BHP targets 30% reduction in emissions by 2030
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) has unveiled a revamped strategy to cut operational emissions by 30% by 2030 from this year’s levels, but it stopped short of tackling Scope 3…
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New management brings ‘modern thinking’ to environmentally-challenged Bunker Hill Mine
For over a century, the mines of Silver Valley in the Coeur d’Alene Mountains in northern Idaho have been a source of tremendous mineral wealth. From the mid-1880s, those mines…
Americas Gold and Silver hits high-grade silver at Galena complex
Americas Gold and Silver (TSX: USA) has announced drill results from two holes at its Galena complex in the Silver Valley of northwest Idaho, 3 km west of Wallace in…
TSX Venture rises, July 20-24
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose by 2.5% to finish the July 20-24 trading week at 691.39, with spot gold finishing the week at US$1,901.30 per oz., a rise of…
Top 10 US-based mid-tiers to juniors, excluding coal and precious metals
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, U.S.-based mid-tier to junior companies, excluding coal and precious metals, by market capitalization, as of July 24, 2020. 1. Compass Minerals Market cap: US$1.8 billion Compass…
Covid-19 disrupts US$8.8B of global mining output, S&P says
Covid-19 has impacted the mining industry across the globe as lockdowns and travel restrictions have forced companies to halt or scale down operations and suspend work on projects, while reopening…
‘You have to think, not believe’: Canadian Mining Symposium day 2 features Don Lindsay, Jeffrey Christian
The second day of the Canadian Mining Symposium (CMS) went global on June 17, with the virtual event bringing together another set of speakers from across a wide spectrum of…
BofA forecasts metal price recovery post-COVID-19
Bank of America forecasts global copper consumption could contract by 18% year-over-year in 2020 should global GDP drop by an estimated 4.2% due to economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus…
Kirkland Lake Gold invests in Melkior Resources
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) has struck a strategic partnership with Melkior Resources (TSXV: MKR), which is advancing its flagship Carscallen gold project in the Timmins gold camp…
COVID-19 disrupts US$6.9B of global mining output, S&P Global says
COVID-19 has impacted the mining industry across the globe as governments enforce lockdowns and quarantines and companies halt operations because workers and contractors can’t get on-site due to restrictions. S&P…
Haywood Securities lowers base metal forecasts
Haywood Securities has cut its base metal price forecasts for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investment dealer expects copper will cost US$2.45 per lb. (from its previous estimate…
South America divided on coronavirus measures
South American countries have taken varying approaches to containing the spread of COVID-19, ranging from leaving it to states and cities to handle the virus to implementing aggressive lockdowns and…