Glencore confirms 19 artisanal miners dead in DRC
Glencore (LON: GLEN) says 19 illegal artisanal miners have died, “with possible further unconfirmed fatalities,” when two galleries caved in at Kamoto Copper Co.’s KOV open-pit copper mine in the…
Glencore plc
Argentina court upholds glacier protection law
SANTIAGO, CHILE — In a landmark ruling, Argentina’s Supreme Court has upheld radical legislation to protect the country’s glaciers, with major implications for the mining industry. The 2012 law aims…
TSX mixed, April 15-19: Euro Copper, Taseko, Largo
Canada’s benchmark index rose 0.8% to 16,612.81. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 2.5% to 76.22 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 3.5% to 186.63. The spot gold price…
US markets down, March 4-8: Yamana, Goldcorp, Alamos, Kinross
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.21% to finish the week at 25,450.24, and the S&P 500 Index lost 2.20% to end the week at 2,743.07. Spot gold rose US$4.80…
Glencore expects higher copper production in 2019
Commodities giant Glencore (LON: GLEN) has reported production figures for 2018 and confirmed 2019 guidance that implies a 14%-year-on-year increase in copper-equivalent production. Copper production reached 1.45 million tonnes in…
OSC slaps Katanga Mining, CEO, and former board members with $34.4M in penalties
The Ontario Securities Commission has fined Katanga Mining (TSX: KAT) along with former members of its board of directors, including Aristotelis Mistakidis, Glencore‘s (LON: GLEN)’s head of copper trading, for…
Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies looking for precious and base metals
While prices for most precious and base metals have been subdued throughout 2018, there has nevertheless been a high level of mineral exploration around the world, as companies seek to…
Group Eleven advances on three fronts in Ireland
Ireland hosts two prospective horizons for zinc-lead mineralization: the Waulsortian limestone zone, and the deeper Pale Beds, also known as the Navan Beds. Group Eleven Resources (TSXV: ZNG) hosted a…
Editorial: New DRC mining code comes into force
After months of outcry from foreign mining companies active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the new DRC mining code proposed in March was signed into law with…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 87: Moly & vanadium, TNM cartoonist JK ft. MacLean Engineering
We’re getting you ready for mining conference season with updates on the biggest trends and hottest topics in the industry! This week Matt digs into the buzz around molybdenum (8:05)…
BMO’s Hamilton on industrial and commodity outlook
VANCOUVER — Colin Hamilton is the managing director of commodities research at BMO Capital Markets based in London, England. He was previously head of commodities research at Macquarie Group in Australia,…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 85: Happy Holidays commodity special ft. BMO & Major Drilling
Subscribe, rate and follow us on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS Feed! Happy Holidays from The Northern Miner! We’re capping off a banner year with a bang in the Northern Miner podcast’s final episode of…