RANKED: World’s biggest copper mines
Copper is the metal most tied to the global economy because of its essential role in sectors from transportation to manufacturing and electrification. A growing emphasis on clean energy means…
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London Symposium Video: Beaty receives TNM’s lifetime achievement award
Mining industry pioneer Ross Beaty joined mining icons like Peter Munk and Robert Friedland after receiving The Northern Miner’s lifetime achievement award. He is celebrated for founding 15 companies, including…
London Symposium Video: New unified global sustainability standard to roll out by 2026, panel hears
Global mining groups aim to launch a single sustainability standard by early 2026 to simplify reporting and address industry challenges, an event in London heard this month. The International Council…
London Symposium: ‘Mining must move at the pace of business, not bureaucracy,’ Ontario’s Pirie says
Ontario’s bid to lead in the critical minerals boom in Canada is fuelled with funding increases and deregulation goals in a new mining code. Yet the province must still widen…
JV Article: Sandvik launches global parental leave program for employees
Swedish multinational engineering company Sandvik, which specializes in mining equipment and component manufacturing, has rolled out a 14-week parental leave program for its employees worldwide. The program provides 90% of…
Video: WGC on analysts’ US$3,000 per oz gold call as investors flood in
Gold could reach US$3,000 per oz. in weeks after rate cuts lowered the opportunity cost of holding it, driving speculative and institutional inflows, World Gold Council senior market strategist Joseph…
People in Mining: Stephen Stewart’s tactical moves lift Ore Group on several fronts
A decade ago, Stephen Stewart launched Ore Group with a clear strategy: capitalize on distressed assets from the global financial crisis and develop them into high-potential projects. His approach has…
Fission deal key to Paladin Energy’s plan to help plug uranium supply gap
Just months after rejoining the uranium producers’ club with the March restart of its Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia, Paladin Energy (ASX: PDN; US-OTC: PALAF) has set its sights on…
Video: Wheaton Precious’s Smallwood on ‘most active deal-making year’
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM; LSE: WPM) is celebrating one of its most active deal-making years, clinching eight transactions with over US$1 billion in commitments over roughly the…
Technology becoming a hot commodity among miners, says law firm
The mining sector’s recent shift towards adopting technology to tackle rising costs is turning digital intellectual property into a valuable commodity in its own right, says global law firm White…
Exclusive: Record gold price a product of global risks, Barrick CEO Bristow says
The price of gold hit new records this week as concerns mounted about slowing growth in China, Europe and the United States even as stock markets rebounded and bond yields…
Why uranium above US$100 per lb. is ‘sustainable’ — and likely headed higher
Mining analyst David Talbot began covering the uranium sector in June 2007 – the same month uranium prices reached their all-time high of US$136 per lb., then rapidly retreated. Prices…