Top ten zinc projects — 2022
Zinc, the metal primarily used in the galvanizing process which protects iron and steel from rusting, may be facing a supply shortage as Europe has lost about half of its zinc…
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Canada races ahead of US on current lithium project pipeline
Canada’s lithium supply response is expected to post strong growth through 2031 and outperform the U.S., a new analysis by Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research suggests. Canada’s current…
ATAC Resources upgrades resources at Osiris deposit in Yukon
ATAC Resources (TSXV: ATC; OTC: ATADF) has updated the resource at its Osiris deposit, part of its 100%-owned Rackla gold property in central Yukon, incorporating 7,800 metres of drilling in…
Equinox Gold’s Greenstone JV on budget and on schedule for first pour in H1 2024
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX), which is developing the Greenstone project in Ontario in partnership with Orion Mine Finance Group (60/40), said the overall project is now 35% complete, and the mine is…
The view from England: Time to wake up sleepy heads
I have a theory that mining executives are eating too much salad. Beatrix Potter warned us in 1909 that eating lettuce is soporific (in her Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies)….
Argentina gets US$290 million to develop lithium assets, build plant
China’s Zangge Mining will initially invest $40 million in the Laguna Verde lithium project, in the province of Catamarca.
Cameco on the front foot as earnings soar
Shares in Canada’s uranium major, Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ), gained nearly 10% on Wednesday after the company reported higher core profit than expected amid an uptick in uranium prices….
NorthWest Copper lifts Lorraine copper-gold resource
NorthWest Copper Corp. (TSXV: NWST; US-OTCQX: NWCCF) has released a new mineral resource estimate on the Lorraine project, about 40 km. from the company’s Kwanika-Stardust project in Central B.C. The…
Lukas Lundin passes away at 64
Mining financier and entrepreneur Lukas H. Lundin has died in Geneva at the age of 64, following a two-year battle with brain cancer. The Swedish-Canadian Lundin, known for his shrewd…
Teck CEO Don Lindsay stepping down after 17 years at top job
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, has announced its chief executive officer, Don Lindsay, will step down after 17 years in the role. Lindsay, who will…
Lucapa finds giant pink diamond said to be Angola’s largest in last 300 years
Australia’s Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) has recovered a rare 170-carat pink diamond at its prolific Lulo mine, believed to be the largest of its kind found in Angola in the last 300…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 301: ‘Demand continues to grow’—Alcoa buys back stock; aluminum to remain in deficit; smelters struggle for profitablility
In this week’s episode, we take a closer look at Alcoa’s Q2 earnings call, featuring Alcoa president and CEO Roy Harvey and CFO William F. (Bill) Oplinger, who discuss rising energy costs,…