License to operate still top concern for miners: EY report
License to operate (LTO) remains, for the third consecutive year, the number one issue for miners, according to a survey by Ernst & Young with over 250 executives, while a…
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Aftermath Silver purchases Berenguela silver-copper project from SSR Mining
Aftermath Silver (TSXV: AAG; US-OTC: AAGFF) has signed an agreement with SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM) to purchase 100% of the Berenguela silver-copper project in Peru, 204 km from Arequipa….
Palladium One extends mineralization at Kaukua South
Palladium One Mining (TSXV: PDM; US-OTC: NKORF) has extended the Kaukua South zone at its flagship Lantinen Koillismaa (LK) platinum-nickel-copper project in Finland, 190 km northeast of the port city of…
Corvus Gold drills near-surface mineralization at Mother Lode
The most recent drilling at Corvus Gold’s (TSX: KOR; NASDAQ: KOR) Mother Lode property in Nevada targeted three vertically related zones at the 37-sq.-km property. Data from the eight holes…
‘It’s a great time to be in the industry’: Great Panther Mining focuses on stability, growth
Great Panther Silver changed its name to Great Panther Mining (TSX: GPR; NYSE-AM: GPL) last year after adding the Tucano gold mine in northern Brazil to its portfolio of two…
Newmont and Agnico Eagle team up in Colombia
Newmont Mining (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM), the world’s largest gold producer, and Canada’s Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) have formed a 50-50 joint venture in Colombia to explore…
Kinross to acquire 70% of Peak Gold project in Alaska for US$94M
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) says it plans to strengthen its medium-term production and cash flow profile with the US$93.7 million acquisition of the Peak Gold project in Alaska,…
Troilus outlines new gold zone in Quebec
Sample results from this summer’s regional exploration program at Troilus Gold’s (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) 1,073-sq.-km namesake property in Quebec suggest a new zone of mineralization, Beyan, 8 km southwest…
Raymond James hikes silver price forecast; Jeffrey Christian sees ‘extremely hostile’ environment
Raymond James has raised its average silver price forecasts for 2021 to US$25 per oz., up 37.9% from its previous estimate, and to US$22.50 per oz. in 2022, a 25%…
Top 10 mining property deals in the last five years
Large scale property acquisitions peaked in 2016–2017 led by China Molybdenum’s purchase of the Tenke Fungurume mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. China Molybdenum bought Freeport-McMoRan’s (NYSE: FCX)…
Platinum and palladium could boost performance of lithium-ion batteries
Lion Battery Technologies is pushing forward with plans to develop lithium-ion batteries that use platinum and palladium to enhance battery performance. The company was formed as a joint venture between Platinum…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 206: Deep-sea mining for the environment, ft DeepGreen Metals CEO Gerard Barron
This week’s episode features DeepGreen Metals chairman and CEO Gerard Barron, who discusses the merits of deep-sea mining as an environmentally-friendly method of resource extraction. Gerard talks about his previous…