Election will decide fate of Alaska mine, electric cars

Oil drilling in the Arctic and the Pebble gold mine in Alaska aren’t actually on the ballot -- but they might as well be.

Bloomberg News | October 29, 2020 | 9:01 am

New coral species prized for mining potential

Three species of black coral have been discovered on the seabed of the northern Pacific Ocean, an area where several countries have contracts to explore for metals including cobalt and nickel.

Reuters | October 29, 2020 | 8:14 am

Barrick’s Mark Bristow on building a license to operate

Bristow said the main driver behind having a strong license to operate is that mining companies are “stewards of national assets.”

Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | October 28, 2020 | 2:29 pm

US court upholds miners’ rights to explore on federal lands

A coalition of environmental groups asked the Court to enjoin and declare invalid portions of two rules issued by the BLM and the DOI.

Amanda Stutt | October 28, 2020 | 10:59 am

Trump lifts tariffs on Canadian aluminum, warns he may resume them

Trump first granted the exclusion to Canada in 2019, but a surge in imports of Canadian non-alloyed, unwrought aluminum prompted him to slap the tariffs back on in August, inflaming tensions with Ottawa.

Reuters | October 27, 2020 | 3:10 pm

RANKED: Top 20 mining companies – capital raised in 2020

Gold miners dominate the list, but metallurgical coal and phosphate rock companies rank number two and five, respectively.

MINING.com Editor | October 27, 2020 | 12:20 pm

Brixton teams with Friedland company on Hog Heaven project

The stock surged 9.7% following news of the company teaming up with Friedland on its silver-gold-copper project in Montana.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 27, 2020 | 10:00 am

Sandfire delivers Montana copper project FS

Average annual production at Black Butte is estimated at approximately 23,000 tonnes of copper.

Jackson Chen | October 27, 2020 | 9:15 am

Canex releases drill results from Gold Range in Arizona

Drill hole GR20-01 intersected 3.05 metres grading 2.3 grams gold per tonne starting from surface, and GR20-02 cut 3.05 metres grading 1.4 grams gold from 3.05 metres downhole.

Northern Miner Staff | October 27, 2020 | 5:01 am

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