Why the mining industry should deliver a social contract
The “E” of ESG — environment — tends to get the lion’s share of attention in the mining sector. This has probably been warranted by the increasingly prescriptive nature of…
Articles by Colin McClelland
Gold heists: Air Canada caper shows yellow metal’s criminal allure hasn’t dimmed
It’s a gold mine in the dead of night. Crooks snip through a wire fence and find keys to a forklift still in the ignition. It roars to life and…
A list of the biggest gold heists
A survey of some cases where gold didn’t get to point B shows the recent Toronto caper isn’t the largest and Air Canada has been targeted before. (Click here for…
Kazakhstan exports most uranium in eight years
Kazakhstan, the world’s leading uranium producer, has reported its highest sales of the nuclear fuel since 2015 driven mainly by China’s increase in demand as it rivals France for the…
Agnico Eagle invests in Finland-focused FireFox Gold
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), the third-largest gold miner by market value, is buying a stake of junior FireFox Gold (TSXV:FFOX; US-OTC:FFOXF) that may progress to a joint…
Xtra-Gold expands Boomerang system deeper at Kibi project in Ghana
Xtra-Gold Resources (TSX: XTG; US-OTC: XTGRF) says new drill results bode well for growing the Kibi gold project in Ghana beyond the limit of a 2021 resource footprint. Crews discovered…
Thesis Gold grows Ranch project in northern BC
Thesis Gold (TSXV: TAU; US-OTC: THSGF) says its latest drill results expand mineralization in the JK zone at the Ranch project in north-central British Columbia. The results lengthened mineralization along north-south…
AngloGold Ashanti invests in G2 Goldfields as Guyana faces annexation threat
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU), the fourth-largest gold producer, is buying a stake in Guyana-focused G2 Goldfields (TSXV: GTWO; US-OTC: GUYGF) even as neighbouring Venezuela vows to seize the land where its…
Pan Am Silver’s La Colorado Skarn project is large but manageable, BMO says
Pan American Silver’s (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) La Colorada Skarn project in Mexico could mine 50,000 tonnes of ore a day to produce 17.2 million oz. a year of silver,…
Dundee spends C$287M to acquire Osino’s Twin Hills gold project in Namibia
Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) is buying Osino Resources (TSXV: OSI; US-OTC: OSIIF) for $287 million in cash and shares to acquire its advanced-stage Twin Hills gold project in Namibia. The…
Jaguar grows gold reserves at MTL in Brazil after Iamgold acquisition
Jaguar Mining (TSX: JAG; US-OTC: JAGGF) has more than doubled its probable gold ounces at the MTL complex in Brazil including assets it bought from Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG)…
Mining some tales with… Jody Kuzenko
Every month, The Northern Miner gets to know a different executive in the mining industry by asking them about everything — except mining. This month, we feature Jody Kuzenko, president…