Mining world slow to close gender gap in leadership
Cathy Fitzgerald has always been aware that women are a minority in the mining world, especially in management. “Moving up in my career, and now being a vice-president and maybe…
Articles by Blair McBride
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Video: C3 Metals hunts for copper-gold in Jamaica and Peru
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Video: Century Lithium readies feasibility for Clayton Valley in Nevada
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Video: Scottie Resources on its high-grade gold find in BC
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Video: Exploring for palladium and lithium with New Age Metals
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Video: Developing Southern Silver’s Las Minitas silver-lead-zinc project
Robert MacDonald, vice-president exploration for Southern Silver Corp. discusses the flagship Las Minitas silver-lead-zinc project in western Mexico and its recent preliminary economic assessment. MacDonald spoke with Northern Miner staff…
Video: Deputy premier Diane Archie on advancing major projects in NWT
Diane Archie, deputy premier and minister of infrastructure in the Northwest Territories discusses advancing major road and mine projects in the Far North. Archie spoke with Northern Miner staff reporter…