To say 2022 was tumultuous is an understatement. War, inflation, climate disasters, market volatility: the past year was anything but business as usual for most. ESG, which had seemed firmly embedded in business, began to experience a backlash, facing criticism as a "woke capitalist" distraction. Yet, a recent Harvard study indicates 81% of institutional investors in the US and 83.6% in Europe pla...Read More
Nouveau Monde Graphite (TSXV: NOU; NYSE: NMG) and Mason Graphite (TSXV: LLG; US-OTC: MGPHF) have released the results of a preliminary economic assessment for the Uatnan project in Quebec, which would produce 500,000 tonnes of graphite concentrate a year.Uatnan is located 285 km north of the town of Baie-Comeau and about 660 km north of Montreal in northeastern Quebec.The PEA outlines a conventio...Read More
This week's episode features a preview of the annual AME Roundup conference taking place in Vancouver from Jan. 23-26, 2023, with Association of Mineral Exploration president and CEO Kendra Johnston in conversation with Northern Miner Podcast host Adrian Pocobelli. Kendra discusses the agenda and speakers in this year's conference, as well as the theme of 'criticality' in the context of minerals,...Read More
Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; OTCQX: LUGDF), which owns and operates one of the world's highest grade gold mines in southeast Ecuador, has exceeded its production guidance for the second year in a row.Total gold production for 2022 came to 476,329 oz., exceeding the high end of the company's 2022 guidance of 460,000 oz., according to operating results for the fourth quarter of 2022, the Vancouver-based...Read More
Dynasty Gold (TSXV: DYG) has released assay results from its initial 2022 drill campaign at the Thundercloud property, 47 km southeast of Dryden, Ont. The results are the best ever reported from the project, the company says, constituting the discovery of wide zones and high-grade gold-bearing quartz veins that require further delineation.A total of four near-surface shallow holes were drilled wit...Read More
Vale (NYSE: VALE), one the world's largest iron ore miner and the top nickel producer, has shortlisted suitors for a 10% of its base metals business estimated to be worth nearly US$2.5 billion.The Brazilian miner, which last year hired advisers to assess options for the unit, told Financial Times that top bidders included carmakers, state investors and pension funds.The stake sale is part of Vale'...Read More
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) said on Tuesday it planned to appeal an order by Panama's government to halt its giant copper mine in the country as the two sides remain in talks over a new contract that would increase royalties paid by the miner.The Central American country's government decided in December to create a plan to halt operations at Cobre Panama copper mine. The move, unusual among L...Read More
New Pacific Metals (TSXV: UAG) has delivered a strong preliminary economic assessment for its Silver Sand project in Potosi department, Bolivia. The PEA confirms the potential to develop a low capital intensity conventional open pit and tank leach operation at Silver Sand, producing on average 12 million oz. of silver in dor?(C) bars per annum over a 14-year mine life, generating solid financial m...Read More
Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) says new assays from the past-producing Eagle mine at its Joutel project in Quebec are the strongest yet and show a wider mineralized corridor than previously thought. Drill hole EM-22-015 intersected 10.3 grams gold per tonne over 7.8 metres from 228 metres downhole, including 41.1 grams over 1 metre, Maple said in a news release on Monday. Only 20%...Read More
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 Intelligence.This period's top drill assays come from Canada, Peru and Australia. Scottie Resources (TSXV: SCOTT) reported the best assay in hole SR22-156, which intersected 2.4 metres, grading 194 grams gold per tonne from 148 me...Read More
Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia (TLEA), a joint venture between Tianqi Lithium (HKG: 9696) and IGO Ltd (ASX: IGO), has made a A$136 million ($126 million) bid to acquire lithium explorer Essential Metals (ASX: ESS) as part of the partners' plan to expand their footprint into Western Australia.TLEA, which is 51% owned by China's Tianqi Lithium and 49% by Australian miner IGO Ltd, set the bid at 5...Read More
U.S. markets rose moderately last week after investors digested mixed news on the work front. Markets initially retreated after employers added 223,000 jobs in December, more than analysts expected, which raised concerns the economy's strength would prompt the Federal Reserve to extend its program of interest rate hikes to control inflation. However, another report showing wage gains were slowing...Read More
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 11.62 points or 2% over the Jan.2-6, 2023 trading session to end at 581.89.Electra Battery Materials closed the week as the top value gainer on the Venture Exchange, adding $1.22 to close at $3.47. Electra announced on Jan. 4 that it had amended an option agreement with Kuya Silver Corp. for its Ontario Cobalt camp assets. Under the terms of the agreement...Read More
Markets got off to a good start in 2023 with the S&P/TSX Composite Index rising 429.59 points or 2.2% to finish the holiday shortened Jan. 3-6 trading week at 19,814.51. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 7.5 points or 6.9% to 116.36 and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index jumped 11.43 points or 6.3% to 192.08. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index climbed 24.23 points or 8.7% to 302.02 and the gold...Read More
Northwestern Canada is a vast hub for mineral exploration and mining. Here's a glimpse of eight companies exploring for precious and base metals in British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Amarc Resources Amarc Resources (TSXV: AHR; US-OTC: AXREF), a Vancouver-based mineral exploration and development company, recently initiated a new drilling campaign at its DUKE deposit in centra...Read More
Gold, copper and silver producer Anglo Asian Mining (LSE: AAZ), has made a third investment in Canada's Libero Copper & Gold (TSXV: LBC), which focuses on finding copper assets in the Americas.The Azerbaijan-focussed miner acquired on Monday 2.6 million new Libero shares at 15 ? each, for a total consideration of $390,000.The investment maintains the company's share holding at 19.8% of Libero, and...Read More
Catch Alamos Gold chief executive officer John McCluskey in this video recount the "Cinderella story" of the formerly underrated Island gold mine in northern Ontario.Few paid attention to the mine in 2015 when it was owned by Richmont Mines and gold was at US$1,285 an ounce. But McCluskey saw the potential. Now with gold around US$1,800 an oz., he's getting ready with the ruby slipper of...Read More
Join Arizona Sonoran Copper Company's CEO, George Ogilvie, for a fulsome discussion on the company's 2023 plans. Join us ...Read More
Jan 10, 2023 Join this upcoming live summit featuring Thunder Gold, an emerging tier-one discovery opportunity in Ontario, with ...Read More
Jan 9, 2023 Recent world events have changed western government views of critical metals. Wanting to be part of the critical ...Read More