Cameco on the front foot as earnings soar
Shares in Canada’s uranium major, Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), gained nearly 10% on Wednesday after the company reported higher core profit than expected amid an uptick in uranium prices….
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NorthWest Copper lifts Lorraine copper-gold resource
NorthWest Copper Corp. (TSXV: NWST; US-OTCQX: NWCCF) has released a new mineral resource estimate on the Lorraine project, about 40 km. from the company’s Kwanika-Stardust project in Central B.C. The…
Lukas Lundin passes away at 64
Mining financier and entrepreneur Lukas H. Lundin has died in Geneva at the age of 64, following a two-year battle with brain cancer. The Swedish-Canadian Lundin, known for his shrewd…
Teck CEO Don Lindsay stepping down after 17 years at top job
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, has announced its chief executive officer, Don Lindsay, will step down after 17 years in the role. Lindsay, who will…
Lucapa finds giant pink diamond said to be Angola’s largest in last 300 years
Australia’s Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) has recovered a rare 170-carat pink diamond at its prolific Lulo mine, believed to be the largest of its kind found in Angola in the last 300…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 301: ‘Demand continues to grow’—Alcoa buys back stock; aluminum to remain in deficit; smelters struggle for profitablility
In this week’s episode, we take a closer look at Alcoa’s Q2 earnings call, featuring Alcoa president and CEO Roy Harvey and CFO William F. (Bill) Oplinger, who discuss rising energy costs,…
Aztec shares jump on Cervantes consolidation
The equity in Aztec Minerals (TSXV: AZT; US-OTCQB) jumped as much as 41.5% on Tuesday after it announced a deal with private concern Kootenay Silver Inc. to acquire a 100%…
Frontier Lithium drills 144 metres of 1.72% Li2O at Spark pegmatite
Frontier Lithium (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) has released results for four drill holes completed at the Spark pegmatite, part of the company’s PAK lithium property located north of Red Lake,…
Wallbridge extends gold mineralization at Fenelon in Quebec
Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM; OTC: WLBMF) has reported positive assay results from ongoing resource drilling at its flagship Fenelon gold project, further expanding the lateral footprint of the deposit beyond…
Greenland Minerals to fight draft rejection of mining permit for rare earths project
Australia-based Greenland Minerals (ASX: GGG) said on Tuesday it will fight the Greenland government’s draft decision to reject a mining permit for the company’s Kvanefjeld rare earths project, based on a nationwide…
Site visit: Marimaca Copper increasingly resource-confident on Chile oxide prospect
It’s about a two-hour flight north-northwest from the uber-developed Chilean capital of Santiago to reach the dusty airport just outside Antofagasta, a seaside city on the edge of the Atacama…
Aris Gold, GCM Mining rise on all-share merger deal
Colombia focused precious metals producers Aris Gold (TSX: ARIS) and GCM Mining (TSX: GCM) have announced an all-share merger deal that will see GCM — already a major shareholder of…