The timing is finally right for Quebec’s lithium miners
Quebec, more than any other province in Canada, has been ahead of the curve in working to join the EV economy. Its vast hydroelectricity infrastructure gives it an advantage in…
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AngloGold earmarks US$143M to convert Brazil tailings to dry-stack
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU; ASX: AGG; JSE: ANG) has earmarked US$143 million to finish migrating its upstream mine waste storage facilities in Brazil, where two major tailings tragedies occurred in…
NorZinc begins metallurgical testing on Prairie Creek drill core
NorZinc (TSX: NZC; OTC: NORZF) has initiated a feasibility study level metallurgical test program on its Prairie Creek project located in the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories. The program will…
Trevali GM found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Burkina Faso
A court in Burkina Faso has found two managers of Canada’s Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a flash flood trapped and killed eight miners in…
Beaver Creek: Osisko expects ‘world-class’ Windfall deposit to get even better in production
If Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK) two Lynx bulk sample programs to date are anything to go by, the market should expect substantial resource reconciliation upside once mining gets started in…
Minto submits new proposal to address $20M gap in reclamation funds
Minto Metals (TSXV: MNTO) has submitted a proposal to the Yukon government with respect to furnishing the $21 million increase in security costs required for the Minto mine site through…
Petra Diamonds to resume dividend payouts after three-year turnaround
Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) said on Tuesday it would resume paying a dividend and launch a US$150-million debt-cutting plan after stronger prices fuelled by sanctions on Russia’s Alrosa, the world’s…
Flying Nickel’s Minago project to have industry-leading carbon footprint
Flying Nickel Mining‘s (TSXV: FLYN; US-OTC: FLYNF) flagship Minago project in Manitoba is expected to have an industry-leading low carbon footprint, lower than 99% of existing global nickel production, according…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 308: Canada’s mining regulatory bodies need reform, ft Ore Group founder and chairman Stephen Stewart
This week’s episode features Ore Group founder and chairman Stephen Stewart on where things stand for the mining industry in the second half of 2022. Stephen discusses Canada’s opportunity in…
Tietto investment just the latest sign of China’s growing interest in West Africa
In January, Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co. acquired Canada’s Golden Star Resources and its Wassa gold mine in Ghana. Now the Chinese gold miner is investing A$49.3 million (US$33.9 million)…
Equinox Gold resumes operations at Los Filos
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE-AM: EQX) has resumed operations at its Los Filos mine in Mexico, which were halted last week as the result of a blockade by members of…
Fortuna finds more gold at Sunbird ahead of 2023 production at Seguela
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) expects to pour first gold by mid-2023 at Seguela, an open-pit mine it is building in Cote d’Ivoire. In the meantime, the company…