Ero Copper shares rise on nickel discovery near its Caraiba mill in Brazil
Shares of Ero Copper (TSX: ERO; NYSE: ERO) rose by 9.4% on Thursday morning on the news of its discovery of a regional nickel sulphide system in the Curaçá Valley…
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Equinox Partners takes a stand against mining’s nonaligned directors
When Equinox Partners Investment Management adopted a strict voting policy against industry directors who have served for two or more years but have invested less than two years of director’s…
Juniors chart cautious path through rough terrain of current markets
The Northern Miner attended the Precious Metals Summit held in Beaver Creek, Colo., from Sept. 13 to 16, where explorers, developers and emerging producers of gold, silver, copper, and platinum group…
US markets in the dumps during Sept. 19-23 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell an astonishing 1,232.01 points or 4% to 29,590.41 during the Sept. 19-23 trading week, while the S&P 500 fell 180.1 points or 4.7% to…
Los Pelambres union urges workers to support strike action
The union at Antofagasta’s (LSE: ANTO) Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile has rejected the company’s most recent contract offer and launched a strike threat. In a media statement, the…
Glencore buys Newmont’s stake in Argentina copper-gold project
Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is buying Newmont’s (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) minority stake in the Argentinean MARA copper-gold project, a joint venture created in 2020 between the…
Sierra Metals halts 2022 production and finance guidance on Peru mine blockade
Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT; NYSE-AM: SMTS) said a group of residents from the Peruvian town of Alis are blocking the access to its flagship Yauricocha copper mine, where production has…
South Star secures construction permit for graphite mine in Brazil
Canadian junior South Star Battery Metals (TSXV: STS; OTCQB: STSBD) is moving ahead with Phase 1 construction of its Santa Cruz graphite mine in Brazil, after receiving the permit from…
TNM Drill Down: Top gold assays of the week Sept 9 – 16
Our TNM Drill Down feature highlights the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining…
Glencore eyes adding lithium to its trading business
Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is said to be evaluating the addition of lithium to the suite of metals it trades, as the battery metal has become the…
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…
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…