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Infographic: Gold and silver producers vs reserves

The ranks of the world’s top precious metal producing countries are subject to change over time, one factor being economically mineable reserves. […]

Blair McBride | June 3, 2025 | 1:38 pm

Aris Mining’s Woodyer on his billion-dollar babies

The Northern Miner podcast host Adrian Pocobelli sat down with…

Adrian Pocobelli | March 2, 2025 | 2:47 pm

Cobalt price hits lowest since 2016 amid record production

China’s CMOC set a new production record last year and…

Staff Writer | January 27, 2025 | 1:05 am

B2Gold CEO Clive Johnson on Mali risk and a life in mining

Clive Johnson has built a reputation for making successful bets…

Alisha Hiyate | December 23, 2024 | 12:48 pm

Four Barrick Gold employees detained in Mali

Employees of the Loulo-Gounkoto mine were detained amid the government's…

Staff Writer | November 26, 2024 | 10:42 am

Metso Outotec to supply plant equipment to Kamoa Copper in DRC

Kamoa Copper has selected Metso Outotec to supply key concentrator plant equipment to the company’s copper mining complex expansion in the Democratic […]

Jackson Chen | July 18, 2022 | 11:50 am

Barrick sees 5.4% bump in quarterly gold output, copper up 18.8%

Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD; TSX: ABX) has reported its preliminary second quarter operating results, showing total gold production of 1.04 million oz. […]

Jackson Chen | July 14, 2022 | 10:48 am

Gold-uranium mine in South Africa sheds new light on life’s power generators below earth’s surface

An international team of researchers discovered that Harmony Gold Mining‘s gold and uranium Moab Khotsong mine in South Africa hosts 1.2-billion-year-old groundwater, […]

Staff Writer | July 10, 2022 | 7:45 am

Aya completes design for 2,000 t/d processing plant at Zgounder

Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA; OTC: AYASF) has reached the first milestone in its proposed expansion of the Zgounder silver mine operations […]

Jackson Chen | July 7, 2022 | 11:21 am

Metso Outotec to deliver SAG, ball mills to First Quantum’s copper mine in Zambia

First Quantum Minerals has awarded an order to Metso Outotec for two very large horizontal grinding mills for the company’s Kansanshi copper […]

Jackson Chen | July 7, 2022 | 11:08 am

Iamgold assays 34 m of 5.81 g/t Au at Karita project in Guinea

Iamgold (NYSE: IAG; TSX: IMG) has posted new assay results from diamond drilling on its wholly owned Karita gold project in northeastern […]

Jackson Chen | July 6, 2022 | 11:42 am

Mkango’s DFS indicates US$559M post-tax NPV for Songwe Hill rare earth project

Africa-focused rare earths explorer Mkango Resources (TSXV: MKA) has reached a major milestone with the release of a definitive feasibility study (DFS) […]

Jackson Chen | July 5, 2022 | 10:53 am

Barrick Gold’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex on track to meet production guidance

Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX)(NYSE: GOLD) announced that at the halfway mark of the year, its giant Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex in Mali is […]

Staff Writer | July 3, 2022 | 1:13 pm

Montage Gold raises $20 million to acquire Mankono-Sissedougou JV

West Africa-focused gold explorer Montage Gold (TSXV: MAU) has closed a financing of approximately $20 million to fund its acquisition and subsequent […]

Jackson Chen | June 30, 2022 | 11:34 am

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Infographic: Gold and silver producers vs reserves

Aris Mining’s Woodyer on his billion-dollar babies

Cobalt price hits lowest since 2016 amid record production

B2Gold CEO Clive Johnson on Mali risk and a life in mining

Four Barrick Gold employees detained in Mali

Metso Outotec to supply plant equipment to Kamoa Copper in DRC

Barrick sees 5.4% bump in quarterly gold output, copper up 18.8%

Gold-uranium mine in South Africa sheds new light on life’s power generators below earth’s surface

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