Global Copper Snapshot: Eight companies keen to plug the copper supply gap
Copper is critical for a lower carbon future but as deposits are becoming harder to find and a supply deficit looms, miners are keen to find new sources of the…
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Video: Dundee’s process innovations help miners get greener
The mining and smelting industry has faced environmental risks for decades, but now new mineral extraction and metallurgical technologies are helping to mitigate them. Dundee Sustainable Technologies has developed two…
TNM Drill Down: Heliostar Metals’ Ana Paula project tops week’s gold assays
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week (May 19-26). Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our…
Pending approval of First Quantum deal with Panama haunts miner
Analysts say First Quantum’s credit ratings will improve once the agreement over Cobre panama copper mine is formalized.
Discovery-geared Collective pries more porphyry secrets from Guayabales
Since going public in May 2021, Colombia-focused Collective Mining (TSXV: CNL) has made four notable discoveries, including the Apollo high-grade porphyry system last June. Its share price has reflected its…
GoGold PEA projects 13-year mine life for Los Ricos North
GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD; US-OTC: GLGDF) has released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Los Ricos North open-pit silver project in Jalisco state, Mexico, that forecasts an initial capital…
Sonora police remove blockaders from Fresnillo’s La Herradura mine
Minera Penmont, a subsidiary of Fresnillo (LSE: FRS), announced that the Sonora police removed a number of blockades installed at different entry points of the company’s La Herradura operation located…
RANKED: The world’s longest-lived battery metals mines under construction
With growing demand for battery metals including nickel, lithium and graphite, The Northern Miner has teamed up with our data provider Mining Intelligence to rank the top battery metals projects…
Nevada regains top spot as most attractive mining jurisdiction
The state of Nevada is once again the world’s top-ranked jurisdiction for mining and exploration after yielded the spot last year to Western Australia, the Fraser Institute’s 2022 annual survey of…
Oroco rises on ‘robust’ copper resource at Santo Tomas in Mexico
Shares in Oroco Resource (TSXV: OCO; US-OTC: ORRCF) gained after the explorer said a deposit estimate for the Santo Tomas copper project in northwest Mexico “significantly” expands on 1990s studies. The…
Mexico’s ‘shock’ new mining law hurts juniors most
A new mining regime blindsided Canadian juniors in Mexico on Apr. 29 after the Mexican Senate rushed through a contentious bill that experts say will deter investment. Under the new…
First Quantum’s issues in Panama hit earnings, production
First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) earnings in the first quarter of the year fell by more than 80% to US$75 million from the US$385 million recorded in the same period…