Liberty Gold drills more oxide gold at Black Pine in Idaho
Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD) has released reverse circulation (RC) drill results for nine holes testing the D3 and D1 targets at the company’s Black Pine gold project in southern Idaho….
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Moneta Porcupine study outlines 11-year mine life for South West gold deposit
Moneta Porcupine Mines (TSX: ME) has released a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the South West deposit at its Golden Highway project, near Timmins, Ontario. The study outlines a…
B2Gold completes Fekola mill expansion ahead of schedule
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) says it has completed a mill expansion at its flagship Fekola mine in Mali, which will process 7.5 million tonnes of ore per year, almost…
FPX sees ‘large-scale’ mine at Baptiste nickel project in BC
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX) has released the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the Baptiste nickel project in the company’s Decar nickel district, in B.C., which, according to…
Gemfields targets growing Chinese market for ‘responsibly mined’ gemstones
Precious gemstones miner Gemfields (LSE: GEM) is stepping up efforts to market its emeralds and rubies in China after a report highlighted the “huge potential” for ethically sourced gems in the…
Harte Gold hits record throughput at Sugar Zone mine
Harte Gold (TSX: HRT) is back on track at its Sugar Zone mine in White River, Ontario. After restarting mining at the end of July and milling in early August,…
Petra Diamonds accused of human rights abuses in Tanzania
Struggling Petra Diamonds (LSE:PDL), which put itself up for sale in June, is facing allegations of human rights abuses by the security guards at its Williamson mine in Tanzania. The…
Mining is at the forefront of Ontario’s recovery: Minister Greg Rickford interview
Six months is an eternity in politics, but that’s how long it’s been since the Ontario government made a series of announcements at this year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of…
Water rights under scrutiny in Chile’s Atacama Desert
In one of the world’s driest deserts, the battle for water is heating up. Mining companies sifting northern Chile’s Atacama Desert for copper, lithium, and other minerals are increasingly finding…
Ivanhoe’s Kakula could become world’s second-largest copper operation: study
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; NYSE: US-OTC: IVPAF) has published the results of an independent definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),…
Vale to shut New Caledonia mine as buyer walks away
Vale (NYSE: VALE) is preparing to potentially shut down its nickel and cobalt operations on the Pacific island of New Caledonia, after failing to reach a sales agreement on the…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 203: ‘Not good enough’ – mining industry has ways to go on improving public image, ft Dr. Chris Hinde
This week’s episode features new Northern Miner contributor Dr. Chris Hinde, mining engineer and director of Pick and Pen Ltd., a U.K.-based consulting firm he set up in 2018 specializing…