Vale to shut New Caledonia mine as buyer walks away
Vale (NYSE: VALE) is preparing to potentially shut down its nickel and cobalt operations on the Pacific island of New Caledonia, after failing to reach a sales agreement on the…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 203: ‘Not good enough’ – mining industry has ways to go on improving public image, ft Dr. Chris Hinde
This week’s episode features new Northern Miner contributor Dr. Chris Hinde, mining engineer and director of Pick and Pen Ltd., a U.K.-based consulting firm he set up in 2018 specializing…
Miners use on-site testing to keep operations coronavirus-free
Timothy Ray Sewell is no stranger to pandemics. In the early 2000s, he developed emergency management plans in Indonesia and Borneo for BHP Billiton during the H1N1 influenza pandemic and…
Editorial: Global Mining Symposium underscores importance of ESG
More than 1,800 people from over 80 countries tuned in to The Northern Miner’s first Global Mining Symposium last week. The three-day virtual event built on the success of our…
Too many tools adds risk to mining operations, says IsoMetrix’s Robin Bolton
A new set of guidelines has been released called the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management to help strengthen mining practices, with the goal of zero harm to people and…
‘A structured process’: SRK panel discusses strengths and weaknesses of feasibility studies at the Global Mining Symposium
The Global Mining Symposium’s final panel brought together experts from across the industry to discuss the merits and shortcomings of feasibility studies and how they can be improved to add…
‘We’ll see significant amounts of automation’: Michelle Ash on new technologies at the Global Mining Symposium
A key theme of the Global Mining Symposium is the need to advance new technologies to make mining safer, as well as more efficient and productive, which is why Northern…
US markets fall, Aug. 31-Sept. 4
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.82% to 28,133.21 and the S&P 500 dropped 2.31% to 3,426.96 during the Aug. 31-Sept. 4 trading week. Spot gold lost 1.50%, or US$29.50…
TSX down, Aug. 31-Sept. 4
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 2.92% to 16,218.01 during the Aug. 31-Sept. 4 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Base Metals index dropped 0.66% to 104.84, and the S&P/TSX Global Gold…
TSX Venture declines, Aug. 31-Sept. 4
The S&P/TSX Venture Exchange was down 1.56% to 733.69. Spot gold fell 1.5%, or US$29.50 per oz., finishing the week at US$1,934.80 per ounce. Shares of Cornerstone Capital jumped $1.24…
‘Dividends create a financial discipline’: Yamana’s Peter Marrone on how to run a gold company at the Global Mining Symposium
Executive chairman and founder of Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY), Peter Marrone, spoke on the second day of the Global Mining Symposium about the company’s assets, its strategy, and his views…
‘Deliver on promises’: B2Gold’s Clive Johnson on building a strong corporate culture at the Global Mining Symposium
The Global Mining Symposium wrapped up its final day with an interview with B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) president and chief executive Clive Johnson, who sat down with MINING.com senior…