TORONTO – Producer Gran Colombia Gold has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for a business combination with Gold X Mining. The company has also submitted a proposal to acquire Guyana Goldfields in an all-share deal, which, on…
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Fitch has revised down 2020 copper consumption growth forecasts for China and the US.
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The coronavirus pandemic is giving many of us the opportunity to reflect, plan and strategize for the future. Mining executives are no exception, says Marc Jadoul, strategic marketing director at Nokia. Jadoul says the pandemic is an opportunity for mi…
DIGITALIZATION: Pandemic offers miners a push toward digital transformation Read More »
By Jane Foutz Engineers at KORE Power, based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, are developing high-density, high-voltage…
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ONTARIO – Cameco has announced that it is resuming production at the uranium hexafluoride (UF6) plant within its Port Hope conversion facility and its Blind River refinery in Ontario. The two operations are planned to restart the week of May…
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FINLAND – Metso has introduced the Nordberg HP900 series cone crusher for the aggregate and mining markets. The HP900 is designed to bring operators increased performance at reduced capital costs and is an upgrade to the well-known HP800 cone cru…
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TORONTO – On Apr. 3, Vale launched a COVID-19 challenge in Canada to help generate innovative solutions among the pandemic by offering financial support of up to US$1 million. Nearly 1,800 solutions were submitted globally and over 300 came from&…
COVID-19: Two Northern Ontario companies among Vale’s COVID-19 Challenge winners Read More »
This episode features an interview with Northern Miner editor-in-chief Trish Saywell on the latest news in the mining industry, including the impact of the coronavirus on commodities and the economy. She also discusses Barrick and Zijin Mining’s clash …
Canadian midtier gold producer Gran Colombia Gold has signed a definitive agreement to complete a business combination with junior miner Gold X Mining and has submitted a proposal to Guyana Goldfields to acquire all its issued and outstanding common sh…
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In the latest Chinese acquisition of a Canadian gold miner, Shandong Gold is buying TMAC Resources (TSX: TMAC) and its Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut for US$149 million. The news follows Zijin Mining’s acquisition of Continental Gold in March for C$1…
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