2020 Nation Builder of the Year Award given to Canada’s frontline workers
The Empire Club of Canada presented its 2020 Nation Builder of the Year Award on Dec. 10, with the honour given to Canada’s frontline workers. The club’s second annual event…
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Lucara kicks off 2021 with 341-carat white diamond find
The unbroken white diamond, found at the Karowe mine in Botswana, could fetch more than $10 million.
Rio Tinto to open North America’s first scandium plant in June
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) and the Quebec government have announced the development of the first scandium oxide plant in North America. The commercial-scale demonstration plant, which is already…
Moneta Porcupine acquires O3 Mining’s Garrison project in Timmins camp
O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII; US-OTC: OIIIF) is selling its Golden Bear assets including the Garrison gold project to Moneta Porcupine Mines (TSX: ME; US-OTC: MPUCF) and taking a 30% stake…
Buchans signs agreement with Boliden to advance Buchans VMS project
Canadian mineral exploration and development company Buchans Resources has entered into a collaboration agreement with Boliden Mineral AB, a European-based mining and metals producer. Under the agreement, Boliden will evaluate…
JV Article: PDAC 2021 — The world’s premier mineral exploration and mining convention goes virtual
For the first time in its 89-year history, The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC) Convention – the world’s premier mineral exploration and mining industry event – will go…
Lucky Friday ramp-up buoys Hecla’s 2020 silver production
Buoyed by the ramp-up of its Lucky Friday mine in Idaho, following a nearly three-year strike by unionized workers at the operation, Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) produced 13.5 million oz….
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 221: The future of assurance — building trust in a digital world, ft. EY’s Dean Braunsteiner and Eric Simmons
This week’s episode features EY Canada’s Dean Braunsteiner, partner, assurance, and Eric Simmons, partner, assurance, who discuss the increasing importance of non-financial assurance reporting. Dean and Eric explain how ESG…
Mongolia threatens to revoke Rio Tinto’s plan for Oyu Tolgoi
The Government of Mongolia may cancel and replace the development and financial plan for the country’s vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine, Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) said today….
Canada Nickel mulls using Glencore’s processing facility in Ontario
Canada Nickel Company (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) has inked a deal with Glencore (LSE: GLEN) to explore the potential use of the miner and commodities trader’s Kidd concentrator and metallurgical…
Planning for a post-pandemic economic recovery in the Northwest Territories
As 2021 begins, the Covid-19 pandemic has left no part of Canada untouched, with cases reported in every province and territory, though at press time only the Northwest Territories (NWT)…
Torex beats 2020 gold production forecasts
Intermediate miner Torex Gold (TSX: TXG) has released its 2020 operating highlights – last year, the company produced 430,480 gold oz., 130,640 of which were generated in the fourth quarter….