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Traditional safety metrics may mask mining's deadly reality
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (256+ words) Connected safety platforms like ISNetworld are significantly improving how mining companies identify and prevent fatal accidents, according to Kim Ritchie, executive vice president of Canadian client development at ISN, who warns that traditional safety metrics may be masking deadly risks…...
Indigenous groups push for mine ownership, not just benefits
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (941+ words) Indigenous communities across Canada are increasingly moving away from traditional impact benefit agreements (IBAs) toward direct equity ownership in mining and energy projects, fundamentally reshaping how First Nations participate in resource development on their territories. The study, titled "Beyond the…...
Mining People: International Battery Metals, Temas Resources, Xali Gold, Atlas Lithium, Kodiak Copper, Torex Gold Resources
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (388+ words) Management changes announced this week: Bolt Metals announced the appointment of Rick Mah as CFO and corporate secretary." Blossom Gold appointed Alan Haslam as vice president of permitting. Deep Sea Minerals appointed John Vonglis as a strategic advisor to the…...
Goldman warns downside risk for copper, trims price target
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (350+ words) Copper could see further downside risk if the war in the Middle East drags on and continues to disrupt the global supply chains by blocking the Strait of Hormuz, Goldman Sachs has warned. "We see the near-term risks as skewed…...
Searchlight receives two-year exploration permit for Robinson Creek gold Project
1+ day, 39+ min ago (260+ words) Searchlight Resources (TSXV: SCLT) received a two-year drill and surface exploration permit from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment for its Robinson Creek gold project. The property sits about 16 km west of Creighton, Saskatchewan and Flin Flon, Manitoba. The company plans…...
Mining company reports breakthrough gold recovery tech for complex ores
1+ day, 57+ min ago (303+ words) The Vancouver-based clean-technology company announced Wednesday that its proprietary RZOLV formula successfully extracted gold from ore containing 9. 6 grams per tonne of gold and 2. 12% copper. The tested material comes from an alkaline gold-copper porphyry system with low-sulphidation epithermal mineralization. "This is…...
Altius acquires 9. 9% of TNR Gold
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (347+ words) Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS) has taken up a 9. 9% stake in TNR Gold (TSXV: TNR) to further expand its investment holdings in companies with royalty-generating assets. In a statement on Monday, TNR said Altius will purchase23. 5 million of its common shares at…...
Sponsored PDAC Video: Canada grant puts Malmbjerg closer to build
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (84+ words) Greenland Resources" (TSX: MOLY) Chairman and President, Ruben Shiffman, talks with The Northern Miner"s Western Editor, Henry Lazenby, last month during Sponsored PDAC Video: Canada grant puts Malmbjerg closer to build Greenland Resources" (TSX: MOLY) Chairman and President, Ruben…...
PDAC Video: FPX starts Baptiste review, eyes 2028 study
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (201+ words) FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) has started the environmental assessment for its Baptiste project in central British Columbia while testing market PDAC Video: FPX starts Baptiste review, eyes 2028 study FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF) has started the environmental…...
Rock Tech secures $200 M partnership for Ontario lithium converter
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (151+ words) Rock Tech Lithium announced a strategic partnership with the BMI Group, a Canadian industrial infrastructure platform company, to develop Rock Tech's lithium converter facility in Red Rock, Ontario." Initial funding to advance site development and feasibility study" The Red Rock…...