Labour costs: Canadian miners see modest pay raises
Hourly wages at mines in Canada climbed at less than half the rate of salaries at top jobs, a new survey shows. The annual pay for a mine general manager…
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Blast it! How rock hardness inflates mining costs
Rock hardness, or the compressive strength of ore that has to be blasted, chipped or otherwise dug out of the earth, is an often-overlooked cost to mining. Research by Costmine…
Robots enhance prospectors’ role as GeologicAI and peers scan drill core assays
GeologicAI, a Canadian tech company with Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) as a client and the backing of the Bill Gates-funded Breakthrough Energy Ventures, is part of a…
BHP Xplor launches search for next round of exploration prospects
BHP Xplor, an accelerator program introduced by the miner in 2022 in pursuit of unlocking critical minerals, began a global search Thursday for its next cohort. The program seeks to…
Aya Gold & Silver expands drilling program in Morocco
Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSX: AYA) has announced an significant increase to its 2023 exploration program across its Moroccan assets, which include the Boumadine polymetallic project, Zgounder silver deposit, Zgounder Regional…
NYSE gains July 24-28 as economic growth, declining inflation offset interest rate hike
U.S. markets rose moderately during the week after investors considered an interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve to be near its last in the cycle while inflation fell and…
TSX wrap for week of July 24: Base metals rise, Global Atomic shares drop
Over the July 24-28 trading period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index lost 28.14 points or 0.14%, to 20,519.37. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index added 1.13 points or 1% to 110.62 and the S&P/TSX…
Labour costs will soon beat oil as mine’s biggest expense, new data indicate
Labour costs are replacing oil products as a mine’s most expensive item as inflation impacts operating expenses more than capital costs, new reports show. Wages for some copper and gold…
How to finance early-stage mining projects
Early-stage mining projects should keep financing simple to avoid later entanglements, experts told a conference in New York this month. Raising capital through share issues is the easiest path…
Discovery-geared Collective pries more porphyry secrets from Guayabales
Since going public in May 2021, Colombia-focused Collective Mining (TSXV: CNL) has made four notable discoveries, including the Apollo high-grade porphyry system last June. Its share price has reflected its…
US indexes close lower during May 1-5 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 423.78 points or 1.2% to 33,674.38 and the S&P 500 lost 33.23 points or 0.8% over the week to 4,136.25. Consol Energy was among…
Video: Patricia Mohr outlines Canada’s key advantages in the critical minerals space
Canadian Mining Journal Editor-in-Chief Tamer Elbokl spoke with economist, founder of the publication Critical Metals for a Sustainable World, and former vice-president with Scotiabank, Patricia Mohr at PDAC 2023 in…