Anglo execs take top jobs in $53B Teck merger
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) executives will hold three of Anglo Teck’s four top jobs after the $53-billion all-share merger with Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) closes next year….
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Update almost triples contained metal at Selkirk Copper’s Minto mine
A resource update for Selkirk Copper Mines’ (TSXV: SCMI; US-OTC: SKRKF) Minto project in Yukon more than doubles contained red metal as the First Nation-owned company prepares to release a…
South32 breaks decade-long US permit curse in Arizona
South32‘s (ASX: S32) Hermosa zinc-silver project in southern Arizona has secured final federal approval in just over two years, becoming the first mining project to complete the US FAST-41 permitting…
NGEx drills 20.3% copper at Lunahuasi in Argentina
NGEx Minerals (TSX: NGEX; US-OTC: NGXXF) released another batch of high-grade copper, gold and silver intercepts from its Lunahuasi project in Argentina that extend mineralization in multiple directions – including one…
Kinross’ Lobo-Marte cost jumps 67% as NPV triples
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has raised the projected cost of its Lobo-Marte gold project in Chile by nearly two-thirds to $1.8 billion (C$2.5 billion), though the post-tax net…
Sponsored: Empress turns cash flow into growth
Empress Royalty Executive Chair David Rhodes and President & CEO Alexandra Woodyer Sherron in conversation with The Northern Miner’s Western Editor, Henry Lazenby, this month during the Rule Symposium on Resource…
De Beers’ $18B diamond empire could fetch $1B
De Beers, the former diamond monopoly once valued at more than $18 billion (C$25 billion), could sell for about $1 billion as Anglo American (LSE: AAL) nears a deal to…
Podcast: Mackie warns of ‘darker future’ unless Canada accelerates minerals processing
This week’s episode features renowned metallurgist and Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inductee Phillip Mackie in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the latest developments in Canada’s mineral-processing capacity. Mackie…
TNM reveals latest bonus prize Treasure Hunt clue
The Northern Miner is excited to share that the Grand Prize prize clue has just been emailed to all subscribers! The newest instalment of our ongoing Great Canadian Treasure Hunt adds…
Montage books near-surface gold in Côte d’Ivoire
Early drilling by Montage Gold (TSX: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) at its Wendé project in Côte d’Ivoire has returned shallow gold, confirming the potential of what the Canadian developer says could…
First Quantum adds 1,000 jobs as Cobre Panama restart nears
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) stepped up preparations to restart its Cobre Panama mine by beginning stockpile processing ahead of schedule and adding about 1,000 jobs. Formal negotiations with Panama…
Zijin buys Allied Gold stake after $4B deal collapses
Zijin Gold’s planned $4 billion (C$5.5 billion) acquisition of Allied Gold (TSX, NYSE: AAUC) has collapsed after Chinese regulators failed to approve the transaction before the deadline, leaving the state-backed…