Infographic: The world’s top gold producers in 2023
Global gold production by volume came to about 3,421 tonnes in 2023. Using data from the World Gold Council, The Northern Miner ranks the top three countries on each of…
Articles by Blair McBride
Canada approves Paladin Energy’s $1.1B takeover of Fission Uranium
The Canadian government has approved Paladin Energy’s (ASX: PDN; US-OTC: PALAF) $1.1 billion all-share takeover of Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) under Ottawa’s Investment Canada Act (ICA). The clearance…
Triple Flag to net Tres Quebradas lithium project royalty
Triple Flag Precious Metals (TSX: TFPM; NYSE: TFPM) will buy an existing 0.5% gross overriding revenue royalty on the construction-stage Tres Quebradas lithium project in northern Argentina from Lithium Royalty…
Dundee’s prefeasibility bumps Čoka Rakita gold project NPV by 25% in Serbia
Dundee Precious Metals’ (TSX: DPM) new pre-feasibility study for its Čoka Rakita gold project in Serbia raises the after-tax net present value (NPV) by a quarter and the internal rate…
Canada to impose new tariffs on China
Canada is to slap more tariffs on a range of imports from China early next year “to combat unfair Chinese trade practices,” the federal government said Monday in its 2024…
Uranium spot prices to climb in ‘staircase’ pattern, Sprott forecasts
As 2024 closes out, the uranium spot price touches a low point for the year but remains at a higher level than seen in more than a decade, as Japan’s…
Fireweed’s strong zinc hits at Boundary zone close out 2024 drilling in Yukon
The last holes of Fireweed Metals’ (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) drill program this year at its Macpass project in eastern Yukon have returned high-grade results that point to the exploration…
O3 Mining shares surge on $204M Agnico Eagle takeover offer
O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII) shares soared 55% Thursday morning after it signed an agreement for Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) to acquire it for about $204 million. The…
London Symposium: Quebec out in front of green energy transition with support for tech, miners
Transitioning away from fossil fuel usage calls for greater collaboration between government and industry to meet the huge demands on critical minerals mining for producing low-carbon technologies. In Canada, the…
Canada Nickel hits high grades at Bannockburn site south of main Crawford project
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC: US-OTC: CNIKF) has drilled high grades of the critical metal at the company’s Bannockburn property, about 65 km south of Timmins, Ont. Highlight hole BAN24-20 cut…
Mali targets Barrick CEO for arrest as tax row escalates
Tensions between Mali and foreign miners ratcheted higher Thursday with the military backed government issuing an arrest warrant for Mark Bristow, the CEO of Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD)….
Niger seizes Orano’s Somair uranium operation as juntas across Africa pressure Western miners
France-based uranium miner Orano has lost operational control of its Somair mine in Niger in the latest move against Western miners in West Africa’s volatile Sahel region. In neighbouring Mali,…