Pretium meets guidance, lowers production outlook
Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG) expects to produce between 325,000 oz. and 365,000 oz. gold per year in the Valley of the Kings zone, in contrast with the 525,000 oz. long-term…
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Agnico Eagle takes strategic stake in Rupert Resources
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) is taking a 9.9% stake in Rupert Resources (TSXV: RUP) and the junior’s flagship Pahtavaara gold project, located 50 km away from Agnico’s…
AngloGold Ashanti sells South African assets to Harmony Gold
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) is selling its assets in South Africa to Harmony Gold (NASDAQ: HMY) in a deal worth about US$300 million. Harmony Gold has nine underground operations in…
Editorial: China must ban wildlife trade to prevent new viruses
When the coronavirus that caused Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) became a worldwide health emergency between November 2002 and July 2003, I was the bureau chief for The Far Eastern…
Contact Gold hits oxide gold at Green Springs
Contact Gold (TSXV: C) has released the results of two holes completed last year at the past-producing Green Springs gold project, which lies within the Cortez trend, 25 km from…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 173: How Agnico Eagle grew from a regional to a global gold producer, ft. Eberhard Scherkus
This episode features the induction of the Eberhard (“Ebe”) Scherkus to the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto on Jan….
Introducing On the Move newsletter
Canadian Mining Journal, The Northern Miner and MINING.com are pleased to introduce our new On the Move newsletter. This monthly publication will track management and board appointments across Canada’s mining…
Excelsior optimizes Gunnison ahead of first copper in Q2
Excelsior Mining (TSX: MIN) announced in early February that it is fast-tracking a production optimization program, based on data collected at its Gunnison in-situ recovery copper mine in Arizona. “These…
US Snapshot: Eight companies active across the nation
The U.S. is host to a number of enviable mining jurisdictions, both in terms of geological endowment and investment attractiveness. Nevada is perhaps most well-known, with Alaska a close runner-up….
BHP becomes world’s top copper producer
BHP Group (NYSE: BHP; LSE BHP) has become the world’s largest copper miner based on production, after Chile’s copper commission announced a slide in output at state-owned Codelco. Hampered by…
Glencore signs five-year cobalt deal with Samsung
Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has signed a five-year deal to supply South Korean battery manufacturer Samsung SDI with up to 21,000 tonnes of cobalt amid an expected…
TSX posts gain, Jan. 31-Feb. 7: Aura Minerals, Caledonia Mining, Cameco, Semafo, Kirkland Lake
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.95% to 17,655.50. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 0.67%% to 78.49 and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index rose 3.35% to 98.30. Spot gold…