TNM Drill Down: South America dominates Top 10 copper assays YTD
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner presents the top 10 drill results for major metals year…
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TNM Drill Down: Didipio drilling underlines depth potential
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays from Aug. 11-18. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our data provider Mining Intelligence….
Commentary: Like Frodo, we should embrace our enemy’s enemy
Professor J.R.R. Tolkien died 50 years ago, and we can learn from his hero in Lord of the Rings, Frodo Baggins, who made an expedient choice for his guide into…
TNM Drill Down: New Found’s Queensway South points to more discoveries
Our TNM Drill Down features the top gold assays of the week of July 21-28. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by data provider Mining Intelligence….
Calibre on the upswing with third quarterly production record
With three consecutive record production quarters and a strong start to the year, Calibre Mining’s (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) stock has responded, rising by more than 70% year-to-date. Calibre announced…
RANKED: World’s top producing copper companies in 2022
Copper is a highly conductive metal used in wiring in transport, construction and manufacturing — and it is also vital to the green energy transition as a component in electric…
RANKED: The world’s longest-lived battery metals mines under construction
With growing demand for battery metals including nickel, lithium and graphite, The Northern Miner has teamed up with our data provider Mining Intelligence to rank the top battery metals projects…
TSX gold miners rise over May 1-5 trading week
Over the May 1-5 trading period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index shed 94.51 points or 0.46%, to close at 20,542.03. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 1.79 points or 1.58% to…
How humanity’s conquest of space will depend on mining lunar water
With an eye to exploring Mars and beyond, space agencies worldwide are looking to mining to supply water, fuel and oxygen needed to send astronauts on longer missions. The target?…
Newmont makes ‘best and final’ bid for Newcrest
The world’s largest gold producer Newmont (NYSE: NEM; TSX: NGT) has upped its bid for Australia’s Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM) to US$21.2 billion from the original implied value…
Site visit: Calibre presses pedal to the metal in Nicaragua despite the Ortega tinge
In the smothering 35° Celsius dry heat in the shadow of no fewer than 19 active volcanoes, Canadian outfit Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) is accelerating gold production growth…
Video: Why mining is about to hit the decarbonization ‘tipping point’
Canadian Mining Journal Editor-in-Chief Tamer Elbokl talked to Mark Fellows, director and cofounder of Skarn Associates, about the mining sector’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions during the PDAC convention in…