owned Neita concession in the Dominican Republic,…
Unigold rises on Candelones results
Shares of Unigold (TSXV: UGD) rose 46%, or 14.5¢, to 46¢ per share following positive drill results from its Candelones Extension deposit, which is part of the company’s 210-sq.-km Neita…