West Red Lake seeks cheaper $95M debt following output cut
West Red Lake Gold Mines (TSXV: WRLG; US-OTC: WRLGF) has agreed terms for a loan of up to $95 million (C$132.8 million) to lower borrowing costs and support its Ontario…
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Hudbay leads $49.8M investment in Pecoy Copper
Canadian explorer Pecoy Copper (TSXV: PCU; US-OTC: PCUUF) agreed to raise $49.8 million (US$35.7 million) from Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) and another investor to fund drilling and technical studies…
Endeavour halts Burkina gold underground as ramp sinks
Endeavour Mining (TSX, LSE: EDV) suspended underground mining at its Mana gold mine in Burkina Faso after part of an access road sank, adding another setback at an operation already…
Ontario fast-tracks Mayfair’s Fenn-Gib gold project
Ontario has added Mayfair Gold’s (TSXV: MFG; NYSE-A: MINE) Fenn-Gib gold project to its accelerated permitting program, making the proposed development near Timmins the fourth selected under the province’s One…
Gold Fields clears Windfall environmental hurdle
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) has secured Quebec’s principal environmental approval for its Windfall gold project, clearing the way to restart underground development while it prepares a final investment…
Trump rewrites mining playbook
“There is no better time to be mining in the United States.” For Rich Nolan, president and CEO of the National Mining Association, President Donald Trump’s second administration has transformed…
Editorial: Policy must outlast politics
One of the clearest arguments for learning from U.S. President Donald Trump’s mining policy came recently from a former Spanish foreign minister in Seville. Ana Palacio urged Europe to study…
Sponsored Q&A: Carmeuse Systems highlights the hidden costs of lime neglect
Poorly maintained lime systems can raise costs, disrupt pH control and force processing plants to shut down, says Darren Farnworth, lime systems specialist at Carmeuse Systems. In an interview with…
Five workers die at Implats yet injuries fall
Impala Platinum (JSE: IMP; US-OTC: IMPUY) reported five worker deaths at its South African operations in the quarter to Sept. 30 despite lower overall injury rates. Four fatal incidents occurred…
Uranium shares slide even as analysts see tighter supply
Stocks of uranium companies are falling despite the strongest long-term fuel prices in more than 18 years, as investors weigh an expected tightening of supply against rising costs and the…
Rio begins Oyu Tolgoi copper restart after rockfall
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) said it’s progressively restarting underground operations at Mongolia’s Oyu Tolgoi mine a day after a seismic event triggered a rockfall, stopping production at a…
Lynas locks in price floors as revenue jumps 55%
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC; US-OTC: LYSCF, LYSDY) has secured minimum-price agreements covering more than half its production as manufacturers pay premiums for supplies outside China. Average selling prices…
Complexity tops mining risks for 2027 in EY survey
Ageing mines and harder-to-process deposits are making production less predictable as financing and supply chain pressures mount, according to EY’s latest mining risk survey. EY’s Top 10 Business Risks and…
Abenojar raises €170M for Spanish tungsten project
Spain’s Abenojar Tungsten (LSE: ABT) has raised €170 million ($189.6 million) to help build its El Moto tungsten and gold project, joining London’s main market Friday as Europe seeks new…
Two workers die after Kinross Gold accidents
Two employees of the same contractor died following separate accidents on Sept. 3 at Kinross Gold’s (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) Bald Mountain gold mine in Nevada, according to preliminary U.S….
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Northern Miner awards Sean Boyd who built Agnico Eagle on ‘culture of the heart’
Sean Boyd complimented Paul Penna on his briefcase the first time the young auditor met Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) founder in 1983. Penna placed it on the tiny…
London Symposium: Ontario’s focus on fast-track, refining wins industry praise
Ontario’s push to OK major projects in less than two years and keep more mineral processing at home stunned industry heavyweights at The Northern Miner’s International Metals Symposium in London. “We’re moving with speed,” provincial Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce…
London Symposium video: Rick Rule on gold
The surging gold price over the past two years marks a catch-up based on a bull market going back to 2000 that few recognized then, veteran investor Rick Rule says…