Peru central bank warns against anti-mining protests
A rising wave of anti-mining protest in Peru, which has paralyzed several operations in the world’s second largest copper producing country in the last few months, is already affecting investors’…
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Orford Mining partners with Wyloo Metals to explore West Raglan in Quebec
Well before Wyloo Metals began its fight with BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) for Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT), the Australian company signed a definitive agreement with Toronto-based junior…
Protests force Peru’s largest copper mine to halt operations
Operations at Peru’s Antamina copper and zinc mine, jointly owned by Glencore (LSE: GLEN), BHP (NYSE: BHP; LES: BHP; ASX: BHP), Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) and Mitsubishi, were…
Chile copper output sinks to seven-month low
Copper production in Chile, the world’s top copper producer, registered in September its worst month for copper since February on the back of labour disruptions and falling ore grades at the…
Quebec Snapshot: Eight explorers looking for gold and green opportunities
The hunt for gold has truly heated up in La Belle Province, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t excellent opportunities for copper, too. AMEX EXPLORATION Amex Exploration (TSXV: AMX; US-OTC:…
Anglo American to halve indirect emissions by 2040
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) aims to halve its indirect greenhouse gases, known as Scope 3 emissions, by 2040 while it continues to boost the use of renewable energy across its…
Nickel, cobalt allow for cheaper, more efficient green hydrogen production
Researchers at Australia’s Curtin University have identified an electrocatalyst that, with added nickel and cobalt, makes green hydrogen from water in a cheaper and more efficient way compared to traditional…
BMO Financial Group’s David Jacobson warns of a potential critical minerals crisis
One of the unexpected repercussions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic was the impact it had on global supply chains, pushing up the price of commodities and resources across the board,…
Teck flags costs surge at Chile Quebrada Blanca expansion
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) Canada’s largest diversified miner, said this week that while construction of its massive Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 (QB2) expansion project in Chile is two-thirds…
Adventus and Salazar release feasibility study for the Curipamba copper-gold project in Ecuador
Adventus Mining (TSXV: ADZN; US-OTC: ADVZF) and its partner Salazar Resources (TSX: SRL; US-OTC: SRLZF) have released a feasibility study with updated mineral resources and a first estimate of mineral…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 262: Mining companies ‘still in the crosshairs’, recruitment becoming ‘more difficult’, ft George Hemingway
This week’s episode features a keynote interview with George Hemingway, Partner and Head of Innovation Practice for The Stratalis Group, at the Canadian Mining Journal’s Reimagine Mining Symposium. George discusses…
Updated: Calibre Mining to acquire Fiore Gold
In another sign that it’s not just large mining companies looking at M&A deals, Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) is buying fellow Canadian miner Fiore Gold (TSXV: F; US-OTC:…