Lukas Lundin passes away at 64
Mining financier and entrepreneur Lukas H. Lundin has died in Geneva at the age of 64, following a two-year battle with brain cancer. The Swedish-Canadian Lundin, known for his shrewd…
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OBITUARY: Igor Levental – mining sage with deep passion for arts and learning
The mining universe has lost not only a wise and generous leader, but also a true renaissance man. Igor Levental, president of The Electrum Group and director of Novagold…
PDAC 2022: War, supply issues have increased importance of critical minerals, says Wilkinson
Natural Resources minister Jonathan Wilkinson has said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the fragility of global supply chains have “heightened” the importance of critical minerals as he welcomed mining…
Pierre Lassonde touts copper over lithium as key to green transition: Exclusive interview at the Mining Legends Speaker Series
One of the world’s leading gold-focussed royalty companies today, the roots of Franco-Nevada’s successful journey lie in the purchase of its first royalty on the Goldstrike mine in 1986. But…
EY’s business risks ranking key to energy transition supply response
The results of EY’s Top 10 Business Risks survey are in play as the industry considers a supply response to the wall of metal demand the energy revolution is generating,…
GMS: Maureen Jensen on the ‘advent of digital finance’
The brisk, sweeping changes Industry 4.0 brings to the financial landscape are forcing miners to rethink how they operate while regulators closely watch and prepare to implement new rules to…
GMS: Quebec ready to partner with critical mineral explorers and developers
Backed by its recent actions in the critical minerals space, the Quebec government laid out a strong case for why mineral exploration and mining development in the francophone province is…
One way or another, energy transition factors into spring elections
Over two weeks in late May into early June, three important mining districts are going to the polls, with mining and climate change set to influence outcomes to varying degrees….
OBITUARY: Graham Farquharson – the straight shooter who busted Bre-X and changed the industry
In May 1997, the editorial staff of The Northern Miner broke one of its own rules and bought an equity position in Bre-X Minerals. Journalists normally aren’t allowed to buy…
VRIC: Quality companies are investors’ best bet when valuations get low
Virtually every mining stock in the market today, whether a major or a junior’s, has been off between 10% and 40% over the past few weeks, making anything one buys…
Mining Indaba: Global fractures over Russia-Ukraine war trigger big policy, market shifts – Veracity Worldwide
Russia’s war on Ukraine is dividing the global order along fault lines, and Africa risks being caught in the middle, the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba heard this week. Veracity…
Mining Indaba: Bristow pleads with African miners to create ‘partnerships for prosperity’
A renewed focus on creating meaningful partnerships between miners, host communities and governments is quintessential to unlocking economic prosperity for African stakeholders, Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) CEO Mark…