TNM Panel: Argentina a ‘playground for geologists’
Industry experts weighed in on Argentina’s Deseado Massif region, Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) recent spill at the Veladero gold mine, and the country’s nuclear capabilities during a panel…
Copper
Kamoa is the largest copper find in Africa, Ivanhoe says
An initial resource estimate for Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN) Kakula copper deposit at its Kamoa project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) makes the Kakula-Kamoa project the largest…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 33: Ring of Fire and political roundup
Matt and Lesley are back with a Ring of Fire edition of the Geology Corner! We talk Noront Resources’ (TSXV: NOT) regional consolidation and dig into the underlying science behind chromite…
Noront lobbies for road access to Eagle’s Nest
VANCOUVER — Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) is encouraged that the Ring of Fire camp in northern Ontario, where the junior has its remote Eagle’s Nest nickel-copper and platinum group metal…
Productivity, cost concerns weigh on Chile’s miners
Productivity concerns, high costs and unmet landowner expectations are some of the problems foreign mining companies face in Chile — a country responsible for a third of the world’s copper…
Azure finds silver deposit on top of a hill in Mexico
BEAVER CREEK, COLORADO — When Azure Minerals (ASX: AZS) picked up an option on the Alacran project in Mexico’s northern Sonora state, 12 km south of Grupo Mexico’s Cananea copper…
US markets move marginally higher, Sept. 26-30
The U.S. Conference Board reported that consumer confidence increased in September for a second straight month and is now at its highest level since the recession. The Dow Jones Industrial…
Friedland a skeptic on lithium, rare earths
Robert Friedland, a renowned mining financier and promoter, took the stage at the recent Mines and Money Americas conference in Toronto to highlight the need for platinum and copper, as…
Companies need to take a ‘granular’ view of Mexico
A report by the Eurasia Group says the government of Mexico will remain ineffective in its fight against crime. The political risk analysis and consulting group notes that homicides in…
Teck seeks more cuts despite ‘cost reduction fatigue’
Teck Resources’ (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) chief financial officer Ron Millos said the company intends to lower debt and improve operating costs, despite the fact that it is getting harder…
Upside ‘very much alive’ at Kwanika in BC, Serengeti says
VANCOUVER — The latest drill results from Serengeti Resources’ (TSXV: SIR) Kwanika copper-gold project, 250 km east of Smithers, may have triggered a 35% drop in the company’s share price,…
OceanaGold, B2Gold scramble as Philippines gov’t may suspend 20 more mines
VANCOUVER — The sociopolitical situation in the Philippines is volatile for miners in the wake of a national mining audit by President Rodrigo Duterte’s newly elected administration. On Sept. 27, Environment…