Energy metals require significant investment: Wood Mackenzie
An investment of at least US$1 trillion will be needed in key energy transition metals over the next 15 years “to meet the growing demands of decarbonization,” reports consultants Wood…
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Canada Nickel adds to resource at Crawford in Ontario
Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has grown its Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project near Timmins, Ontario. According to an updated resource estimate, total measured and indicated resources now stand…
Atalaya acquires Masa Valverde polymetallic project in Spain
Atalaya Mining (TSX: AYM; LSE: ATYM) is acquiring the Masa Valverde polymetallic project in Spain for a total of €1.4 million (US$1.7 million) in cash from a private vendor. The…
Petra Diamonds shares fall on cancelled company sale
Shares in Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) nosedived after it said it had abandoned plans to sell the company or parts of its business, opting instead for a debt-for-equity restructuring. The…
Talisker adds drills at Bralorne gold project in BC
Talisker Resources (TSX: TSK; US-OTC: TSKFF) has expanded the drill program at its past-producing Bralorne gold project, 248 km northeast of Vancouver, B.C., for the second time this year, based…
Copper surges to 28-month high
The copper price was trading at its highest since June 2018 on hopes of a U.S. stimulus package, worries about supply from top producer Chile, and robust Chinese economic growth….
Benchmark drills high-grade intercepts at Lawyers project
The most recent drill results from the AGB zone within Benchmark Metals’ (TSXV: BNCH; US-OTC: CYRTF) Lawyers project in British Columbia hit broad and high-grade intervals of near-surface gold-silver mineralization….
BHP scraps US$2.5B Olympic Dam expansion plan
Mining giant BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) has shelved a planned US$2.5 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium mine in South Australia, after studies of the…
David Rosenberg to present 2021 outlook at Global Mining Symposium in November
The Northern Miner is profoundly honored to be joined by one of the world’s foremost and respected economists, David Rosenberg, at its third virtual event of 2020, the Global Mining…
Kirkland Lake Gold reports ‘exceptional’ grades at Macassa
The latest drill results from Kirkland Lake Gold’s (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) Macassa mine in Ontario include ‘exceptional’ gold grades and suggest potential for resource and reserve additions in three…
Lundin Mining to halt Candelaria after union talks fail
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) will suspend operations at its Candelaria copper mine in Chile after failing to reach a deal with a second union, representing about 550 workers, which will…
Kinross Gold mulls sale of Americas mines
Canadian miner Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is said to be studying a sale of its gold mines in North and South America and moving its primary stock listing…