Operations at the pit have been temporarily suspended. The worker, who has not been named, was injured in an incident involving a dump truck and a light vehicle.Read More
Ur-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energyBradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSORED Asante targets 400,000oz in 2023SPONSOREDasante gold corporationUp 30% since China announced its economic reopening late last year, nickel has attracted investors because of growing demand and because they c...Read More
Ur-Energy to boost production at Lost CreekSPONSOREDur-energyBradda Head eyes Arizona pegmatite prizeSPONSOREDbradda head lithiumCan EV battery metal continue its incredible bull run?SPONSORED Asante targets 400,000oz in 2023SPONSOREDasante gold corporationReleasing the 15th version of the report, Deloitte Australia mining and metals leader Nicki Ivory said decarbonisation would be a mineral inten...Read More
U.S. futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 44 points at 8:35 AM EST.January Non-farm Payrolls released at 8:30 AM EST was expected to increase 185,000 versus a gain of 223,000 in December. Actual was a gain of 517,000. January Unemployment Rate was expected to increase to 3.6% from 3.5% in December. Actual was a drop to 3.4%. January Average Hourly Earnings were expected t...Read More
Today we trample sacred ground... trumpet a message of heresy... and offend the pieties. For we challenge the cherished and soothing assumptions of democracy.In 2001, academic Hans-Hermann Hoppe scribbled a book bearing the soaring title Democracy: The God That Failed. Hoppe's work is a dart leveled against that holiest of secular divinities.Hoppe's primary tort against democracy?It wastes. It exh...Read More
We see the 2022 edition of The Economist's Intelligence Unit Democracy Index is out.This tabulation ranks the world's nations across several categories. These categories include but are not limited to:Civil liberties... the functioning of government... political participation… electoral process... pluralism... and political culture.The higher the categorical score, the higher the democratic...Read More
British Columbia is a major feature of Canada's mining landscape, as demonstrated by the record-setting $740.4 million (US$552.8 million) spent there by mineral explorers in 2022, Premier David Eby told last week's AME Roundup conference in Vancouver.Almost 6,000 geoscientists, prospectors, financiers, investors, Indigenous partners, suppliers, and government representatives from 39 countries gath...Read More
The most recent results from the Valley zone at Snowline Gold's (CSE: SGD) Rogue project in the Yukon - 363.5 metres of 1.4 grams gold per tonne from surface in hole V22-28 - are good. But CEO and cofounder Scott Berdahl says the hole is probably only in the top five of best results since Valley's discovery in 2021. The project, in the underexplored Selwyn Basin, has attracted attention by return...Read More
Catherine Boggs, Chairperson at Hecla Mining discusses how the energy transition has brought the importance of the mining sector to the fore. The interview with Frik Els, Executive Editor of Mining.com, took place at AME BC Roundup in January.Read More
Mitchell Wihlidal, Product Development Associate with CDN Resource Laboratories talks about the latest developments in certified reference material - CRM or "standard" - an important aspect of quality control for assay labs handling exploration drill core. The interview with Henry Lazenby, Staff Reporter with The Northern Miner, took place at AME BC Roundup in January.Read More
Canada's Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE: TGB) says it's negotiating to buy out minority partner Sojitz in the vast Gibraltar copper mine in British Columbia after the Japanese company noted operating risks and declining grades. Confidential discussions are focusing on Taseko's acquisition of Sojitz's 12.5% interest in the mine located about 580 km north of Vancouver. Sojitz invested its stake in 201...Read More
Filo Mining's (TSX: FIL; OTC: FLMMF) "impressive" drill results showing the longest interval yet from its Filo del Sol project in Argentina's high Andes could make the company a buy-out target, according to Haywood Securities. Vancouver-based Filo drilled two holes 275 metres apart into the Aurora zone at the site near the Chilean border about 1,300 km northwest of Buenos Aires and 140 km south...Read More
The digital transformation is well underway, with many mining companies increasingly turning to automation and internet of things (IoT) technology to make their operations safer and more efficient.Senior executives from Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), Alamos Gold?EUR?(TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) and Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) told The Northern Miner about the projects underway at th...Read More
Marathon Gold (TSX: MOZ) says it has intersected new gold mineralization during infill drilling at the Berry deposit, part of its Valentine gold project in central Newfoundland.A total of 21,039 metres of drilling across 26 holes were completed last year, and Marathon notes the results demonstrate potential to add more ounces to the mine plan.The three most notable assays (all uncut) include: VL-...Read More
Marcio Fonseca, president and COO of Mexico-focused explorer GR Silver Mining, spoke with Northern Miner Staff Writer Henry Lazenby at AME BC Roundup in January. They discuss the company's recent discovery at its San Marcial property, where drilling returned 100 metres of 300 grams silver per tonne, and the upcoming resource update for its Plomosas project in Sinaloa state.Read More
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) says drill results support expanding the Gosselin discovery that could be added to the C??t?(C) project targeting first-pour next year in northern Ontario. The Gosselin deposit lies beside C??t?(C), a joint venture between Iamgold as operator and Japan's Sumitomo Metal Mining 125 km southwest of Timmins. C??t?(C) remains on schedule to start production in early 2...Read More
Measures like the Inflation Reduction Act in the U.S. pressure automakers to source critical minerals in ESG-friendly jurisdictions, but it could be challenging to change supply chain flows already directed towards China, Mark Ferguson, Research Director and the Head of Mining Studies, S&P Global Market Intelligence, told Mining.com Executive Editor Frik Els at AME BC Roundup in January. They talk...Read More
The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) announced that it has added optical AI developer Alitheon to the pool of five companies that support the Gold Bar Integrity (GBI) initiative.The GBI was launched in March 2022 by the LBMA and the World Gold Council with the goal of digitally monitoring gold moving through the global supply chain by confirming provenance and providing transparency over t...Read More
Through YE 2022, McIntyre Partnerships returns were ~0.3% gross and -1.2% net. Click here to read the full fund letter.Read full newsRead More
Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:NYSE:BBU) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call February 3, 2023 11:00 AM ETCompany ParticipantsAlan Fleming - Senior Vice President of Investor...Read full newsRead More