Barrick’s $3B buyback sets stage for spinoff
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) launched a $3-billion share buyback on Monday as the world’s third-largest gold producer seeks to attract investors ahead of a planned spinout of its…
Canada
Cameco halts Saskatchewan uranium mill after floods
Canadian uranium miner Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) has temporarily halted production activities at its Key Lake mill and reduced activity at its McArthur River mine after flooding damaged transport…
Galiano assays expand Asanko gold mine in Ghana
Producer Galiano Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: GAU) said new drilling at its Asanko gold mine in Ghana expanded the Abore deposit’s mineralized footprint beyond the current underground resource. Hole ABDD26-477 cut…
Sponsored CIM Connect Video: Hexagon says fragmented systems blunt mining AI
Technology firm Hexagon’s President of Mining Dave Goddard spoke with Canadian Mining Journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Tamer Ebokl, during last week’s Canadian Institute of Mining event in Vancouver. This sponsored video is…
Ontario spotlight: Four explorers worth a look – Part 2
Ontario is a global mining powerhouse, rich in copper, gold and lithium among other minerals. Here are four companies to watch.
Sponsored: AbraSilver weighs options to enhance Diablillos economics
The Northern Miner’s video anchor Devan Murugan recently caught up with AbraSilver Resource (TSX: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) CEO John Miniotis for the latest update on the company’s Diablillos project in…
Sponsored: Q&A With SRK – Christina James on water, risk and regulation
The Northern Miner’s video host Devan Murugan spoke with Christina James, president of SRK Canada and principal water resources engineer, at SRK’s Toronto office about water balances, regulation, independence and how the…
Darlington SMR renews Canada’s nuclear maturity
Ontario has started construction on the first small modular reactor (SMR) in the G7, as rising power demand and tightening fuel markets test whether new nuclear projects can be delivered…
Focus Graphite in Quebec boasts world’s fifth-largest resource
An updated resource for Focus Graphite’s (TSXV: FMS; US-OTC) Lac Tetepisca project in central Quebec ranks it in the top five largest graphite resources in the world, and almost doubles its…
Blast from the Past: US deals blow to Canada over uranium contracts, Nov. 1959
Canada had become the world’s top uranium producer by 1958, with exports of the metal surpassing all others in value as Cold War demand surged. Boomtowns such as Elliot Lake,…
San Lorenzo hits all-time high on Chile gold assays
San Lorenzo Gold (TSXV: SLG) soared to a record intraday high after the Canadian explorer said new drilling on the Arco de Oro target at its primary Salvadora project in…
Ontario spotlight: Four explorers worth a look – Part 1
Ontario is a global mining powerhouse, rich in copper, gold, nickel, lithium and platinum group elements. Here are four companies to watch.