LIAMforum aims to connect values-driven Gen Z with mining sector
Why is the mining industry struggling to attract young people to replace the droves of older workers who are retiring? Raziel Zisman, a Partner at Whittle Consulting who leads…
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Lacklustre interest among youth a big problem for mining
As a career choice, mining has seen better times. As they contemplate their careers and enter post-secondary education, the focus of young people has been on anything but mining, which, in…
Beaver Creek: Industry heavyweights weigh in on gold’s role in a changing world order
The Precious Metals Summit currently underway in Beaver Creek, CO has heard how gold is poised to play an increasingly important role in a changing global geopolitical landscape. During a…
Ucore’s rare earths separation demo plant on track for Q4 commissioning
Ucore Rare Metals (TSXV: UCU; OTC: UURAF) has made “significant strides” in the procurement and construction process of its commercial demonstration plant for testing the RapidSX rare earth element separation…
Power issues delay SilverCrest’s first metal sale from Las Chispas
SilverCrest Metals (TSX: SILV), which is in the midst of commissioning its Las Chispas gold-silver mine in Sonora state, Mexico, said reliability issues with electricity supplies have caused unspecified delays…
Tertiary, First Quantum Minerals team up to boost Zambian exploration
Shares in Tertiary Minerals (LSE: TYM) jumped on Thursday after the junior said it had inked a technical cooperation agreement with First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), which would “turbo-charge” its…
Copper Fox delays 2,500-metre drill program at Eaglehead project in B.C.
Copper Fox Metals (TSXV: CUU; OTC: CPFXF) has suspended plans to complete the proposed 2,500-metre drilling program on its 100% owned Eaglehead polymetallic porphyry copper project in northwestern British Columbia….
Beaver Creek: Miners should hedge future carbon offset costs
As the energy revolution gathers momentum, so too intensifies the pressure from the investment community on miners to create net-zero emissions operations that produce sustainable upstream products feeding the new…
The timing is finally right for Quebec’s lithium miners
Quebec, more than any other province in Canada, has been ahead of the curve in working to join the EV economy. Its vast hydroelectricity infrastructure gives it an advantage in…
NorZinc begins metallurgical testing on Prairie Creek drill core
NorZinc (TSX: NZC; OTC: NORZF) has initiated a feasibility study level metallurgical test program on its Prairie Creek project located in the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories. The program will…
Trevali GM found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Burkina Faso
A court in Burkina Faso has found two managers of Canada’s Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a flash flood trapped and killed eight miners in…
Beaver Creek: Osisko expects ‘world-class’ Windfall deposit to get even better in production
If Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK) two Lynx bulk sample programs to date are anything to go by, the market should expect substantial resource reconciliation upside once mining gets started in…