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Video: Douglas Silver on the clash between NPV and ESG

There’s an inherent conflict between the way mining investments are valued and environmental social and governance principles, Silver says.

Northern Miner Staff | April 1, 2024 | 12:32 pm

Iamgold pours first bullion at Côté project in Ontario

The mine will be one of Canada’s largest gold producers…

Staff Writer | April 1, 2024 | 10:09 am

Volt Lithium’s cost cuts help Alberta project weather metal price crash

The company has cut nearly two-thirds of its lithium production…

Colin McClelland | April 1, 2024 | 6:47 am

NextSource applies to build graphite plant in Mauritius

The facility will have capacity to produce 3,600 tonnes of…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2024 | 3:47 am

Canada’s mild winter disrupts key ice road to remote Arctic diamond mines

The delay underscores the challenges that companies face as Canada's…

Reuters | March 30, 2024 | 1:28 pm

Cameco 2023 forecast down at Key Lake, Cigar Lake, McArthur River operations

Total production from operations is forecast to be 30.3 million lb. uranium concentrate (U3O8), down approximately 9%.

Staff Writer | September 5, 2023 | 10:27 am

Protests cast doubt on approval of First Quantum’s contract in Panama

Locals called for a national march to demand the rejection of a deal between First Quantum and the government over the giant copper mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 5, 2023 | 7:03 am

It’s getting harder to find mining engineers a green world needs

In regions like Canada and the US, enrollment or graduation from university courses related to mining engineering slipped in recent years.

Bloomberg News | September 1, 2023 | 10:18 am

British Columbia First Nations call for moratorium on placer mining

Provincial regulations governing placer mining are outdated, says BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | August 31, 2023 | 5:16 pm

BC Securities Commission to hear NorthWest Copper’s activist investor claims

BCSC has agreed to schedule a two-day hearing over allegations that an activist group did not make the required securities law disclosures.

Henry Lazenby | August 31, 2023 | 2:51 pm

BHP speeds up Jansen project in Saskatchewan despite falling potash prices

Construction outlays at the site 180 km north of Regina are planned to rise to $1 billion from $647 million.

Colin McClelland | August 31, 2023 | 11:51 am

Marathon Gold says addition of Berry pit would not require new impact assessment

According to Marathon, the addition of Berry deposit would significantly improve the Valentine project’s projected production profile.

Staff Writer | August 31, 2023 | 9:45 am

NexGen raises $110 million for Rook I uranium project

Rook I, a proposed new uranium mine and mill development, is the largest development-stage uranium project in Canada.

Staff Writer | August 31, 2023 | 8:15 am

Lithium revival a dead cat bounce as prices slump to 20-month low

Sales-weighted worldwide prices for lithium the lowest since December 2021 as weakness in China is exported elsewhere.

Frik Els | August 30, 2023 | 2:58 pm

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