New Gold unveils three-year plan for 35% production growth
New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE: NGD) has defined the path forward to increase gold production by 35% from last year’s total to 410,000 to 460,000 oz. in 2026, which includes…
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Mining some tales with… Claudia Tornquist
Mining some tales with… Claudia Tornquist Every month, The Northern Miner gets to know a different executive in the mining industry by asking them about everything — except mining. This…
Near-term view on commodities rosier than reality, reports say
Macquarie Group’s analysis of January’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) data suggests the global industrial cycle may be at a turning point following recent lows, potentially signalling a bullish phase for…
Video: Mazumdar highlights sector’s challenges; need for sentiment shift
Of the many challenges facing the mining sector right now, the biggest one is investor sentiment, says Joe Mazumdar, mining analyst, editor and writer of the Exploration Insights Newsletter. Mazumdar,…
Capstone raises $431M to advance Chilean copper projects
Capstone Copper (TSX: CS; ASX: CSC) and major shareholder Orion Resource Partners, have closed a $431-million bought deal to support the copper miner’s near-term growth initiatives in Chile. Under the…
JV Video: US GoldMining revives Whistler project in Alaska with long, high-grade assays
U.S. GoldMining Inc (NASDAQ: USGO) hopes to grow the value of the Whistler gold-copper project in south-central Alaska with more high-grade results from its 10,000-metre drill program, says CEO Tim…
Sun Peak shares rise as it looks to resume exploration in Ethiopia
Shares in Canadian junior miner Sun Peak Metals (TSXV: PEAK; US-OTC: SUNPF) rose to their highest level in nearly three years on Wednesday after announcing it’s prepared to resume exploration…
Ivanhoe, Trafigura to be first users of African rail through Angola
Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) and commodities trader Trafigura on Wednesday made a deal to transport copper by rail from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to neighbouring…
Video: How Exploration Insights is zeroing in on undervalued mid-sized juniors
Brent Cook, economic geologist and advisor to the Exploration Insights newsletter, shares how the EI portfolio did in 2023 and why it’s focusing more on mid-sized companies. Cook, who spoke…
JV Video: Troilus Gold on the cusp of feasibility study for Quebec project
Troilus Gold CEO Justin Reid outlines why 2024 will be a pivotal year the company and its past-producing Troilus gold and copper project near Val-d’Or, Que. After increasing the resource…
Update gives Seabridge’s KSM project another 5.9M inferred oz gold
A resource update for Seabridge Gold‘s (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) Kerr and Iron Cap deposits at its KSM gold-copper project in northwestern British Columbia has added significant amounts to its…
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold says Zambia copper find largest in a century
KoBold Metals, backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said on Monday its Mingomba asset in Zambia is the country’s largest copper deposit in a century and…