Barrick on the backfoot as FY22 output misses guidance
Despite a strong finish in the fourth quarter of 2022, Canada-domiciled Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) production fell to the lowest level in decades after missing full-year guidance on…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 326: ‘Knowledge is very hard to come by’—CPM Group’s Jeffrey Christian on gold, silver and China
This week’s episode features CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey Christian in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the precious metals market and the biggest factors that are impacting them. Jeff also discusses misperceptions…
Probe Metals triples resource estimate at Monique deposit in Quebec
Analysts welcomed Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB) tripling the indicated gold resource at its Monique deposit in the Novador project near Val d’Or, Que. The deposit now holds 41.8 million indicated…
Push tech jobs to attract women to industry, forum panel says
The industry needs to encourage mentors, adjust mindsets and offer technology jobs to boost the level of women from just 8% of the global mining workforce, according to a panel…
CaNickel PEA gives Bucko Lake 13-year mine life
CaNickel Mining (TSXV: CML) has released results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) and mineral resource estimate on the company’s Bucko Lake nickel mine, outlining a 13-year project with average…
Northwest Copper shares jump on strong results from Kwanika
Northwest Copper (TSXV: NWST; US-OTC: NWCCF) shares surged 17% to 24.5¢ apiece in Monday afternoon trading in Toronto on assay results from its Kwanika copper-gold deposit near the town of…
Excelsior to test Rio Tinto’s Nuton copper tech in Arizona
Excelsior Mining (TSX: MIN; US-OTC: EXMGF) has entered into a collaboration with Nuton LLC, a Rio Tinto venture, to evaluate the use of its Nuton copper heap leaching technologies at…
Glencore evacuates Antapaccay mine camp after Peru protesters invade
The campsite at Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine in southern Peru was vandalized by a group of people protesting against the country’s new president and demanding a general election. According to…
Exploration doyen Simon Ridgway comes full circle in the Yukon with Rackla Metals
With renewed interest in the discovery potential of the eastern Yukon and the western Northwest Territories, accomplished mineral explorer and mining financier Simon Ridgway Rackla Metals (TSXV: RAK) CEO is…
World to face ongoing potash price crunch as Brazil Potash propels Autazes toward production
High potash prices will likely persist as the world scrambles to bring more production online amidst concerns over food security, privately held developer Brazil Potash says. Protectionism from some countries has…
Resource nationalism on the rise, says VRIC’s Jay Martin, as mining juniors head to Vancouver
There’s no denying the world is an entirely different place compared with a year ago, says Cambridge House International’s president and CEO, Jay Martin, as more than 300 mining juniors…
New Saudi company formed to secure critical minerals globally
Saudi Arabian state miner Ma’aden inked a major new deal with the kingdom’s sovereign wealth reserve the Public Investment Fund (PIF) at the Future Minerals Forum 2023 in Riyadh this…