The voice of a new generation in Chile
When Chile’s left-wing president-elect Gabriel Boric (pronounced Bo-rich) takes office on March 11, the 35-year-old will be the youngest president in the country’s history and as the editorial board of…
Editorial
The Northern Miner’s most clicked stories of 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, we take a look at the top ten most-clicked stories on our website from Jan. 1 to Dec. 10. The stories demonstrate a keen…
Inflation anxiety — what’s in store
The Q4 edition of The Northern Miner’s Global Mining Symposium on November 17 and 18 was another resounding success. The conference featured a top notch roster of guests from the…
Australia’s crush on Canada
Newcrest Mining, Australia’s largest gold producer, will soon become the biggest gold producer in the Canadian province of British Columbia once its $3.5 billion (US$2.8 billion) acquisition of Pretium Resources…
Neal “the deal” Froneman is having a helluva year
Neal Froneman seems laid-back but he’s a man in a hurry. The CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater, the largest primary producer of platinum, second-largest primary producer of palladium and a top-tier gold…
Appetite for ‘green energy metals’ drives deals
Demand for ‘green energy’ metals like copper, nickel, lithium, and cobalt has risen sharply, driven by the global move to lower carbon emissions and electric vehicle makers chasing battery ingredients….
Building a ‘Canadian mining Champion’
Whatever one thinks of the logic behind the ‘merger of equals’ announced this week between Agnico Eagle Mines and Kirkland Lake Gold, one thing is abundantly clear: The business combination…
What’s really driving aluminium prices
The West African nation of Guinea is often referred to as the ‘Saudi Arabia’ of bauxite since it produces about 23% of the world’s supply of the commodity—second only to…
Violence escalates in West Africa’s tri-border Sahel region
As the world watched the Taliban assume control of Afghanistan this summer and the U.S. withdraw its last troops from the war-torn country, another conflict, thousands of kilometers away in…
BHP looks to the future; US Senate passes infrastructure bill
After years of indecision and US$4.5 billion (pre-tax) invested in development since 2008, BHP has announced that it will move forward with its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan and approved…
Curb your enthusiasm: No end in sight for burning coal
While some banks and other lenders are cutting off funding for new coal-fired power plants and turning their backs on coal mining projects more generally, the number of new coal…
Evolution Mining is on a roll
When Jake Klein spoke about Evolution Mining at the Northern Miner’s Global Mining Symposium in May, the company’s founder and executive chairman emphasized that his team was “continually looking to…