PNG grants Porgera lease to state-backed miner: report
Canada’s Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) said it would challenge the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government’s reported move to grant a 20-year lease for the Porgera gold mine to a…
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Coronavirus outbreak mutes outlook at OceanaGold’s Haile mine in South Carolina
OceanaGold (TSX, ASX: OGC) said that the outlook at its Haile gold mine in South Carolina is “uncertain” after 18 staff members tested positive for Covid-19 since June. According to…
BHP plans ‘very tangible actions’ on carbon emissions
BHP (ASX, LON, NYSE: BHP) is fine-tuning a revamped strategy to reduce the company’s operational emissions and its use of diesel by 2030, chief executive Mike Henry said on Thursday….
Roskill sees ‘structural shift’ in copper market on intense buying from China
Copper was once again approaching the psychologically important US$3 per lb. level on the back of falling inventories, booming Chinese demand and pandemic hit supply from South America, the U.S….
DeepGreen Metals partners with scientists on seafloor discovery program
DeepGreen Metals has formed partnerships with scientific research institutions and universities on its deep-sea discovery program to characterize the potential impacts of lifting polymetallic nodules from the bottom of the…
South Africa ministry approves AngloGold asset sale, blocks delisting
South Africa’s mines ministry has approved the sale of AngloGold Ashanti’s (NYSE: AU; JSE: ANG) last remaining assets in the country to Harmony Gold (NYSE: HMY), on condition that it…
Artemis Gold study outlines 23-year open pit mine at Blackwater in BC
Days after closing the acquisition of the Blackwater gold project in central British Columbia from producer New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-AM: NGD), Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG) has released the results…
Vale opens iron ore grinding hub in China
Vale (NYSE: VALE) has begun producing high-grade iron ore fines for pelletizing at its new 3-million-tonne-a-year grinding hub at China’s Shulanghu Ore Transfer Terminal. The unit, a partnership with Ningbo…
Nemaska Lithium accepts sale proposal, reorganization into new entity
After completing a sale or investor solicitation process (SISP) under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), Nemaska Lithium has ultimately accepted a sale proposal, structured as a credit bid, from…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 201: Taking a closer look at Rio Tinto’s blast scandal in Australia
This week’s episode examines the fallout from Rio Tinto’s blast scandal that destroyed two ancient caves of high archeological significance in Australia. The show presents the beginning of Rio Tinto’s…
Trevali prefeasibility expands Rosh Pinah mine in Namibia
The results of Trevali Mining’s (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) prefeasibility study of an expansion of the Rosh Pinah zinc-lead-silver underground mine in Namibia to 1.3 million tonnes per year, up…
Northern Dynasty’s stock craters on Trump media reports
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has ordered Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) to craft a plan that would mitigate environmental impacts of its proposed Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum mine in…