VIDEO: Sierra Metals CEO plans full Yauricocha copper ramp-up this year in Peru
Sierra Metals‘ (TSX: SMT; NYSE-AM: SMTS) CEO Ernesto Balarezo says in a new video the company is on track this year to expand copper production and free cash flow as…
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NextSource applies to build graphite plant in Mauritius
NextSource Materials (TSX: NEXT; US-OTC: NSRCF) has submitted an application to build a downstream battery anode facility to process graphite in the African island nation of Mauritius. The plant will…
JV Video: Kirkland Lake Discoveries drills on Lucky Strike gold project in Ontario
Kirkland Lake Discoveries (TSXV: KLDC; US-OTC: KLKLF) says it’s almost finished a 4,000-metre drilling program on the Hurricane intrusive zone of its Lucky Strike property in northern Ontario. “This is a zone…
Volt Lithium’s cost cuts help Alberta project weather metal price crash
Volt Lithium (TSXV: VLT) has cut nearly two-thirds of its lithium production cost as it prepares to start the low-grade Rainbow Lake brine project in northwest Alberta next year. Testing in…
Video: Douglas Silver on the clash between NPV and ESG
There’s an inherent conflict between the way mining investments are valued and environmental social and governance (ESG) principles, says mining veteran Douglas Silver. Net present value (NPV), the dominant metric…
Video: Volt Lithium barrels towards 2025 commercial production
Leveraging breakthroughs in extracting lithium from oil field brines, Volt Lithium (TSXV: VLT) is poised to launch commercial lithium carbonate production by 2025, according to president and CEO Alex Wylie….
Mining some tales with… Ross McElroy
Every month, The Northern Miner gets to know a different executive in the mining industry by asking them about everything — except mining. This month, we feature Ross McElroy, president…
Canada extends exploration tax credit
The federal government is extending its 15% mineral exploration tax credit for investors in flow-through shares for another year. The extension, expected to provide $65 million in support for exploration,…
Scott Berdahl and Ella Cullen named Young Mining Professionals of the Year
The winners of the Young Mining Professionals’ (YMP) Eira Thomas and Peter Munk Awards for 2024 are Scott Berdahl of Whitehorse and Ella Cullen of Lisbon, Portugal. The YMP awards…
JV Video: Miners need top software to organize complex ESG, Onyen CEO says
Heightened calls for environmental, social and governmental improvements in mining and hundreds of standards around the world requires industry-leading software, Onyen CEO and founder Laurie Clark says in a new…
VIDEO: PDAC president echoes industry calls for METS renewal
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) calls on the federal government to extend the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit. This indispensable financial tool was set to expire on March…
Former Teck CEO Don Lindsay joins BHP board
Don Lindsay will join the BHP board as a non-executive director on May 1.