Rio Tinto picks outgoing Canadian ambassador to China as chairman
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has picked outgoing Canadian ambassador to China and veteran management consultant Dominic Barton to lead its board as the miner tries to…
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Chilean miners ask leftist president-elect to foster country’s industry
A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests in 2019 was elected as Chile’s next president on December 19, following a bruising campaign against a free-market and anti-immigrants…
MMG shuts down Las Bambas copper mine as talks fail
Chinese miner MMG (HKG: 1208) is ending copper production from its Las Bambas mine in Peru on December 18 after talks with locals to end a 27-day road blockade, the latest…
Falco raises $17M for Horne 5 engineering, studies
Falco Resources (TSXV: FPC) has completed the last tranche of its $17.3 million private placement to continue engineering, technical and environmental studies related to its 100%-owned Horne 5 gold-copper-zinc project….
Hudbay releases initial estimate for Copper World, near Rosemont in Arizona
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) has released the initial resource estimate for its Copper World deposit with 272 million indicated tonnes and 142 million inferred tonnes, both grading 0.36%…
Update: Argonaut Gold sees Magino capex rise 57% to $800M; CEO departs
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has taken another look at the cost of putting the former Magino gold mine in Ontario back into production and found capex has risen 57% to…
Noront to negotiate with Wyloo on sweetened offer
Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) said on Tuesday it plans to negotiate directly with Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals on the company’s sweetened acquisition bid, which has reignited a long-dragge-out…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 269: AME Roundup 2022 preview, ft CEO Kendra Johnston and Kenorland Minerals CEO Zach Flood
This week’s episode features a preview of the annual AME Roundup conference taking place in Vancouver on Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, 2022. AME president and CEO Kendra Johnston and…
Eldorado Gold eyes further growth outside Greece
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) says it has completed key growth projects at two of its assets — the Lamaque mine in Val d’Or, Quebec, and the Kışladağ gold…
Strong EV sales will buoy battery metal prices next year
Electric vehicle sales have surged nearly 90% so far this year and will likely jump by 40% year-on-year in 2022, economist Patricia Mohr tells The Northern Miner. The former vice-president…
Rio Tinto to write off US$2.3B Oyu Tolgoi loan to Mongolia
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) will cancel a US$2.3 billion debt owed by Mongolia as part of the government’s share of the development costs for the giant…
Infinitum Copper plans IPO in January; advances Adelita project in Mexico
With an “A” team of technical advisors, Infinitum Copper has big plans for its Adelita copper project in Mexico, and plans to list on the Toronto Venture Exchange early next…