RANKED: World’s ten biggest underground mines by tonnes of ore milled
Ore is every miner’s paydirt, and the more ore – a natural aggregation of one or more minerals that can be mined, processed, and sold at a profit – the…
2021
Recycling of lithium-ion batteries won’t set off before 2030: Report
The recycling of lithium-ion batteries, used in electric vehicles (EV), is not expected to take off before 2030, which could put more pressure on the mining industry to meet the…
Skeena drills 10 grams gold-equivalent per tonne from Eskay Creek waste
Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) continued to find good grades as it completed the second phase of drilling at the Albino waste facility at the Eskay Creek gold-silver project…
Noram Lithium PEA places Zeus project in Nevada at $1.29bn NPV
Production over life of mine (LOM) would reach 245.4 million tonnes, averaging 1,093 ppm Li.
Ivanhoe Mines strikes streams and offtake agreements for Platreef
Ivanplats, the South African subsidiary of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF), has struck two stream financing deals with Orion Mine Finance and Nomad Royalty for its Platreef palladium-rhodium-platinum-nickel-copper-gold project…
Mining equipment market to hit US$90B by 2027
The mining equipment market is expected to grow to US$90 billion by 2027, according to the most recent study by Global Market Insights. The growth is propelled by two factors….
Harte Gold seeks creditor protection as Silver Lake closes in
Troubled Canadian miner Harte Gold (TSX: HRT) has been granted creditor protection after putting its Sugar Zone gold mine into production without a feasibility study two years ago and later failing…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 268: Magnetics ‘upwards of 80% of the rare earths market’, ft Cox, Chalmers and Grove at the Global Mining Symposium
This week’s episode features the ‘Deconstructing the Rare Earths Elements Market’ panel at the Global Mining Symposium, with Clint Cox, president of the Anchor House; Mark Chalmers, president and CEO…
Mining companies assess damage as B.C. recovers from floods
As officials assess the damage caused by heavy rain, flooding and mudslides in Canada’s British Columbia last month, mining companies have started gauging how severe climatic conditions this year have…
Ascot obtains permit for Premier gold project, first production expected in Q1 2023
The mine is expected to produce 1.1 moz gold and 3 moz silver over an 8-year mine life.
GoGold’s Los Ricos North contains 87.8M oz. silver-equivalent
GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD; US-OTC: GLGDF) has released its initial resource estimate for the Los Ricos North silver project in Jalisco state, Mexico. The indicated resource contains 87.8 million oz….
The View from England: Nubian gateway opens
Africa has dominated news in the United Kingdom since a new variant of Covid-19 (now called Omicron) was identified in South Africa on November 25. Many African countries, particularly in…