BHP to speed up Jansen potash mine as Ukraine war weighs on supplies
BHP’s (NYSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) chief executive Mike Henry wants to gear up on the company’s US$5.7 billion Jansen potash project in Canada as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused…
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VRIC: Quality companies are investors’ best bet when valuations get low
Virtually every mining stock in the market today, whether a major or a junior’s, has been off between 10% and 40% over the past few weeks, making anything one buys…
Critical Elements produces battery grade lithium hydroxide in Rose project pilot
Critical Elements Lithium (TSXV: CRE; US-OTC: CRECF) has converted spodumene concentrate from its Rose project in northern Quebec into battery grade lithium hydroxide using a thermal leaching process in a…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 291: ‘Generational opportunity’ in Africa but governance remains a challenge, ft Henry Lazenby on Mining Indaba
This week’s episode features Northern Miner senior reporter Henry Lazenby in discussion with host Adrian Pocobelli on this year’s Mining Indaba conference in South Africa. He outlines the huge opportunity…
Mountain Province discovers kimberlite in three target areas at Kennady North
Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; OTC: MPVD) has released interim exploration results for its 100%-held Kennady North project in the Northwest Territories, consisting of over 1,070 sq. km of claims…
Champion Iron acquires pellet plant Quebec, partners with steelmaker on FS
Champion Iron (TSX: CIA; US-OTC: CIAFF) has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the Pointe Noire iron ore pelletizing facility located in Sept-Îles, Que., directly adjacent to the…
Osisko VP Maggie Layman on the roots of exploration success: Exclusive interview at the Mining Legends Speaker Series
The Mining Legends Speaker Series kicked off with an inaugural in-person event in Vancouver featuring mining entrepreneur and Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee Ross Beaty and rising talent Maggie…
Equinox Gold halts RDM mine in Brazil due to permit delay
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX, NYSE: EQX) has suspended operations at its RDM mine in Brazil for at least two months as scheduled permits needed to raise its tailing dam were…
Failed eruptions play a role in the creation of porphyry copper deposits
Porphyry copper deposits are largely produced by mechanisms similar to those causing large volcanic eruptions, new research by the University of Geneva has found. In a paper published in the…
Elemental shareholders reject Gold Royalties’ hostile takeover bid
Gold Royalties (NYSE-AM: GROY) failed to acquire Elemental Royalties (TSXV: ELE) as its all-share hostile takeover bid expired on May 12, bringing an end to a saga that began in…
Filo Mining reports ‘highest-grade copper’ to date from Filo del Sol
Shares of Filo Mining (TSX: FIL) rose to their highest in May as the company reported high-grade assay results from the Breccia 41 zone of its 100%-controlled Filo del Sol…
Hudbay suffers major Rosemont setback
Canada’s Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) has suffered a fresh setback in its bid to build the Rosemont open pit copper project in Arizona following a decision by the…