Have the bears finally got it right on China?
August is proving to be a difficult month for the mining sector. That’s being led by weak economic news on China. The narrative here has been extremely bearish. In fact,…
Copper
Headwinds mount in quest for stable copper supplies
In an era of energy transitions and economic shifts, global metal markets are at a juncture, influenced by volatility, surprise deficits, and geopolitical pressures. The copper market, often considered a…
TNM Drill Down: South America dominates Top 10 copper assays YTD
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner presents the top 10 drill results for major metals year…
Luminex reaches ‘historic’ agreement with informal miners around Ecuador gold project
Luminex Resources (TSXV: LR; US-OTC: LUMIF) says it has reached “a historic and unprecedented” mediated agreement with informal miners in the Condor North portion of its Condor gold project in…
‘Unexpected’ mineralization hints at an even bigger Filo del Sol system
Filo Corp. (TSX: FIL; NASDAQ: FIL) has released assay results from its recent work at the Filo del Sol project’s Aurora zone, confirming the continuity of high-grade copper-gold mineralization and…
How miners can better manage community resettlement as demand for metals rises
It’s an undeniable fact that the world needs more metals to deal with the effects of climate change and to achieve net zero by 2050. Renewable energy (solar panels, wind…
Talon Metals’ shares rise on high-grade nickel-copper and PGE results in Minnesota
Talon Metals (TSX: TLO) has reported high-grade results from drilling at its Tamarack nickel-copper-cobalt project in central Minnesota that boosted its share price by up to 8% this morning.Drill hole…
Aya Gold & Silver expands drilling program in Morocco
Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSX: AYA) has announced an significant increase to its 2023 exploration program across its Moroccan assets, which include the Boumadine polymetallic project, Zgounder silver deposit, Zgounder Regional…
Yukon juniors Rackla, White Gold, Strategic Metals vie for investor support
Dawson City, Yukon – This is the final article on companies active in the Yukon following a week of site visits and interviews last month. There were pieces on Granite…
Mexico’s disruptive shift on mining creates far-reaching concerns
Mexico’s mining industry faces a potential crisis after a new law this year radically changes how projects can be registered, approved and developed. Veteran Latin America investor Ross Beaty calls…
Granite Creek seeks copper major for merger with mothballed Minto mine in Yukon
Granite Creek Copper (TSX-V: GCX; US-OTC: GCXXF), part of the Metallic Minerals Group, wants to attract a major company to consolidate a Yukon area into a local copper giant. Granite’s…
Barrick CEO criticizes western funds’ shortsightedness, adds praise to Saudi’s PIF
Western fund managers should follow in the footsteps of sovereign wealth funds that are investing in mining projects in some of the world’s riskiest jurisdictions, Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE:…