Platinum Group Metals
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Canada Nickel, Ontario First Nations sign deal to advance Crawford
Canada Nickel Company and the Matachewan and Mattagami First Nations signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in relation to exploration and development operations at the Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project in Ontario. In a press release, the parties involved explained that…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 213: Platinum Group Metals CEO R. Michael Jones on South Africa, battery tech and PGMs outlook
This week’s episode features an interview with Platinum Group Metals president and chief executive R. Michael Jones, who discusses the company’s large-scale Waterberg PGM project in South Africa. Michael also mentions the company’s newly developed technology patent using palladium in…
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Palladium One aims for first resource at Kaukua South discovery in Finland
Toronto-based Palladium One will begin a 17,500-metre drill program this month at its Kaukua South discovery in Finland aimed at delineating an initial resource. The Kaukua South zone is part of the 24.9-sq.-km Lantinen Koillismaa platinum group element (PGE) and…
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Metso Outotec Q&A on the merger, COVID-19 and the future of mining
Metso and Outotec completed a merger in July 2020 that resulted in Metso Outotec. Headquartered in Helsinki, the new company offers an end-to-end, comprehensive portfolio of mineral processing solutions, has a network of 5,000+ service experts worldwide, and in March…
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Silver and PGM snapshot: Seven companies to watch
With silver and platinum group metal (PGM) prices on the upswing on the back of a gold price rally, there is a renewed interest by investors in mining companies. Below, we provide an overview of seven industry players, from exploration,…
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Palladium One optimistic after major discovery at Finnish project
Palladium One Mining announced that initial visual results from the diamond drill exploration program at the Lantinen Koillismaa (LK) property in Finland show that the project’s Kaukua South discovery is comprised of the same host rocks and indicates that it…
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Canadian Palladium reports broad, near-surface intercepts from East Bull
The most recent drill results from Canadian Palladium’s 9.9-sq.-km East Bull property, 90 km west of Sudbury, Ont., returned broad intercepts of near-surface palladium mineralization, from an area downdip of the current resource. According to the press release, these preliminary…
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Palladium One reports long, near-surface intercepts from LK in Finland
The first phase of drilling at Palladium One’s wholly owned Lantinen Koillismaa (LK) project in north-central Finland has returned long mineralized intervals, starting at shallow depths. The latest results are from the Murtolampi zone, 2.5 km north of the Kaukua deposit…
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PGM: Generation Mining increases metal recovery projections for Marathon
ONTARIO – Generation Mining has increased its platinum group metals (PGM) and copper recovery projections for the Marathon deposit in northwestern Ontario, which will be incorporated into an upcoming feasibility study for the project. The first phase of the bench-scale…
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COPPER-NICKEL-PGM: Braveheart to acquire Ontario project
ONTARIO – Braveheart Resources announced that it has entered into a letter of intent with Cadillac Ventures for the purchase of a 100% interest in the Thierry mine project. In a press release, Braveheart said that to go ahead with the deal,…
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Canada Nickel aims for zero-carbon emissions at Crawford
On Tesla’s second quarter conference call last week, Elon Musk entreated the industry to: “Please mine more nickel – Tesla will give you a giant contract for a long period of time if you mine nickel efficiently and in an…
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Top 10 US-based mid-tier and junior precious metals companies
U.S. firms have been atop the industry pursuing precious metals across the globe. The Northern Miner presents its top 10 list of U.S.-based, mid-tier and junior precious metals companies by market cap as of mid-July. 1. Coeur Mining Market cap:…
