TNM Drill Down: Peregrine reports best width x grade gold value yet in Australia
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week (Oct. 6-13). Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by data…
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US DOI draft study poses further setback for Alaska’s Ambler road project
The proposed 211-mile transportation corridor for accessing untouched mineral deposits in northwestern Alaska, also known as the Ambler road project, will likely cause harm to wildlife and disruptions to local…
Freeman Gold shares rise on initial PEA for Lemhi project in Idaho
Shares in Idaho-focused junior explorer Freeman Gold (TSXV: FMAN; US-OTC: FMANF) rose as high as 11.5% Monday following the release of an initial preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Lemhi…
New resource bolsters Arizona Sonoran’s Cactus copper project
Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU) has nearly tripled its measured and indicated resource at the Cactus porphyry project on the site of the past-producing Sacaton mine south of Phoenix. Cactus…
Scotgold in advanced funding talks to avoid default
Embattled miner Scotgold Resources, which operates Scotland’s only gold mine, said on Monday it was close to securing enough funding from a new strategic investor, which will help it avoid going into…
Egyptian tycoon eyes stake in Barrick’s Reko Diq project
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, the northern African country’s second-wealthiest person, is said to be seeking a stake in the US$7 billion Reko Diq copper-gold project, jointly owned by Barrick Gold…
CMS: Friedland mocks lithium but touts battery tech
Robert Friedland, billionaire founder and executive co-chair of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN), criticized lithium mining at a London conference, ridiculed the West’s green energy transition and urged prayer to end the…
CMS: State should ‘stay out of the way,’ Garofalo says
Investors must back junior explorers to reverse the global trend of falling gold production while governments should give the industry leeway, Gold Royalty (NYSE: GROY) CEO David Garofalo says. The…
CMS: Catherine McLeod-Seltzer blazes a trail from the board room to the drill bit
Among the few women in mining, especially during her early years, Catherine McLeod-Seltzer often found herself in rooms full of grey-haired men named John. Yet, she has shattered glass ceilings in the industry, leaving an indelible mark on the global mining landscape.
As the independent chair of Kinross Gold (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC), one of the world’s gold majors, her story recounts perseverance, vision, and a passion for geology and exploration, The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium heard Friday in London. Instead of seeing it as a hurdle, she turned it into an opportunity to be heard.
Raising capital now biggest risk to mining companies after ESG, says EY report
Global mining and metals executives still view environment, social and governance (ESG) as the top risk facing their business over the next 12 months, but access to capital has now…
PNG government approves Porgera mine restart for Barrick
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has received the go-ahead from the government of Papua New Guinea to restart the Porgera mine, which has been placed on care and maintenance…
South America Snapshot: Eight companies hunting for critical and precious metals
South America is endowed with geology steeped in precious, base and battery metals, and the continent has had a storied mining history. Below we showcase eight companies active in the…