Ottawa’s $500M Red Chris bet tests BC grid
Ottawa’s $500-million (US$352 million) contribution to Newmont’s (NYSE, ASX: NEM; TSX: NGT) proposed Red Chris Block Cave has turned British Columbia’s northern power shortage into a live test of Canada’s…
Gold
Interactive infographic: Far North projects
Canada’s vast northern region hosts numerous large and high-grade mineral projects but they’re out of reach to miners until they’re connected to reliable roads. Our latest infographic looks at seven…
Sponsored Mic’d Up: Dundee Sustainable takes aim at cyanide, arsenic
In this episode of Mic’d UP, Devan Murugan visits Dundee Sustainable Technologies (CSE: DST) in Thetford Mines, Quebec, for an on-site tour with President and CEO Jean-Philippe Mai. From cyanide-free…
Sponsored: Lavras sees high-grade boost at Aldeias
Lavras Gold CFO Hemdat Sawh (L) in conversation with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murugan last month during The Mining Investment Event of the North in Quebec City. This sponsored video…
Wall fall at Barnat gold pit dents Agnico outlook
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE: AEM) has stopped mining at the Barnat open pit after a rock fall at its Canadian Malartic complex, which caused no injuries but threatens output…
Obituary: Industry remembers Chester Millar as community-focused mine developer
In a time when mining needs ever more innovative techniques and concern for local communities, Canada is bidding farewell to one of its top mine builders. Chester Millar, a Canadian…
British Columbia mining hampered by DRIPA ‘confusion’
West High Yield Resources (TSXV: WHY) corporate secretary Barry Baim is one of many mining executives active in British Columbia wondering when the legal fog surrounding Indigenous rights will dissipate. Despite…
Newcore drills above-reserve grade at Nyam
Newcore Gold (TSXV: NCAU; US-OTC: NCAUF) has hit above-reserve-grade gold at depth at its Enchi project in Ghana, as it seeks to expand resources beyond the pits in a new…
China question clouds Nunavut road-to-port plan
A Chinese state-backed miner owns the remote Izok Corridor in Nunavut, one of the richest zinc deposits in the world, and the Canadian government has provided some financing for the…
$1B Senegal gold project lifts Fortuna’s Africa growth
A feasibility study for Fortuna Mining’s (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) open pit Diamba Sud gold project in Senegal almost doubles its value, increases mine life and establishes probable reserves over…
Opinion: Why generalist investors avoid gold stocks
Gold is trading near all-time highs. Producers are carrying the strongest balance sheets they’ve had in a generation. Margins are at record levels, free cash flow is strong and management teams, by…
Gold price set for worst quarter in 13 years
Gold is on track for its worst quarter in 13 years as war-induced inflation concerns in recent weeks sent the metal on a downward spiral that took out its entire…