New DRC mining code upsets miners
A new mining code in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that would raise royalties on metal production and eliminate a stability clause enshrined in the previous 2002 charter that…
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Catherine Raw, Stephen de Jong named ‘Young Mining Professionals of the Year’
The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) — a non-profit group with chapters in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and London, U.K. — has given its Mining Professional of the Year awards for 2017…
Atlantic Gold outlines expansion plans at Moose River
VANCOUVER — Atlantic Gold (TSXV: AGB) might well be a regular fixture in Nova Scotia based on new expansion plans at its Moose River Consolidated gold project. On Jan. 29, the…
Lithium Snapshot: Six juniors with active projects
With electric vehicle production ramping up globally, lithium explorers and developers are lined up for a year of substantial activity across the Americas, targeting both brine and hard rock deposits….
Facts ‘n’ Figures: World crude steel output soars 5.3% in 2017
The following is an edited summary of steel production trends for the year 2017 from the Brussels-based World Steel Association. For more information, visit www.worldsteel.org. World crude steel production reached…
Pretium’s Ovsenek explains Brucejack ramp-up troubles
VANCOUVER — Shares of Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) dropped after a Jan. 23 production update for its flagship Brucejack underground gold mine in northwestern B.C.’s Golden Triangle district….
Chakana surges on Venture debut
Shares of Chakana Copper (TSXV: PERU) gained 78% on their first day of trading and the release of assays from five shallow drill holes at the company’s Soledad copper-gold-silver project…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 90: Financing, facts and figures ft. Oxygen Capital & Deloitte
Subscribe, rate and follow us on SoundCloud, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Stitcher or RSS Feed! This week we’re talking cash, capital markets and industry trends in 2018. Matt is joined on the floor of the Vancouver Resource…
Golden Dawn tallies resource at J&L near Revelstoke
Golden Dawn Minerals (TSXV: GOM) has updated the resource estimate for its optioned 30 sq. km J&L polymetallic project, 35 km north of Revelstoke, British Columbia. The project has 5.2…
Editorial: Cobalt positioned to enjoy strong year
In many eyes, cobalt is set to become an investor darling for 2018, and the recent royalty hike on cobalt production by the government of the world’s largest producer —…
Mountain Province to acquire Kennady Diamonds in all-share friendly deal
Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD; NASDAQ: MPVD), which owns 49% of the Gahcho Kue diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, plans to acquire Kennady Diamonds (TSXV: KDI), whose Kennady North…
Exclusive interview: Pretium’s Ovsenek responds to Brucejack ramp-up criticisms
On Jan. 23, Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) provided an update on the ramp-up of its flagship Brucejack underground gold mine in northwestern B.C.’s Golden Triangle district. The company…