TNM Drill Down: Canada produced the best gold assay of Feb. 10-17
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…
South America
Video: Coppernico Metals zeroes in on Peru’s Andahuaylas belt
Tim Kingsley, vice-president of exploration with Coppernico Metals discusses working to become a listed company as it secures a community access agreement in Peru, where it’s exploring for copper-gold at…
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…
Video: C3 Metals hunts for copper-gold in Jamaica and Peru
Dan Symons, president and CEO of C3 Metals discusses drilling at a copper-gold prospect in Jamaica and plans for an initial resource this year at the Jasperoide project in Peru….
Glencore to sell 23% stake in Peruvian miner Volcan
Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has kicked off a sale process for its 23% stake in Peruvian zinc and silver miner Volcan. Delivering 2022 results, the Swiss company…
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…
JV Article: NGEx Minerals steps up search for the Andes’ next giant metal district
The push for renewable energy and the electrification of road transport systems worldwide has many observers casting a worrying eye on potential supply constraints in copper markets. Vancouver-based junior NGEx…
Chile issues fresh measures against Lundin Mining for giant sinkhole
Chile’s environmental regulator SMA said on Wednesday it had issued fresh measures against a copper mine owned by Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) after detecting new leaks around a sinkhole that…
Video: Minefinder Keith Barron hunts for more gold in Ecuador with Aurania
Keith Barron, president and CEO of Aurania Resources, discusses the junior’s Lost Cities gold project in Ecuador. Barron, who was a principal of Aurelian Resources, which made the Fruta del…
Would-be lithium miners eye Chile’s Maricunga Salar
Despite tight restrictions, an Australian junior is planning to begin construction of Chile’s first new lithium project in decades. Home to the world’s largest lithium reserves, Chile’s exports of the…
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…