BHP diverts shipments to avoid Red Sea attacks
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) is diverting some of its shipments from Asia to Europe away from the Red Sea due to the increase in drone and missile…
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Hochschild targets 15% rise in precious metals output in 2024
Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC) ended 2023 at the top end of its revised production guidance, with costs also anticipated to be in line with expectations, the U.K.-based precious metals producer…
Eldorado Gold buys 9.9% of Amex Exploration to boost Perron project in Quebec
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) is buying almost 10% of Amex Exploration (TSXV: AMX; US-OTC: AMXEF) to advance the Perron gold project in the same northern Quebec district as…
Energy metals snapshot: Eight companies hunting for green technology metals
Green metals are critical to new decarbonization technologies including lithium-ion batteries, electric and hybrid vehicles, while rising demand for nuclear energy projects is spurring the increase in uranium prices. Here…
Norway approves deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean
Norway’s parliament approved on Tuesday commercial plans to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration, despite environmental groups and the fishing industry’s warnings that the move would risk the…
BMO cautions against excess gold sector royalty deals
A trend among gold developers to write royalties as a strategy to raise investor value amid a stifled financial market carries high risks, a new BMO Capital Markets report found…
EU adds Alrosa and CEO to sanctions list
The European Union has added top diamond producer Alrosa as well as its CEO, Pavel Alekseevich Marinychev, to its sanctions list. The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced the ban…
The Northern Miner’s top 10 most clicked stories of 2023
As we start 2024, The Northern Miner takes a look back at the top 10 most-clicked stories on our website in 2023. No. 1: Video – Robert Friedland warns we’re ‘on the…
Analysis: Gold set for further record prices in 2024 and 2025
Gold prices have been setting annual records for the past three years. They are expected to set further records in 2024 and 2025, as the world struggles with a host…
Tracking the lithium offtake deal landscape worldwide
Car companies are forging new relationships with miners for lithium supply, and in some cases governments are also providing funds to advance these critical projects. Here’s a look at some…
Kazakhstan exports most uranium in eight years
Kazakhstan, the world’s leading uranium producer, has reported its highest sales of the nuclear fuel since 2015 driven mainly by China’s increase in demand as it rivals France for the…
Agnico Eagle invests in Finland-focused FireFox Gold
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), the third-largest gold miner by market value, is buying a stake of junior FireFox Gold (TSXV:FFOX; US-OTC:FFOXF) that may progress to a joint…