Canada Top Stories

Green River Gold to begin placer mining on Wabi claims near Quesnel, BC

Green River holds six contiguous placer mining claims straddling the Swift River, which has a significant history of placer mining dating back to the Cariboo gold rush.

Staff Writer | April 2, 2024 | 10:40 am

Korea Zinc agrees 40% fee cut to turn Teck’s mined zinc into metal

Teck has agreed to pay Korea Zinc $165 per metric…

Reuters | April 2, 2024 | 9:43 am

Electra Battery to source cobalt from Eurasian Resources for Ontario refinery

Once fully commissioned, the refinery could produce sufficient cobalt for…

Staff Writer | April 2, 2024 | 6:30 am

Video: Douglas Silver on the clash between NPV and ESG

There’s an inherent conflict between the way mining investments are…

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

Strike that snarled Canada’s ports to end after deal reached

A 13-day strike that disrupted shipments at Canada’s western ports is set to end after the dockworkers’ union and a group of employers agreed on a tentative deal.

Bloomberg News | July 13, 2023 | 12:42 pm

Coal-related environmental regulations tend to underestimate long-run health impacts – study

New research found that policymakers need to consider both current and future payoffs when designing coal-related environmental regulations.

Staff Writer | July 13, 2023 | 6:06 am

Barrick reports higher gold, copper output for second quarter

The rise in gold production was driven by higher output at Carlin mine in Nevada and return to normal throughput levels on completion of maintenance work at the site.

Reuters | July 13, 2023 | 6:01 am

Carbon credits and mining: Paving the way for net-zero goals and sustainable strategies

As miners grapple with how they’ll meet their future net-zero commitments, carbon credits are likely to be part of the answer.

Henry Lazenby | July 12, 2023 | 4:18 pm

McEwen shares rise on new drill results from Los Azules copper project

According to the latest PEA, the Los Azules has an after-tax net present value (at a discount of 8%) of $2.66 billion.

Staff Writer | July 12, 2023 | 3:38 pm

Canadian government backs international moratorium on deep sea mining

Federal fisheries minister said the decision to back the moratorium was due to a lack of a strong regulatory regime and a poor understanding of the comprehensive impacts.

Stefan Labbé | July 12, 2023 | 1:16 pm