Pan American’s La Colorada silver mine hit by armed robbery
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) says it has suspended all operations at its La Colorada mine in Mexico after reporting an armed robbery involving two trailers of concentrate….
Articles by Alisha Hiyate
Presenting a refreshed version of TNM Classic
I’m very proud to present our first issue as a monthly publication. We have several new sections and features that I’d like to draw your attention to. First, our new…
Sigma Lithium’s Ana Cabral is our Mining Person of the Year
Sigma Lithium‘s (TSXV: SGML; NASDAQ: SGML) advance from IPO in 2018 to first production at its Grota do Cirilo mine in Brazil this year has been impressive — as reflected…
Will technology curb demand for copper?
I’ve written extensively about the emerging opportunities for copper. Geopolitics, riots, water shortages, declining output, and lack of new discovery are all reasons you should be planning for higher prices…
Why investors should make room for fertilizer stocks in their portfolios
Today I want to draw your attention to the other side of the commodities market — food. The soft commodities are an important but overlooked investment theme. As we head…
TNM opens new chapter with rebirth as a monthly
After more than seven and a half years on a biweekly printing schedule, The Northern Miner’s print and digital editions will be moving to a monthly schedule as of October….
TNM Drill Down: Mapping the top drill holes YTD
We’ve compiled a map of the top gold, silver, copper, nickel, lithium and uranium assays year-to-date. Click here to see the visualization.
TSX winners Aug. 21-25 include Cameco, Teck, Perpetua and Laramide
Over the Aug. 21-25 trading period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index added 17.36 points or 0.09%, to 19,835.75. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index inched up 1.73 points or 1.7% to 102.88…
Commodity investing the antidote to the Age of Scarcity
Broken supply chains, geopolitical tensions, war, inflation, rising energy costs, food crisis, droughts, famine, depleting mines. Welcome to the 2020s! The age of abundance is dead. The patterns defining…
How chilly relations with China are playing out for Canada’s miners
As the world’s largest metal consumer, the second largest economy in the world, and the largest funder of overseas metal projects, China’s impact on the mining business globally cannot be…
What’s driving gold miners’ copper craze?
Gold miners have never been more bullish. But not on gold — on copper. The red metal is one of the driving forces behind Newmont’s takeover of copper-rich fellow gold…
Midnight Sun looks to Zambian copper giants next door to solve Solwezi puzzle
Al Fabbro has been looking for answers for a decade now, ever since Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA) acquired the Solwezi copper project in Zambia. The chief executive believes that Solwezi…