Sojitz considers Gibraltar exit over B.C. mine risks
Canada’s Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB) says it’s negotiating to buy out minority partner Sojitz in the vast Gibraltar copper mine in British Columbia after the Japanese company noted…
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Digital tech boosts mine output, links up machines by networks
The digital transformation is well underway, with many mining companies increasingly turning to automation and internet of things (IoT) technology to make their operations safer and more efficient. Senior executives…
Marathon Gold drills more high grade at Valentine’s Berry deposit
Marathon Gold (TSX: MOZ) says it has intersected new gold mineralization during infill drilling at the Berry deposit, part of its Valentine gold project in central Newfoundland. A total of…
Iamgold assays support Côté project expansion in Ontario
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) says drill results support expanding the Gosselin discovery that could be added to the Côté project targeting first-pour next year in northern Ontario. The…
Exclusive AME Roundup video: Mark Ferguson, Research Director at S&P Global Market Intelligence
Measures like the Inflation Reduction Act in the U.S. pressure automakers to source critical minerals in ESG-friendly jurisdictions, but it could be challenging to change supply chain flows already directed…
Exclusive AME Roundup Video: Greg Nesbitt, Manitoba Natural Resources Minister
Greg Nesbitt, Minister, Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development, speaks to Henry Lazenby, Staff Reporter with The Northern Miner at AME BC Roundup in January. They discuss how Manitoba is…
Yamana Gold, Pan American Silver shareholders approve Agnico Eagle deal
Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY; LSE: AUY) shareholders have approved the company’s acquisition by Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM)….
VRIC 2023: Former Western premiers slam feds on resource leadership
Concern is growing over the federal government’s seeming inability to leverage Canada’s vast natural resource endowment as it navigates the uncertain global geopolitical and economic landscape, an industry event in…
Billionaire-backed iron-air battery firm to start building factory within weeks
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are among investors who’ve raised US$800 million for a company developing a low-cost iron alternative for power grid storage which plans to begin…
GM, Lithium Americas to jointly develop Thacker Pass mine in Nevada
Shares of Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) soared on Tuesday morning after it announced that General Motors (NYSE: GM) will invest $650 million in the company to help it…
Feds inject $75M into BHP’s Jansen potash mine
The federal government is investing $100 million to support the development of BHP’s low-emissions Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan, about 140 km east of Saskatoon. The cash injection will be…
SNC-Lavalin to develop Canada’s first small modular reactor before 2030
Candu Energy, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group (TSX: SNC), has entered into an agreement with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to deliver the Darlington New Nuclear project. The project is…