PRESTEA, GHANA — Sam Coetzer was senior vice-president of Kinross Gold’s (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) South American operations when he got a call in 2011 from Christopher Thompson, chairman of the board…
Cobalt prices have nearly doubled in the first quarter of the year, with demand for its use in rechargeable batteries and the electric-vehicle market, in particular, expected to take off….
Seven months after turning out its first diamonds last August, De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds’ (TSX: MPVD; NASDAQ: MPVD) Gahcho Kué mine in the Northwest Territories began commercial production…
We’re back with an action-packed episode that tackles — in equal parts — the state of junior mining markets and extinction level events. Lesley swings by for another edition of the…
Last August, the Trudeau-led federal government in Canada kicked off a wide-ranging review of the federal environmental assessment process for resource projects by appointing a four-person panel to carry out…
It’s been an eventful year for Dominion Diamond (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC), with the company receiving an unsolicited takeover approach in February, shortly after CEO Brendan Bell announced his resignation…
VANCOUVER — Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) CEO Sean Roosen says his firm had been “keeping the powder dry” in anticipation of a transaction that would make it a…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 7.61 points over the report period to an 800.98-point close, as spot gold prices gained US$12.41 to US$1,278.17 per oz., and Comex copper prices…
Markets in the U.S. were closed for the Memorial Day holiday on May 29. For the rest of the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.60% to 21,206.29 and…
VANCOUVER — Barrick Gold‘s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) senior management is getting directly involved in an evolving sociopolitical situation in Tanzania that could materially impact its annual gold production. The company holds a 63.9%…
Canada’s real growth domestic product advanced at a 3.7% annualized rate in the first quarter, or more than triple the 1.2% rate posted in the United States. Business investment was…
The Northern Miner recently spoke with Andy Roberts, Wood Mackenzie’s research director of global thermal coal markets, to get an overview of the sector. Based in Austin, Texas, Roberts analyzes…
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