Glencore optimistic on industrials, electric vehicles
VANCOUVER — Commodity giant Glencore (LON: GLEN) has been the proverbial elephant in the room during the current zinc rally, with the market pondering a scenario involving up to 500,000…
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The Northern Miner podcast – episode 84: A view from 30,000 feet, with ICMM & Hatch
This week we’re getting a global viewpoint courtesy of Tom Butler, the president and CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) (13:10). Matt sit downs with Tom…
Ero Copper completes IPO, plans production ramp-up
VANCOUVER — Ero Copper (TSX: ERO; US-OTC: ERRPF) is on track to become Canada’s next intermediate copper producer after a $110.6-million initial public offering (IPO) on the Toronto Stock Exchange where…
Harte Gold’s Sugar Zone just ‘the tip of the iceberg’
Harte Gold’s (TSX: HRT) Sugar Zone deposit in northern Ontario will be in commercial production in the second quarter of 2018, chairman and CEO Stephen Roman told The Northern Miner’s…
First Cobalt picks up assets in Canada, DRC
Since joining First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC) in March, president and CEO Trent Mell has wasted little time getting down to work — unveiling two large property transactions, raising $6 million…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 53: Canadian geology journey and Trevali interview
This week features Lesley’s Canada-wide review of geological camps. We also dig into new exploration techniques and jursidictions, as well as emerging Canadian geological stories that have caught Lesley’s interest. We discuss…
Trevali to buy Glencore’s Rosh Pinah, Perkoa mines
VANCOUVER — Trevali Mining (TSX: TV) is set to become a larger player in the zinc business with a $400-million deal to buy two zinc mines and several development assets…
PDAC 2017: Lukas Lundin on patience and his early successes
Mining tycoon Lukas Lundin, chairman of the Lundin Group, spoke with The Northern Miner at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in March about his early successes in Argentina…
Adventus CEO on building a ‘premier zinc-acquisition vehicle’
VANCOUVER — Adventus Zinc (TSXV: ADZN) closed its $3-million initial public offering (IPO) in February, with 6 million shares issued at 50¢ each. The company isn’t a typical start-up, however,…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 46: The zinc show ft. lead
This week we’re talking zinc! Lesley’s Geology Corner digs into the three major types of zinc deposits, namely: Mississippi Valley, sedimentary exhalative deposits (SedEx deposits), and carbonate replacement. We discuss…
TNM Data Miner: Top 5 global copper resources in 2016
VANCOUVER — Tapping into the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine, The Northern Miner has compiled the world’s five largest copper deposits at operating mines worldwide based on resources. 1….
Could microbes hold the key to more environmentally friendly mines?
Bioremediation became a buzzword for the Canadian mining industry in the 1970s and ’80s. Today, researchers at the University of Toronto’s Lassonde Institute of Mining are coming up with the…