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The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More

Atlantic Lithium (ASX: A11; US-OTC: ALLIF) has halted activity at its Ewoyaa project in Ghana after a fatal accident on Tuesday.According to the company, authorities have been notified and an investigation is underway to establish the circumstances that led to the incident.Ewoyaa will be Ghana's first lithium operation. The miner secured in October a 15-year permit for the project.Half of the lith...Read More

Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) is actively working to expand its exploration activities in Mali to ensure the long-term sustainability of its Loulo-Gounkoto operation, CEO Mark Bristow said yesterday while visiting the operation.The gold giant has started discussions with Mali's National Directorate of Geology and Mines as it seeks to grow its footprint in the country. Since 2021, Mali has be...Read More

Shares of Gatos Silver (TSX: GATO; NYSE: GATO) soared to a three-year high on Wednesday after the precious-base metals miner announced record quarterly zinc production from its flagship Cerro Los Gatos (CLG) mine in Mexico.The stock traded as high as US$13.82 apiece in New York, and as of mid-afternoon was up 20.2% to US$13.41 a share, valuing the company at US$942.8 million."Our mine debottleneck...Read More

Critical Metals Corp. (NASDAQ: CRML) says it's finalized a deal with Saudi Arabia's Obeikan Group to build a large-scale lithium hydroxide processing plant in the kingdom. The two will form an equal joint venture to develop and operate the plant, which will convert lithium spodumene concentrate from Critical Metals' Wolfsberg lithium project in Austria. The deal, which was announced last month and...Read More

Latin America-focused Nexa Resources (NYSE: NEXA), which operates the largest underground zinc mine in Peru, Cerro Lindo, is in talks to sell its Pukaqaqa copper project in the Andean country.The miner said in a note to the local securities regulator (SMV) this week that it was involved in "ongoing negotiations linked to a possible sale of the Pukaqaqa mining project." Pukaqaqa, valued at nearly U...Read More

Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA; US-OTC: AYASF) has poured first silver at its expanded Zgounder mine in Morocco, the Canadian miner announced Tuesday. The first pour was achieved on July 2 from the existing cyanidation plant.The pour "marks another significant milestone" in the Zgounder mine expansion as it transitions to full production by the fourth quarter of 2024, Aya CEO Benoit La Salle said in...Read More

Chile's state-owned copper giant Codelco is considering acquiring a 10% stake in Teck Resources' (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) Quebrada Blanca copper mine, currently held by state mining firm Enami, in a deal valued at about US$500 million.The potential acquisition will make strategic sense for both companies, local paper La Tercera reported on Tuesday, as Codelco would get a hold of a new, ma...Read More

This week's episode features Northern Miner production editor Blair McBride in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on recent developments at Victoria Gold's Eagle mine in Yukon. McBride recounts a series of unusual events, including a heap leach pad failure at the mine, which occurred while he was attending an investment conference in Dawson City. He details the company's and the Yukon governm...Read More

This week's episode features CPM Group managing partner Jeffrey Christian in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the gold market. Christian describes what he sees as the major factors impacting the gold price, including a growing demand for physical metal as a hedge against geopolitical uncertainty and perceived stability of the financial system. He also explains why physical gold demand h...Read More

This week's episode features AI.Energy CEO Mariem Akrout in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the latest developments in artificial intelligence, as well as its general impact on the mining industry. Akrout explains how AI can create efficiencies within companies to save both money and time, as well as how AI technology can be used to reassess deposits, providing more accurate and efficie...Read More

Near Carmacks, Yukon Western Copper and Gold's (TSX: WRN; NYSE-AM: WRN) Casino project sits at the potential junction of a trans-Canadian green power conduit while promising metals needed for the energy transition. The company, which calls Casino the world's fifth-largest copper-gold project controlled by a junior miner, has been buoyed by Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) upping its stake to 9.7%...Read More

Val-d'Or, Que. - Look towards the horizon from the viewing tower at Parc Belv?d?re in Val-d'Or, Que., and it's just visible where a new kid on the block wants to move in and open the golden valley's next mine.Explorer and developer O3 Mining (TSXV: OIII; US-OTC: OIIIF) plans to turn its Marban Alliance project into a producing mine by 2027, CEO Jose Vizquerra said during a recent site visit. Marba...Read More

Grid Metals (TSXV: GRDM; US-OTC: MSMGF) has got a plan B to start producing battery metal in case Ottawa torpedoes its leading option with China's Sinomine Resources. Toronto-based Grid is in talks to spend $4.65 million for the idled True North gold mine held by 1911 Gold (TSXV: AUMB), Grid president and CEO Robin Dunbar said on a site visit this month. The mill's 450,000 tonnes annual capacity w...Read More

Eleven years ago, The Northern Miner ran a story titled "How Mexico reclaimed its mantle as a top mining nation." The piece recounted how the nation opened up investment and in 2012, became the No. 1 jurisdiction in Latin America for spending on mineral exploration. Last year, Mexico was the top jurisdiction in another category: the target of most new requests for arbitrations at the International...Read More

There's a long-held fable within investing circles that surging M&A activity can (at times) signal a market top. So, how does that come about?Just like regular investors, major corporate executives suffer from the same psychological condition known as FOMO.The 'fear of missing out' is a timeless human condition repeated for eons and ingrained in human DNA. Yet, it seems to hold a special place in...Read More

Canada boasts of its rich history and continued success in mining, metallurgical and chemical processing, advanced manufacturing, strong trade relations north-south and east-west, access to clean energy and its commitment to sustainability. While these strengths lay the foundation for Canada to succeed in a rapidly changing economy driven by the global energy transition, they're not enough. The l...Read More

Fireweed Metals (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) is planning a resource update early next year on its Macmillan Pass zinc-lead-silver project in the Yukon, CEO Brandon Macdonald says.Next door along the Yukon-Northwest Territories border, Firweed is advancing the world's largest high-grade tungsten project, Mactung. It's aiming to publish a preliminary economic assessment early next year, Macdonald said...Read More

Among the few women in mining in her early years in the industry, Catherine McLeod-Seltzer often found herself in rooms full of grey-haired men. Yet, she has shattered glass ceilings in the industry, leaving an indelible mark on the global mining landscape.As the independent chair of Kinross Gold (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC), one of the world's long-lived gold majors, her story recounts perseverance, visio...Read More

Victoria Gold (TSXV: GCX) must quickly stabilize its Eagle gold mine site to prevent another landslide and a spill to neighbouring property, a landslide expert says.The company suspended operations and said it's investigating an accident on Monday at the Yukon site's heap leach pad. It's about 375 km north of Whitehorse. No one was injured.Photos show a 1.3-km failure of material down a slope afte...Read More

Victoria Gold (TSXV: GCX) has suspended operations at its Eagle mine in the Yukon after an accident at its heap leach pad. There were no injuries, the company said. The site operations teams and management are working on assessing the situation and gathering information, the company said in a release Monday. Eagle, the territory's only producing gold mine, is located about 375 km north of Whitehor...Read More