Interview: Barrick’s Mark Bristow on how to build a business
In an interview in September with Ernst & Young, Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) CEO Mark Bristow noted that all 37 partners at the company are required to be…
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Young Mining Professionals announces 2020 scholarship winners
Young Mining Professionals (YMP) has announced its 2020 scholarship recipients. A total of $61,500 in scholarships has been awarded to students studying mining-related programs in Canada. “The scholarships are not…
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame announces 2021 inductees
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will welcome five new members at its July 2021 gala dinner and induction ceremony, An Evening Under the Stars, to be held at the…
Pacton Gold uses AI to advance projects in Red Lake
In the summer of 1925, the discovery of gold in northwestern Ontario’s Red Lake region triggered the last great gold rush in North America. At the height of the gold…
Video: Ashley Kirwan presents ‘Going Back to First Principles—in Geology and Business’ with intro by MINING.com’s Cecilia Jamasmie at the Canadian Mining Symposium
Ashley Kirwan, President, CEO, and Principal Geologist at Orix Geoscience presents “Going Back to First Principles—In Geology and Business” with an introduction by Cecilia Jamasmie, Senior Editor at MINING.com.
YMP launches $61.5K scholarship fund, including new lottery scholarship
The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) has announced the 2020 launch of its YMP Scholarship Fund, with a total of $61,500 available for the 2020-21 academic year for students studying mining-related…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 179: Superbugs, alternative energy and mining, ft Robert Friedland at PDAC, part 2
This episode features the second part of a keynote speech by mining mogul and financier Robert Friedland at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference in Toronto. Friedland discusses how…
Kirkland Lake Gold’s Tony Makuch our Mining Person of the Year for 2019
Tony Makuch, president and CEO of Kirkland Lake Gold, is The Northern Miner’s Mining Person of the Year for 2019. Under his leadership, Kirkland Lake Gold has outperformed its peers…
Ashley Kirwan, David Cataford named Young Mining Professionals of the Year
The winners of the Young Mining Professionals (YMP) awards this year are Ashley Kirwan of Orix Geoscience and David Cataford of Champion Iron (TSX: CIA). The YMP awards, presented in…
Mining Hall of Fame awards gala welcomes four inductees
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame welcomed four extraordinary individuals during the thirty-second annual induction ceremony in January at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Industry giants Jerry Asp, Alex Balogh,…
Miners should adopt ‘next-generation’ values to battle reputation crisis, Anglo American boss says
Despite mining’s contribution to almost every aspect of modern life, the industry is still seen as one that takes more than it gives, which has brought it to the reputation…
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…