BHP scraps US$2.5B Olympic Dam expansion plan
Mining giant BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) has shelved a planned US$2.5 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium mine in South Australia, after studies of the…
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Kirkland Lake Gold reports ‘exceptional’ grades at Macassa
The latest drill results from Kirkland Lake Gold’s (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) Macassa mine in Ontario include ‘exceptional’ gold grades and suggest potential for resource and reserve additions in three…
Copper snapshot: Eight companies with promising assets
With rising prices, a favourable supply-demand outlook and few new mines in development, investors are paying close attention to copper. Here are eight companies developing the next generation of projects….
Gold price range-bound near US$1900 per oz.
Gold prices steadied in a tight range around the US$1,900 level on Friday, but fading chances of a stimulus agreement before the U.S. presidential election kept bullion on track for…
Glencore talks nickel with car, battery makers
Global miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is close to securing nickel supply deals with automakers and battery producers amid a looming squeeze in the market and Tesla CEO…
Diamond market shows signs of revival
After being virtually shut down since March, the diamond market has slowly come back to life. This fall, De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, has reported a…
Diamonds Snapshot: Seven small diamond producers and explorers to watch
The Covid-19 pandemic has choked off revenue for diamond producers and funding for diamond juniors for much of the year. But with the diamond trade slowly starting to reopen and…
Argonaut greenlights Magino gold project in Ontario
The board of directors of Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has approved construction of the company’s wholly owned Magino gold project in Ontario, 40 km northeast of Wawa. With a two-year…
Kirkland Lake raises dividend on strong earnings
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX:KL; NYSE: KL) reported third-quarter gold production of 339,584 oz., a 3% increase over the 329,770 oz. generated in the prior quarter. The Detour Lake and Fosterville…
Gold and silver maintain long-term uptrend: Haywood
Despite a more tempered performance from precious metals during the third quarter of 2020, gold and silver prices still demonstrated gains and outperformed the initial expectations of analysts at Haywood…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 208: Prime Minister Trudeau, Premier Ford and Chief Boissoneau on the value of the mining industry
This week’s episode features highlights from the ground-breaking ceremony for Iamgold’s Côté gold project in Ontario. Speakers at the event included Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Doug Ford and Mattagami…
Chakana Copper drills Soledad project in Peru
Chakana Copper (TSXV: PERU; US-OTC: CHKKF) has launched a fully-funded, 15,000-metre drill program at its Soledad copper-gold-silver project in Peru, with a target date of March 2021 to release its…