De Beers names Equinor’s Cook as new CEO
De Beers, the world’s top diamond producer by value, has appointed oil and energy industry executive Al Cook as its new chief executive to replace Bruce Cleaver, who leaves the top job after six…
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TNM Drill Down: Top gold assays for the week of Sept 30-Oct 7
Our TNM Drill Down feature highlights the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining…
Trevali Mining to liquidate Burkina Faso assets after deadly flood
Canadian company Trevali Mining’s 90%-owned subsidiary in Burkina Faso has filed for liquidation, effectively kicking off a gradual shutdown process that includes the disposal of all assets in the country….
GMS: EY’s Theo Yameogo on ESG and digital transformation — ‘We need to communicate’
Are ESG ratings for miners clear enough? Are ESG principles clearly understood by most people? What role can digital transformation play in mining? Theo Yameogo, sector leader for EY Americas…
Business as usual despite military coup, Burkina Faso miners say
Miners in Burkina Faso say operations have not been affected by spreading social unrest following an internal coup d’état over the weekend that saw the country’s president, Lt.-Col. Paul Henri…
Equinox Partners takes a stand against mining’s nonaligned directors
When Equinox Partners Investment Management adopted a strict voting policy against industry directors who have served for two or more years but have invested less than two years of director’s…
Juniors chart cautious path through rough terrain of current markets
The Northern Miner attended the Precious Metals Summit held in Beaver Creek, Colo., from Sept. 13 to 16, where explorers, developers and emerging producers of gold, silver, copper, and platinum group…
Vital Metals opens rare earths processing plant in Saskatoon on EV highway
Australia’s Vital Metals (ASX: VML), the first producer of rare earth minerals in Canada, opened a processing facility in Saskatoon this week that will feed into the global demand for…
Atlantic Lithium forecasts US$4.8B in revenue from Ghana project
Atlantic Lithium (AIM: ALL), an Australia-based miner seeking to unlock electric car battery resources in West Africa, said its proposed operation in Ghana will generate nearly US$5 billion in revenue…
No quick fix to reduce tailings, ICMM roadmap shows
The London-based International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) says mining companies should be able to use emerging technologies within 15 years to drastically reduce the tailings that continue to…
Beaver Creek: Miners get things done in underexplored West Africa
Amid an ebbing of mining investment sentiment as project proponents big and small take a pause and wait out decade-high inflation and high interest rates, West Africa is an outlier,…
GoviEx Uranium feasibility projects 19 year life, US$343M capex for Madaouela
GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU) says its feasibility study for a mine in the West African country of Niger shows it may earn US$1.6 billion over its 19-year mine life. Production…