Inflation anxiety — what’s in store
The Q4 edition of The Northern Miner’s Global Mining Symposium on November 17 and 18 was another resounding success. The conference featured a top notch roster of guests from the…
Asia
Rio Tinto CEO, Mongolian PM talk Oyu Tolgoi’s future
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) CEO Jakob Stausholm met this week with Mongolia’s Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene in the hope of ironing out issues threatening the future of the…
Ghana backs Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining’s acquisition of Wassa mine
China’s Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining has received Ghana’s approval to proceed with the acquisition of Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC), which owns 90% of the Wassa gold mine in the country’s southwest,…
Coal phase-out may take longer than countries are willing to admit – report
Thermal coal demand is expected to rise until the mid-2020s despite countries agreeing to phase out coal at the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference, according to a new report…
Zijin Mining plans to produce copper at its Buritica gold mine
Zijin Mining, China’s No.1 gold producer, is fine-tuning plans to boost the capacity of its Buritica gold mine in Antioquia, Colombia, to produce copper and zinc as well as gold…
PYX Resources dual lists in London as zircon supply crunch intensifies
Australia-based PYX Resources (NSX: PYX; LSE: PYX) has taken up a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange to give more investors access to the zircon market while providing the…
Steppe Gold secures US$65M to fast-track ATO Phase 2 build
Steppe Gold (TSX: STGO; US-OTC: STPGF) has secured an investment of US$65 million in debt to fast-track its Phase 2 construction of the Altan Tsagaan Ovoo (ATO) gold and silver…
For developing nations, coal transition requires more than just money
Canada’s efforts to help developing nations transition away from coal won’t pay off unless the countries create policies that encourage its industries to make that shift, researchers said. At the…
Where is the missing Kumtor gold?
Canada’s Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) says the Kumtor mine the Kyrgyz government had expropriated in May has underperformed the 2021 mine plan for June through September by 24%….
The View from England: China analysts remain in the dark
Miners are almost blind to demand trends in the largest consumer of metals and minerals. I don’t know how many Northern Miner readers celebrated October 23 as Mole Day. For…
Zijin opens Serbia’s largest copper mine
Zijin Mining, China’s largest gold miner, has begun operations at its Cukaru Peki copper and gold mine in Serbia. The asset, part of the Timok project, is expected to make the Balkan country Europe’s…
Alrosa says global diamond sector “fully recovered” from pandemic hit
Alrosa, the world’s top diamond miner by output, says the industry has “fully recovered” from the Covid-19 pandemic as a structural production decline paired with growing end-user demand are pushing…