AngloGold Ashanti to buy Centamin for US$2.5 billion
Deal hands AngloGold Egypt’s largest and first modern gold mine, and will make it the world’s no.4 producer of the precious metal.
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Great Bear PEA suggests multi-decade Kinross gold mine in Ontario
When Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) bought the Great Bear project in northern Ontario’s prolific Red Lake district two and a half years ago, its thinking was to acquire…
Beaver Creek: Experts warn poor management sinks mining projects, not rocks
Mining industry experts contend that leadership quality, not just geological assets, determines the success or failure of exploration projects, an industry conference heard Tuesday. They called for more rigorous management…
Newmont sells Telfer, Havieron stake to Greatland Gold for US$475M
As part of its efforts to offload non-core assets, Newmont (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT, ASX: NEM, PNGX: NEM) has agreed to sell its Telfer mine and a 70% stake in…
EV slump powers platinum supply deficit, miners say
The third-lowest platinum mining output this century can’t keep up with rising investment demand, jewelry and a sustained traditional car market using catalytic converters, according to an industry group. A…
Snowline’s Valley adds to golden results streak in Yukon
Drill results from Snowline Gold’s (TSX-V: SGD; US-OTC: SNWGF) Valley target in eastern Yukon returned some of the highest grades yet at the deposit, while regional exploration has revealed two new…
Podcast: ‘Engagement at all levels’—Fortuna Mining CEO Jorge Ganoza on working in frontier jurisdictions
This week’s episode features Fortuna Mining cofounder, president and CEO Jorge Ganoza in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on key aspects of the company’s operations. Ganoza shares insights into the…
Beaver Creek: Gold to soon hit US$3,000 amid short-term pullback
Gold is set to surge to at least US$3,000 per oz., says Florian Grummes, CEO of Midas Touch Consulting. But a short-term pullback to the US$2,050–US$2,150 range might happen first,…
Electra shares up on US$20M funding bid for Ontario cobalt refinery
Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSXV: ELBM) said on Tuesday it has received a US$20 million investment proposal from an unnamed arm’s-length party, matching the funding amount it recently secured…
Diamond finds could extend NWT’s Misery mine ‘well past 2026,’ Burgundy says
Results from summer drilling at Burgundy Diamond’s (ASX: BDM) Ekati mine in the Northwest Territories could help extend production at the underground Misery mine much longer than expected, the company…
Yukon court OKs rare Indigenous bid for mine ownership
There could be landmark new life in the abandoned Minto copper-gold mine in the Yukon. The territory’s Supreme Court has approved a private bid by the Selkirk First Nation to…
Solaris Resources preps to move to Ecuador, months after derailed $130M-deal
Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) is taking the first steps towards moving its head office to Quito, Ecuador’s capital, almost four months after it blasted a Canadian national security…
US$1.4B value tops strong economics at G Mining’s PEA for Oko West gold project in Guyana
A new study for G Mining Ventures’ (TSX: GMIN; US-OTC: GMINF) Oko West gold project in north-central Guyana outlines a net present value (NPV) of US$1.4 billion over a 12.7-year…
World Copper’s Zonia project resource nears 1 billion lb. in Arizona
World Copper (TSXV: WCU; US-OTC: WCUFF) has increasded the potential value and scale of its Zonia copper project in Arizona with an updated resource on the historical estimates using a…
SQM deal with Andrada taps into Namibian lithium
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second-largest lithium producer, has entered into a three-stage earn-in agreement with South Africa-based Andrada Mining (LSE: ATM) to jointly develop the Lithium Ridge asset…
The Northern Miner Podcast
Podcast: ‘Engagement at all levels’—Fortuna Mining CEO Jorge Ganoza on working in frontier jurisdictions
Podcast: The story of Pretium Resources, ft Tudor Gold CEO Ken Konkin—part 2, “Heartbreak”
Podcast: The story of Pretium Resources, ft Tudor Gold president and CEO Ken Konkin—part 1, Discovery
Podcast: ‘The gold price action is not a Western story’, ft Canaccord Genuity’s Cam Currie
Site Visits
Site visit: Northern Star to bolster ‘Super Pit’ gold output to 900,000 oz per year
Site visit: Australia’s Bellevue set to join elite gold group
Site visit: Exploration momentum puts PEA in near-term sight for Snowline Gold
Site visit: Permit builds buyout promise at huge KSM gold-copper project, Seabridge says
Opinion/Commentary
Global Mining Symposium
JV Video: How acquisitions-driven Horizon Copper catches an updraft
Horizon Copper (TSXV: HCU) CEO Erfan Kazemi discusses the new company’s acquisition-driven growth strategy during the Canadian Mining Symposium in London this October. The company’s strategy is underpinned by a…
JV Video: Fireweed Metals advances Macmillan Pass, Mactung in Yukon
Fireweed Metals (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) is planning a resource update early next year on its Macmillan Pass zinc-lead-silver project in the Yukon, CEO Brandon Macdonald says. Next door along the…
CMS: Catherine McLeod-Seltzer blazes a trail from the board room to the drill bit
Among the few women in mining, especially during her early years, Catherine McLeod-Seltzer often found herself in rooms full of grey-haired men named John. Yet, she has shattered glass ceilings in the industry, leaving an indelible mark on the global mining landscape.
As the independent chair of Kinross Gold (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC), one of the world’s gold majors, her story recounts perseverance, vision, and a passion for geology and exploration, The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium heard Friday in London. Instead of seeing it as a hurdle, she turned it into an opportunity to be heard.