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Share this article VANCOUVER - Jervois Mining Ltd. [JRV-TSXV, ASX, JRVMF-OTC, IHS-FRA] said it will officially open it its 100%-owned Idaho cobalt operations (ICO) today on a mine site near Salmon, Idaho.Once fully commissioned, ICO will be the only primary cobalt mine in the United States. As a result, ICO's opening represents a significant milestone for the secure supply of this critical minera...Read More
Does OPEC own you?Most of you may not realize it, but it does.Before the uproar of disagreement bursts forth, however, I want you to keep in mind that this didn't happen overnight. The 13-member global oil cartel didn't take control all of a sudden. It's been this way for years - you just didn't realize it. Let me show you what I'm talking about.I know it may not seem like we are heavily indebte...Read More
The Quebec government has put in place specialized units to help mineral explorers, and mine developers navigate the province's regulatory system from the discovery stage through production and closure, The Northern Miner's recent Q3 Global Mining Symposium heard.A thought leadership panel featuring four Quebec government representatives underlined the vast exploration potential in the province.Ac...Read More
Resource Capital Funds, a Denver-based private equity company focused on mining, is buying the rest of NorZinc (TSX: NZC) to boost its Prairie Creek zinc project in the Northwest Territories.RCF will pay about $12.7 million for the 51.7% of NorZinc shares it doesn't already own, and supply an additional US$11 million in credit for the project, the companies said in a statement this week. NorZinc w...Read More
Ecuador-focused SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) is merging with Canadian junior Cornerstone Capital Resources (TSXV: CGP) to secure a 100% ownership of the Cascabel copper-gold project in the South American country.The friendly deal, SolGold's third official attempt to take over the Ontario-based junior, values it at ?96.7 million (US$107.9 million).Under the terms of the agreement, Cornerstone sh...Read More
Collective Mining (TSXV: CNL; US-OTC: CNLMF) reported "robust" drilling results nearly doubling the width of the Main Breccia discovery at its Guayabales gold project in Colombia.Diamond drill hole APC-14 at the Apollo target extended the southern dimension of the Main Breccia discovery, increasing its overall width by 90%, Collective Mining said in a news release. It showed 1.36 grams per tonne g...Read More
Silver remains a prime target for mineral explorers and miners, and platinum group metals (PGM) such as platinum and palladium are of increasing interest due to their use in electric vehicles and fuel cell technologies. Here is a look at eight juniors exploring for and developing silver and PGM projects. BRAVO MINING Bravo Mining's Luanga project in Brazil. Credit: Bravo MiningBased in Canada an...Read More
Canadian company Trevali Mining's 90%-owned subsidiary in Burkina Faso has filed for liquidation, effectively kicking off a gradual shutdown process that includes the disposal of all assets in the country.The miner said a liquidator will be appointed by the west African country's Judicial Tribunal of Commerce in the coming days, which will assume responsibility for the management of the affairs of...Read More
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to fall apart, Vladimir Putin is relying on increasingly desperate ploys to regain some semblance of control. Part of that effort has been a renewed focus on Russia's nuclear arsenal, which he frequently leans on to influence global diplomacy.In a speech annexing parts of Ukraine that his army has already surrendered, Putin decried Western leaders as "sat...Read More
Ferrexpo's iron ore pellet production slumped 68% year-on-year to 0.8 million tonnes. Sales fell by 65% over the same period, to 1 million tonnes.Read More
Check out this chart of electric vehicle (EV) sales in 2021...Without question, China dominates the global EV market. It's not even close. But as investors, there's more to understanding the value of this market than just looking at past and present EV sales numbers.You see, it's not just about where the market has been.It's about where it's going.And if you peel back the layers of IEA data, you...Read More
Are ESG ratings for miners clear enough? Are ESG principles clearly understood by most people? What role can digital transformation play in mining?Theo Yameogo, sector leader for EY Americas & EY Canada Mining & Metals joined a conversation centred on the evolution of ESG and digital transformation at The Northern Miner's Q3 Global Mining Symposium on Sept. 29.Towards unified principlesThe current...Read More
Chile's environmental regulator SMA filed four charges on Thursday against Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) for a giant sinkhole that appeared in July above an underground copper mine operated by the Canadian miner in the country's north.The main infractions are related to extraction of ore beyond the permitted limits and construction outside of environmentally approved zones, the SMA said.The charges co...Read More
Filo Mining (TSX: FIL; OTC: FLMMF) has provided results for one additional drill hole completed at its Filo del Sol project in San Juan, Argentina. The hole, FSDH067, was drilled into the Aurora zone, about 100 metres northwest of an earlier hole (FSDH058) that returned 1,251.5 metres at 0.56% copper, 0.41 gram gold per tonne and 6.6 grams silver from 100 metres down.Hole 67 has now followed up t...Read More
Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; AIM: HZM) said construction costs for its Araguaia nickel mine in northern Brazil have increased by 12.6% to US$537 million, up from the previous US$477 million estimate, due mostly to inflationary pressure.Horizonte started building the Araguaia nickel mine, which it acquired from Glencore in 2015, in May and remains on schedule."The company has also opted to invest...Read More
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA are teaming up to map portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah for critical mineral potential.The US$16-million, five-year, government-funded project will employ NASA's Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer high-altitude earth remote sensing platform and MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator to collect hyperspectral data ov...Read More