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 annual review of the top 40 mining companies, which examines global trends in the industry, future success will depend on whether global miners can take a leading role in the world's clean energy transition and...Read More
One might think Russia's troubled invasion of Ukraine - which has cost thousands of lives, damaged the global economy, and spiked energy prices - would be a cautionary tale for China...But in actuality, that couldn't be further from the truth.China has been telegraphing a move on its renegade province for years now, and we're finally nearing the point of no return. Just look at the way the stage...Read More
If we don't end this year with gold at $2100, I'd be pretty surprised," predicts Keith Neumeyer, First Majestic Silver Corp President ...Read More
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Altaley Mining Corporation (TSXV:ATLY) shipped its first gold concentrate at the weekend....Read full newsRead More
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Share this article TORONTO - Kinross Gold Corp. [K-TSX; KGC-NYSE] has completed the sale of 100% of its Russian assets to the Highland Gold Mining group of companies for total consideration of $340-million in cash. All dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted. Kinross has received $300-million in its corporate account and will receive a deferred payment of $...Read More
Share this article VANCOUVER - Altamira Gold Corp. [ALTA-TSXV, EQTRF-OTC Pink, T6UP-FSE] has released an exploration update on three projects located in Northern Mato Grosso, Brazil.The three projects cover 163,000 hectares of the Alta Floresta Gold Belt, which has produced an estimated 7.0-10 million ounces from placer mining operations during the gold rush of the 1980s when gold was washed fr...Read More
Boy, does this speak volumes!Living in the U.S., we are often insulated from many of life's harsh realities.I'm not saying there aren't people in this country who are suffering.Indeed, there are - particularly these days with inflationary pressures absolutely gutting the poor and middle class.But make no mistake: For most of us, we don't know what real struggle is.This is certainly the c...Read More
The planned closure of three producing diamond mines in the Northwest Territories in the next few years will open a gap in the territorial economy, but the N.W.T.'s industry minister says she's confident several ongoing initiatives could fill the economic hole.The Ekati mine, operated by Arctic Canadian Diamond, is expected to close as soon as 2024. Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO)'s Diav...Read More
Amex Exploration (TSXV: AMX; US-OTC AMXEF) continues to report high grade results from the Eastern gold zone of its Perron gold project, located 110 km north of Rouyn-Noranda in Quebec. Highlights of the drilling, which focused on expanding the "High Grade Zone (HGZ)" outside of the main core of the zone, included 15.9 metres grading 15.52 grams gold per tonne starting from 848.2 metres in hole...Read More
Mines of the future will need software developers, data analysts and even bio-technology scientists to be able to meet the rising of demand of metals, needed for decarbonization, in an environmentally friendly way, said Teck Resources' (TSX: TECK.B; Nasdaq: TECK) Jeff Hanmanin a keynote speech on the final day of PDAC 2022. Hanman, Teck's vice-president of sustainable development gave examples...Read More
Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) has received an environmental permit for the development and production of the company's Pavon central deposit in Nicaragua. In 2021, Calibre initiated production at Pavon Norte, one of the project's three gold deposits. With the latest permit, the miner aims to begin production at the central deposit in the first quarter of 2023. "The approval of Pavon...Read More
BHP's (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) planned exit from thermal coal has been modified as the company has decided to keep its Mount Arthur mine, New South Wales' largest coal operation, after failing to find a buyer for it.For the past two years, the world's largest miner has offloaded coal assets as it seeks to reduce emissions and streamline its portfolio.It succeed in selling its stake in the...Read More
Tell me what this sentence means to you."We have a strong interest in ensuring that innovation does not lead to a fragmentation in international payment architectures."It's dry, it's vague, and it doesn't seem like something that'll affect us day to day. That's half the point.As for the other half, it's also one of the most telling quotes you'll read as the U.S. government tries to assert unpreced...Read More
Some 67% of regional silver production and 56% of our copper production was exposed to water scarcity.Read More
Share this article TORONTO - Riverside Resources Inc [RRI-TSXV, RVSDF-OTCQB, 5YY-FSE] has released assay results for the first five of a 12-hole, 1,700-metre drill program completed at the Oakes gold project in northwestern Ontario.Riverside shares advanced on the news, rising 3.7% to 14 cents, and currently trade in a 52-week range of 20 cents and 12.5 cents.The primary focus is the HG Target, w...Read More
Share this articleVANCOUVER - Silver Mountain Resources Inc. [AGMR-TSXV] reported the results for drill holes SMR-001-22-MTC and SMR-002-22-SCS, the first drill holes of the 12,000-metre underground drilling campaign at the company's Reliquias underground silver mine in Huancavelica, central Peru.The Huancavelica region, and especially the Castrovirreyna mining district, is known to host significa...Read More
Take a look at this image:What comes to mind? After posing that question to a few colleagues, I was flooded with a wide range of answers, with the most common being that it was tracking a weather system inside the United States. One clever friend even recognized a few of the Texas counties but was sure it was an image of a storm brewing. When I quickly informed him that it had nothing to do wit...Read More
Despite strong commodity prices, money has not been flowing into the mining sector - and that is likely to be the case as long as market volatility and uncertainty continue, according to a panel of mining-focused investment bankers at this week's Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention. The June 13 conversation, moderated by Northern Miner Group president Anthony Vaccar...Read More