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Editorial: Sinking in a sea of red

The economic fallout from COVID-19 is mounting sharply. Last week, unemployment claims in the United States hit a record 6.6 million, up from 3.3 million the previous week, and the…



BHP Billiton's majority-owned Escondida copper mine in northern Chile's Atacama desert. Source: BHP Billiton

BHP becomes world’s top copper producer

BHP Group (NYSE: BHP; LSE BHP) has become the world’s largest copper miner based on production, after Chile’s copper commission announced a slide in output at state-owned Codelco. Hampered by…



Tire maintenance at Barrick Gold's Cortez mine in Nevada. Credit: Barrick Gold

Top 10 US-based miners

The Northern Miner presents the top-10, U.S.-based mining companies by market capitalization. 1. Newmont Goldcorp Market cap: US$31.8 billion Newmont Goldcorp (NYSE: NEM) is a leading gold and copper producer…




TSX falls, Sept. 3-7

Canada’s benchmark index fell 1.06% to 16,090.27 during a shortened trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 4.3% to 62.70 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 2.9% to…


Nevsun agrees to $1.86B Zijin takeover bid

Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE: NSU) has agreed to Zijin Mining’s (HGK: 2899) friendly take-over bid which values Nevsun at $6 per share or $1.86 billion. Nevsun shares jumped nearly…


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