Scrapbook: Diamonds in Canada Symposium 2019
In June The Northern Miner and its sister publication, Diamonds in Canada, hosted the second annual Diamonds in Canada Symposium at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto. The event brings…
Volume 105 Number 14 July 8 – 21, 2019
Development Snapshot: Eight juniors looking to supply the electric vehicle revolution
While the prices for key battery minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earth elements, graphite and copper have so far been subdued in 2019, the general excitement about the…
Commentary: Innovation is needed in processing of battery raw materials
With the increasing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage technologies, there is little doubt demand will grow for battery raw materials that must be sourced from the mining…
Editorial: How to write as a business journalist
This is my second-last editorial for The Northern Miner, as I will soon depart to join gold miner Agnico Eagle Mines as a senior geologist in their Toronto head office,…
Gold industry needs to ‘get back to basics,’ Iamgold’s Letwin argues
At The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium, held at Canada House in London, U.K., Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) president and CEO Steve Letwin spoke on gold. Below is the…
SSR Mining acquires past producers
SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM) is acquiring from Newmont Goldcorp (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) and Fairmile Gold Mining two past-producing gold operations to the south of its Marigold mine…
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…
Orla completes study on Camino Rojo in Mexico
Orla Mining’s (TSX: OLA) Camino Rojo open-pit project in Zacatecas, Mexico, would produce 97,000 oz. gold annually over seven years and could be built for US$123 million, a new feasibility…
Glencore to support First Cobalt’s refinery in Ontario
First Cobalt (TSXV: FCC; US-OTC: FTSSF) has taken a major step toward becoming the only producer of refined cobalt in North America. The company, which plans to restart its hydrometallurgical…
Global Energy Metals expands Nevada footprint
Global Energy Metals (TSXV: GEMC; US-OTC: GBLEF) struck an option agreement in January with Nevada Sunrise Gold (TSXV: NEV) to acquire 85% of the historic Lovelock cobalt mine and nearby…
Metals Commentary: Chromium markets suppressed with ongoing surplus ore supply, says Roskill
The following is an edited release by London-based metals market consultants Roskill. For more information, visit www.roskill.com. The current price for primary South African chrome ore of around US$170 per…
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…