Glencore to sell stake in troubled New Caledonia nickel operation
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said on Monday it will close and sell its stake in the loss-making Koniambo Nickel SAS (KNS) business it co-owns in New Caledonia, as a sharp drop…
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Mexico’s president proposes ban on open pit mining, says it ‘transgresses human rights’
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, has proposed a series of constitutional reforms, including a ban on open-pit mining. Speaking before parliament, López Obrador argued that open-pit…
Video: AME’s Keerit Jutla unpacks key B.C. mining issues
The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia’s President, Keerit Jutla, recently spoke with The Northern Miner at their video booth during the Roundup event in Vancouver. He discussed the provincial…
Dolly Varden Silver discovers new, high-grade gold zone at Homestake Ridge
Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV: DV; USOTC: DOLLF) has discovered a new, gold-rich zone to the northwest of its Homestake Silver deposit, part of its Kitsault Valley project in British Columbia….
Northern Nevada ‘far from being mature district,’ says Barrick’s Bristow
Northern Nevada remains highly prospective for new gold discoveries, said Barrick Gold CEO.
Alaska Energy boosts contained nickel at Nikolai project to 8 billion lb
Alaska Energy Metals (TSXV: AEMC; US-OTC: AKEMF) said on Monday that its Eureka deposit, part of its flagship Nikolai polymetallic project in Alaska, now contains one of the biggest known…
Perseus Mining confident of winning ok for OreCorp takeover
Perseus Mining (TSX: PRU; ASX: PRU) is far from giving up on its intended acquisition of OreCorp (ASX: ORR), saying on Monday it was confident of receiving unconditional approval from…
JV Video: Argentina Lithium & Energy drills Rincon West brine project
Argentina Lithium & Energy (TSX-V: LIT; US-OTC: PNXLF) is advancing the Rincon West brine project in the country’s north with exploration drilling, CEO Nikolaos Cacos says in a new video….
Argentina, US strengthen critical minerals ties
The Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies (CAEM) and the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian A. Nichols, recently met in Buenos Aires to discuss possible…
Mining vs tech: the battle for speculative capital
Mining and tech are two high-risk, high-reward sectors with a diverse pool of small-cap stocks vying for investor interest. No doubt, tech has won the popularity contest over the last…
Video: Quartermain says gold should be classed as a ‘critical metal’
Gold should be considered a critical mineral due to its essential role in modern electronics, says Canadian mining luminary Robert Quartermain. Quartermain advocates that recognizing gold as a critical mineral…
Metals Acquisition IPO Down Under goes over forecast
Metals Acquisition (NYSE: MTAL.U) has raised A$325 million ($285 million) through a new listing in Australia that will help pay for the billion-dollar purchase of the CSA copper mine there. The…