Canada’s Top Ten miners by market cap
Canada contains vast mineral resources and is considered a tier one mining jurisdiction with a skilled workforce and robust regulatory environment. Canadian mining companies are leaders in the exploration and…
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Kinross to publish Great Bear resource estimate with 2022 results
Canada’s Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) expects to declare an initial mineral resource for its recently acquired Great Bear gold project in Red Lake, Ont., as part of its…
USGS deploys satellite imagery in the global fight against illegal mining
The USGS has deployed its scientific capabilities and high-tech tools in the global fight against illegal mining. The organization’s scientists are playing a leading role in a project involving a…
Teck tests carbon capture use and storage in British Columbia
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, has set a carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) pilot project at its metallurgical complex in southern British Columbia. The CCUS plant, which…
Global Copper Snapshot: Eight companies exploring for the red metal
Copper is essential for the global shift towards decarbonization. However, declining ore quality, mine closures, and the absence of additional investment in new copper supplies could lead to a significant…
Chile copper workers begin nationwide strike over smelter closure
Chilean state-owned copper producer Codelco, the world’s largest, was hit on Wednesday by a nationwide strike against the miner’s decision to close permanently an allegedly polluting smelter in the country’s central…
JV Article: Argentina Lithium & Energy aims to make new lithium brine discovery at Rincon West in Argentina
Canadian explorer Argentina Lithium & Energy (TSXV: LIT; US-OTC: PNXLF) aims to advance new sources of high-quality lithium in Argentina to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies powered by lithium-ion…
Peruvian government to extend tax refund benefit to mining, oil exploration
During a presentation at the 2022 PDAC conference in Toronto, the Peruvian minister of economy and finance, Óscar Graham, announced that his government will extend to 2025 the tax refund…
JV Article: Golden Arrow Resources aims to advance its flagship San Pietro project in Chile
Canadian explorer Golden Arrow Resources (TSXV: GRG; US-OTC: GARWF) holds a portfolio of precious and base metal projects in Argentina and Chile. Golden Arrow is part of the Grosso Group of companies,…
Post-pandemic demand, Russia-driven supply troubles buoy copper price outlook
Analysts expect historically high prices for copper, aluminum, nickel, zinc, steel, and other base and precious metals to benefit miners in the year’s second half. Credit rating agency Moody’s Investors…
Miners must invest in critical minerals or risk energy transition
The world’s biggest miners need to aggressively invest in critical metals or will hold back the global energy transition away from fossil fuels, a new report shows. According to PwC’s 19th…
PDAC 2022: Colombia pushes diversification of mining sector as presidential vote looms – interview
Just ahead of a runoff presidential election in Colombia that will determine current president Iván Duque’s successor, The Northern Miner caught up with the country’s Minister of Mines and Energy,…