Gold & precious metals Snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Gold and other precious metals play a critical role in modern society — both as a store of value and for achieving a low-carbon future. More mining companies are responding…
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TSX falls last week on interest rate fears
Stocks fell during the Feb. 21-24 trading period after higher-than-expected U.S. inflation for January of 6.4% a year prompted concerns that central banks would maintain higher interest rates for longer….
GMS: Risk-averse Wheaton eyes Australia as China buoys gold price
Resurgent Chinese demand can overcome a potential recession while the gold price remains strong and Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM) expands its production by 40% over four years,…
GMS: Hecla chairperson promotes family offices, solar power, North America focus
Catherine Boggs, chairperson of Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL), the largest silver producer in the United States, sees opportunities for juniors to tap private wealth, a new lifeline in solar panels…
Three ways to harvest more copper and save billions
Advances in technology to increase metal recovery could save billions of dollars and wipe out the 20% gap between copper supplies and demand as green energy accelerates, according to a…
Fortuna on track for African gold while riding out Mexican standoff, Peru protests
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) is pushing through a deadlock with Mexican authorities and the worst riots in Peru in decades without cutting production, even as it remains…
Cyber threats on the rise for resource industries
Mining companies continue to embrace digital technology to improve productivity and safety, and to make the most of insights made possible by big data and increasingly connected equipment and operations….
Video: BHP Xplor VP Sonia Scarselli on the accelerator’s first cohort
The Northern Miner recently sat down with BHP Xplor’s VP Sonia Scarselli to discuss the recent announcement of the accelerator program’s first cohort of companies. The seven companies selected will…
Talks with First Quantum making headway, Panama says
Panama’s government said negotiations with First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) about agreeing on a contract for the company’s Cobre Panama copper complex have shown signs of progress this week. Comments…
Torex Gold picks up the pace on Media Luna build
Torex Gold (TSX: TXG) plans to invest between US$390 million and US$440 million in its flagship Media Luna gold project in Mexico this year to speed up development, with commercial production anticipated in…
Exclusive video: How Mexico-focused Avino Silver & Gold plans to triple its production
Non-executive chairman of Mexico-focused Avino Silver & Gold Mines outlines the company’s plans to transform from a junior mining company to an intermediate producer, tripling its production in five years….
TNM Drill Down: Ontario, BC, deliver top gold assays for Jan. 27–Feb. 3
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining…