EPA deals fresh blow to PolyMet’s US$1B copper-nickel mine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has dealt a fresh blow to PolyMet Mining’s (TSX: POM) plans to build an open pit copper-nickel mine in Minnesota, by recommending that the…
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USGS, Apple create new waste rock metric
A new metric to quantify the amount of waste rock generated by mining critical minerals has been created by the U.S. Geological Survey and Apple. Called the “rock-to-metal ratio,” the…
Oksut mine halt casts shadow over Centerra Gold’s Q1 results
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) saw its first quarter results hit by the suspension of its Öksüt mine in Turkey, where the adsorption-desorption recovery (ADR) plant has been out…
Gold Fields flags potential inflationary cost overrun at Salares Norte
Gold Fields Limited (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) says higher-than-expected inflation levels have started eroding the contingency built into the US$860 million capital expenditure (capex) budget for its 100%-owned Salares Norte…
Endeavour hastens Ity optimization project on ‘excess cash generation’
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; LSE: EDV) has pulled the trigger on building a recyanidation circuit at its cornerstone Ity operation in Côte d’Ivoire earlier than expected as it seeks to…
New Found Gold reports three high-grade gold discoveries in last two months
New Found Gold (TSXV: NFG; NYSE-A: NFGC) has reported more high-grade gold results from its ongoing, 400,000-metre drill program at its Queensway project in Newfoundland. Highlights from the drilling included…
Baselode Energy rises on near-surface mineralization at Hook project in Saskatchewan
Shares of Baselode Energy (TSXV: FIND; US-OTC: BSENF) rose to their highest in May as the company reported elevated radioactivity in a near-surface interval in drill hole AK22-038 as part…
Q&A: SRK Consulting unpacks critical opportunities and challenges facing the African mining sector
SRK Consulting has built deep experience working in the African mining sector and has developed a firm grasp of where potential opportunities are and some of the critical challenges preventing…
Pandemic, inflation contribute to 90% cost rise at Iamgold’s Côté project
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has revealed a costs blowout at its massive Côté gold project in Ontario, with preliminary estimates from an ongoing risk analysis indicating that development of…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 289: Demand and political risk weigh on mining stocks, ft Global X director of research Rohan Reddy
This week’s episode features Global X director of research Rohan Reddy in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on mining stocks, market sentiment, the dollar and precious metals. Reddy suggests that…
Unions set to intensify Sibanye-Stillwater strike on exec ‘wage wallop’
South Africa’s Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has resolved to push ahead with intensifying strike action at precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater’s (JSE: SSW; NYSE: SBSW) local gold mines….
Deconstructing Ross Beaty: 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…