79North taps into Suriname’s Guiana Shield
Exploration geologist Jon North was attending Mille Miglia – the annual re-enactment of the classic car race from Brescia in the foothills of the Italian Alps to Rome and back…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 194: CPM Group’s Jeffrey Christian on the coronavirus, computer modelling and electric vehicles, part 1
This week’s episode features the first of a two-part interview with CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey M. Christian at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom from June 16-18, 2020….
Coronavirus hits Peru’s mining sector
Mining companies operating in Peru are being forced to keep operations suspended and halt new ones as confirmed coronavirus cases in the country jumped past 300,000 on Sunday, with several…
KoBold Metals employs big data, geoscientists in pursuit of battery metals
KoBold Metals is investing in battery metal projects using big data and scientific computing with capital from billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos. The privately held California-based company has…
Kincora Copper hits mineralization at Trundle in Australia
Kincora Copper (TSXV: KCC) has reported assay results from the first drill hole at its Trundle copper-gold project in Australia. Drill hole TRDD001 intersected several intervals of gold and copper mineralization from skarn…
Energy Fuels to upgrade uranium processing facility to include rare earths
As the United States pushes to dilute China’s monopoly on rare earths and develop a domestic supply, Colorado-based Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR) is working towards being at the forefront of…
Tailings dams should be zero harm: report
An international group of 142 scientists, community groups and NGOs from 24 countries has published a set of 16 guidelines for the safer storage of mine waste. The guidelines aim…
Video: Invest Yukon Thought Leadership Panel ft Pillai, Eaton, Nauman, West-Sells and Hall at the Canadian Mining Symposium
Invest Yukon Thought Leadership Panel — Building a Mining Ecosystem from Exploration to Production Hon. Ranj Pillai, Deputy Premier, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, Minister of Economic Development, Government of…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 193: Agnico Eagle CEO Sean Boyd on growth, gold prices and company culture, part 2
This week’s episode features an interview with Agnico Eagle Mines vice chair and chief executive officer Sean Boyd at the Canadian Mining Symposium, held on Zoom on June 16, 2020….
Video: SRK Thought Leadership Panel ft Bocoum, D’Souza, Wrigley and Parshley at the Canadian Mining Symposium
SRK Thought Leadership Panel — Beginning At The End: How can we optimize the socioeconomic legacy of mine closure? Boubacar Bocoum, Lead Mining Specialist, World Bank Kevin P.C.J. D’Souza, Vice President of…
Video: B2Gold Thought Leadership Panel ft CEO Clive Johnson and group publisher Anthony Vaccaro at the Canadian Mining Symposium
B2Gold Thought Leadership Panel — From Zero to One Million Ounces and Raising the Bar Along the Way Clive Johnson, President, CEO and Director, B2Gold Corp MODERATOR: Anthony Vaccaro, Group Publisher, The Northern…
Canada’s top 10 royalty and streaming companies
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, Canadian-headquartered royalty and streaming companies by market capitalization, as of late-June 2020. 1. Franco-Nevada Market capitalization: US$26.40 billion Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) continues…