RANKED: Top gold producers of H1 2023
Gold has taken centre stage this year as a flurry of multi-billion dollar M&A deals have played out in the industry. Newmont’s (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) US$19.2 billion acquisition of…
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Industry council strives to cut emissions with new guidelines
Mining’s top industry group with BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) among its members has published a framework for companies…
Taliban says it signed mining deals worth over US$6.5B
Afghanistan’s Taliban has signed seven mining contracts that would bring roughly US$6.5 billion in investments to the ruling government, the Associated Press reported on Thursday. This figure, AP says, represents…
Uranium market turn buoys Kazatomprom H1 profit
Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), the world’s largest uranium producer, has for the six months to June reported a 25% year-on-year growth in consolidated revenue on higher sales volumes and a recovering…
What the ascent of hydrogen as a renewable resource means for platinum demand
The emerging global hydrogen supply chain is essentially “made of platinum,” declares Bank of America Global Research commodities strategist Michael Widmer, coauthor of the bank’s Global Metals Weekly report. If…
Have the bears finally got it right on China?
August is proving to be a difficult month for the mining sector. That’s being led by weak economic news on China. The narrative here has been extremely bearish. In fact,…
Headwinds mount in quest for stable copper supplies
In an era of energy transitions and economic shifts, global metal markets are at a juncture, influenced by volatility, surprise deficits, and geopolitical pressures. The copper market, often considered a…
TNM Drill Down: Year’s best nickel results YTD found in Australia, Canada
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner has compiled the top 10 drill results for major metals year to…
TNM Drill Down: South America dominates Top 10 copper assays YTD
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner presents the top 10 drill results for major metals year…
How miners can better manage community resettlement as demand for metals rises
It’s an undeniable fact that the world needs more metals to deal with the effects of climate change and to achieve net zero by 2050. Renewable energy (solar panels, wind…
TNM Drill Down: Didipio drilling underlines depth potential
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays from Aug. 11-18. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our data provider Mining Intelligence….
JSW Steel considers 75% interest in Teck’s coal business
JSW Steel is considering forming a consortium to bid for a 75% interest in Teck Resources’ (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) steelmaking coal business, according to a Bloomberg report In July,…