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Drilling of face in service decline at the Kamoa deposit, part of Ivanhoe Mines' Kamoa-Kakula copper project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Credit: Ivanhoe Mines.

Sprott Conference: Friedland pitches metals used in EVs

VANCOUVER  — The electric vehicle revolution is accelerating, and it will inevitably change the orientation of the mining industry, Robert Friedland, executive chairman of Ivanhoe Mines, argued during a presentation…





Drillers at Ivanhoe Mines' 95%-owned Kamoa copper project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Credit: Ivanhoe Mines

Top 10 Canadian base metal explorers and developers

The Northern Miner used the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine to determine the top-10 largest base metal companies headquartered in Canada that have non-producing assets. The list is…



Banro's Twangiza gold project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo by Banro.

Banro navigates risk in the DRC

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is often described by miners as “elephant country” — a metaphor for a land filled with extra-large mineral deposits. The elephant in the…


TSX loses ground, June 26-30

The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.9%, or 137.37 points, to a 15,182.19-point close. Spot gold prices ventured near eight-week lows, falling US$15.10 to US$1,241.61 per oz., whereas Comex copper prices…



Tesla’s Gigafactory near Sparks, Nevada, which is expected to start producing battery cells later this year. Credit: Tesla’s Gigafactory near Sparks, Nevada, which is expected to start producing battery cells later this year. Tesla.

Cobalt 27 offers ‘pure play’

VANCOUVER — Cobalt 27 Capital’s (TSXV: KBLT) $200-million initial public offering (IPO) on the TSX Venture Exchange on June 23 shows there’s a growing appetite among investors for exposure to the…



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