RANKED: World’s biggest nickel projects – 2022
Nickel is used mainly in the steelmaking process, but also in production of batteries for electric vehicles, and it is the metal that has grabbed the most headlines so far…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 284: Gold ‘mimicking the 1970s charts’, ft Gareth Soloway on markets, metals and speculative asset bubbles
This week’s episode features InTheMoneyStocks.com chief market strategist Gareth Soloway in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on recent developments in financial markets. Gareth explains the nature of technical analysis while…
Inomin shares rise on nickel, cobalt intercepts at Beaver project in BC
Shares of Inomin Mines (TSXV: MINE) traded at its highest price in the last five years as the company reported new discoveries of nickel, magnesium and chromium at its Beaver…
Osisko Development closes US$32.8M final tranche of non-brokered financing
Osisko Development (TSXV: ODV) has closed the second tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement. More than 9.4 million subscription receipts of the company were issued under this tranche…
Rio Tinto secures lithium project in Argentina
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has completed the acquisition of the Rincon lithium project in Argentina for $825 million, following Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval…
Osisko Metals to buy former Gaspé copper mine in Quebec from Glencore
Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM; OTC: OMZNF) has signed an option to purchase the former Gaspé copper mine from Glencore Canada. The mine, located near Murdochville, Quebec, was developed and operated…
Mick Davis’s Vision Blue joins backers for Cornish Metals tin mine
Cornish Metals (LON, TSX-V: CUSN) is getting closer to reopening the South Crofty tin-copper mine in Cornwall, southwest England, as a group of investors including mining veteran Mick Davis are…
Las Bambas workers launch protest action
Following a tense meeting with human resources personnel, the union that represents MMG’s Las Bambas workers announced the launching of a protest action as they demand a review of the…
Mining among sectors most affected by climate change in the US
Mining, together with construction, retail trade and services, is among the sectors most affected by cold and wet weather consequence of climate change in the United States. A recent study…
Global Gold Snapshot: Eight companies scouring the globe for gold
With gold prices approaching US$2,000 per oz., gold exploration and mine development remain important drivers for many mining companies. Here are eight global gold explorers to watch. ANACORTES MINING Vancouver-headquartered Anacortes…
Skeena involved in ‘ground-breaking’ permit process at Eskay Creek
Between 1988 and 2008, the Eskay Creek mine in northwest B.C. produced about 3.3 million oz. gold and 160 million oz. silver, boasting the world’s highest average grades of 45…
BDO study shows that mining sector needs to rebrand to attract Gen Z talent
About 70% of Canadians born in the mid-1990s aren’t interested in pursuing careers in the mining or oil and gas industries reveals a new survey, based on 148 ‘Generation Z’…