Rising civil unrest adds to mining risks in 2020
Global miners will have to get ready to deal with the increasing threat from civil unrest, following last year’s succession of dramatic — and in several cases unforeseen — social…
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Eldorado discovers new zone at Lamaque
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has discovered a new gold mineralization zone, the Ormaque zone, at its Lamaque gold operations. Drill highlights include 27 metres of 10.2 grams gold…
Iamgold’s Stephen Letwin to retire
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has announced that CEO Stephen Letwin will retire at the end of February after a decade at the company. Gordon Stothart, the company’s president and…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 169: Prospects for nickel industry better than ever, ft Atlantic Nickel CEO Paulo Castellari
This episode features an interview with Paulo Castellari, CEO of Atlantic Nickel and Appian Brazil, who discusses the company’s Santa Rita nickel project in Brazil with acting editor-in-chief Trish Saywell….
Ecuador court allows public referendums on mining projects
Ecuador’s constitutional court has ruled that communities have the right to hold public referendums on whether or not to allow a mining project to go forward, paving the way for…
Siemens to go ahead with Aussie coal mine contract, despite pressure
German engineering giant Siemens will honour a controversial contract to supply signalling systems to Adani’s Carmichael coal mine in Australia, despite being under fire for the project’s alleged climate implications….
Harte Gold delivers strong Q4 production, exceeds guidance
Production of 8,017 oz. gold in the fourth quarter from its Sugar zone mine has allowed Harte Gold (TSX: HRT; US-OTC: HRTFF) to exceed its previously revised production guidance of…
Sokoman advances Moosehead gold project in Newfoundland
In November 2019, the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum’s Newfoundland and Labrador branch named Sokoman Minerals (TSXV: SIC) the prospector and explorer of the year for its wholly…
Maverix proves skeptics wrong
In the three and a half years since Geoff Burns cofounded Maverix Metals (TSX: MMX; NYSE-AM: MMX) with CEO Daniel O’Flaherty in July 2016, the royalty and streaming company’s portfolio…
Anglo American pursues potash mine developer Sirius Minerals
Anglo American (LON: AAL) may be the company that throws a much-needed lifeline to Sirius Minerals (LON: SXX), the British junior struggling to build a huge fertilizer mine beneath a…
Atlantic Nickel sells first nickel concentrate from Santa Rita
Santa Rita — one of the largest open-pit nickel sulphide mines in the world — has sold its first nickel concentrate since being placed on care and maintenance in 2015….
Rubicon grows Phoenix resource; feasibility underway
Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX; US-OTC: RBYCF) has released updated resources for its Phoenix gold project in the Red Lake gold district of northwestern Ontario, with 811,000 oz. gold in the…