Work to sideline Russia on nuclear fuel puts Cameco at centre stage
Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel first joined the company’s executive team in 2007 – the year that the uranium price peaked at a high of US$136 per lb., rising from less…
Articles by Alisha Hiyate
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…
RANKED: Top 10 longest-life precious metals mines under construction
Precious metals, long treasured for their lustre, beauty, stability and value, have diverse applications ranging from industrial and automotive to jewelry and investing. Demand for key precious metals, encompassing gold,…
Canadian miners are missing out on R&D tax incentives worth tens of thousands
As mining companies across Canada face budget cuts and more pressure to make sound investments, it has never been more important to make the most of every cent available. Canada…
Juniors see glass half full in Chile’s new lithium plan
Plans by the Chilean government to strengthen control over the country’s lithium have sent shockwaves through the industry and markets. As headlines warned of resource nationalism, shares in SQM (NYSE:…
TNM Drill Down: Best gold assays of the week come from Fiji, Colombia and Mali
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week (Apr. 21-28). Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our…
Canada can’t build great mining companies fast enough to meet demand
Mining runs on M&A — one of the only constants in a business that’s full of uncertainty. Still, it’s been painful to watch so many home-grown metals and mining companies…
TSX slips over Apr. 17-21 trading week
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 113.09 points or 0.6% over the Apr. 17-21 trading week to 20,693.15. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index declined 4.03 points or 3.4% to 113.15, and…
Lithium exploration in Canada – in charts
With last year’s record lithium prices spurring a boom in exploration for the energy metal that has persisted even as prices have retreated, The Northern Miner was curious where in…
Vital Metals’ plans for rare earth production stall
Vital Metals (ASX: VML; US-OTC: VTMXF), the only rare earths producer in Canada, is pressing pause on construction of its half-finished Saskatoon processing facility after determining that its plans to…
The first book on Ontario’s Ring of Fire sees a happy ending for contentious development
When geologist and writer Virginia Heffernan was looking for a topic for her first book, it didn’t take long for her to settle on Ontario’s Ring of Fire. Like many…
Book excerpt: How the sparks of conflict in Ontario’s Ring of Fire set alight
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 10, “From backrooms to bulldozers,” of Ring of Fire: High Stakes Mining in a Lowlands Wilderness. Read more about the book, written by…