Video: Fireside Chat with Kirkland Lake Gold CEO Tony Makuch at PMF 2019
Kirkland Lake Gold president and CEO Tony Makuch in conversation with The Northern Miner publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the 2019 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto.
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RockMass Technologies innovation presentation by CEO Shelby Yee at PMF 2019
Shelby Yee, co-founder and CEO of RockMass Technologies, speaks at the 2019 Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto.
Video: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) panel discussion at PMF 2019
An expert panel discusses environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues facing the mining industry at the 2019 Progressive Mine Forum in October 2019.
Nathan Stubina innovation presentation at PMF 2019
Nathan Stubina, Sherritt International VP of technologies and operations, delivers his presentation titled: “Some Inconvenient Facts, Some Inconvenient Perceptions. Staying Still Is Moving Backwards.” Recorded at the 2019 Progressive Mine…
Nemaska Lithium announces layoffs
Nemaska Lithium (TSX: NMX, US-OTC: NMKEF) plans to lay off 64 employees, or about half of its staff, after financing delays for its Whabouchi project in Quebec. “This difficult decision…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 156: Gold sector ripe for consolidation in former Soviet Union, ft. Chaarat Gold CEO Artem Volynets
Chaarat Gold CEO Artem Volynets joins the podcast this week for a feature interview with acting editor-in-chief Trish Saywell. Volynets discusses the challenges, strategies and opportunities of mining in the…
Editorial: Funds demand more tailings transparency
Less than a week after the Jan. 25 tailings dam collapse at Vale’s Feijao iron ore mine in Brazil that killed 251 people and left 19 missing, the Church of…
Market sentiment sweetening for silver, report says
The following is an edited excerpt from the “Global Silver Investment” report prepared by Metals Focus for The Silver Institute. Visit www.silverinstitute.org for complimentary access to the full report. Investor…
RNC bets Higginsville mill, mines worth cost of dilution
RNC Minerals (TSX: RNX; US-OTC: RNKLF) chairman and CEO Paul Huet is like the hockey coach who takes over mid-season because the team is underperforming. The Toronto-based company brought Huet…
Geologist Violet Smith pioneers family-run consultancy in Guyana
Violet Smith grew up in the Cuyuni–Mazaruni region of Guyana, eventually settling in Bartica, a small commercial centre about 80 km inland from the Atlantic Ocean. The town — at…
Four industry pioneers named to Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
In 2020, the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will welcome four new inductees: P. Jerry Asp, Alex G. Balogh, Hans T.F. Lundberg and Eberhard (Ebe) Scherkus. The thirty-second annual induction…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 155: An insider’s guide to the lithium market, ft. Rock Tech Lithium CEO Martin Stephan
This week’s episode features a full-length interview with Rock Tech Lithium CEO Martin Stephan on the lithium market and its major driving forces. Topics include supply and demand, extraction techniques,…