Gold falls after sweeping Trump win boosts dollar
Gold prices fell 2% overnight after Donald Trump won the United States presidency in an election victory that swept across the nation with more support than his 2016 win. Bullion…
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Fortescue founder plugs ‘real zero’ ambitions; calls Trump an ‘economic pragmatist’
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) founder and executive chairman Andrew Forrest says that both the mining industry and the broader world are gradually embracing the concept of “real zero” over…
Teck’s Amparo Cornejo named TNM’s first Operator of the Year
Amparo Cornejo, chief sustainability officer at Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), has been named The Northern Miner’s first Operator of the Year. The honour, which will be awarded…
Agnico Eagle, Teck among winners of 2025 PDAC awards
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) has unveiled the names of five award winners at its upcoming convention in Toronto on March 2-5. The Bill Dennis Award goes…
American Pacific drills hit high-grade copper-zinc at Palmer as it preps for resource update
The last batch of drill results from American Pacific Mining’s (CSE: USGD; US-OTC: USGDF) Palmer copper-zinc project in southeast Alaska returned broad copper and zinc intercepts, finding the deposit’s high-grade…
Canada approves Pan American’s sale of Peru mine to Zijin
Canada has approved Pan American Silver’s (TSX: PAAS; NYSE: PAAS) sale of its La Arena open-pit mine and project in Peru to Jinteng Mining, a subsidiary of China’s Zijin Mining Group. The approval, granted…
Ero Copper cuts guidance, shares tumble
Ero Copper also announced several leadership changes, following the retirement of co-founder Noel Dunn.
JV Article: Wall of Water fire suppression system protects mines from raging forest fires
An Ottawa-based company has developed a new fire prevention technology for mines and exploration camps susceptible to the increasing prevalence of forest fires. The patented fire prevention technology, described by…
Probe Gold drills new high-grade zone at Novador in Quebec
Drilling by Probe Gold (TSX: PRB; US-OTC: PROBF) has uncovered a new, relatively shallow zone at its Novador property, near Val-d’Or, Que. The company’s drills this past summer and fall…
The Northern Miner announces our gold and silver giveaway winners
The Northern Miner is pleased to announce the winners of our first ever gold and silver and giveaway! There were three prizes up for grabs. The first is a 1…
Podcast: ‘We’ve reached a turning point’—MINING.com’s Cecilia Jamasmie on mining in the US
This week’s episode features Mining.com Editor-in-Chief Cecilia Jamasmie in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli, discussing U.S. mining policy. Jamasmie explains how attitudes toward mining have evolved across bipartisan lines, as…
St Barbara raising A$110M to fast-track Simberi sulphide production
Australian gold miner St Barbara (ASX: SBM) is raising up to A$110 million at a discounted share price to fast-track the expansion of its Simberi operation in Papua New Guinea…
Red Canyon drilling confirms Kendal copper-moly discovery in BC
Shares in Red Canyon Resources (CSE: REDC; US-OTC: REDRF) increased by almost 15%, or 2.5¢, on Tuesday after confirming a copper-molybdenum discovery from drilling on its Kendal project in British…
Pan African expands into Australia, halts Sudan project
South Africa’s Pan African Resources (LSE: PAF; JSE: PAN) is expanding into Australia with the acquisition of gold junior Tennant Consolidated Mining Group (TCMG) for US$54.2 million, as it suspends exploration…
US Strategic Metals gets US$100M government loan for Missouri cobalt project
US Strategic Metals said Tuesday that its US$100.8 million loan application has been granted expedited approval by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services in recognition of the potential job…
The Northern Miner Podcast
Podcast: ‘We’ve reached a turning point’—MINING.com’s Cecilia Jamasmie on mining in the US
Podcast: Women in mining—practical realities vs narratives, ft WIM Canada vice-chair Jennifer Cameron
Podcast: Automation, sensors, robotics and AI converge on mining industry, ft Gecko Robotics CEO Jake Loosararian
Podcast: ‘Consistent funding’ required for long-term resource development, ft consultant Kevin Fox
Site Visits
Site visit: Northern Star to bolster ‘Super Pit’ gold output to 900,000 oz per year
Site visit: Australia’s Bellevue set to join elite gold group
Site visit: Exploration momentum puts PEA in near-term sight for Snowline Gold
Site visit: Permit builds buyout promise at huge KSM gold-copper project, Seabridge says
Opinion/Commentary
Global Mining Symposium
JV Video: How acquisitions-driven Horizon Copper catches an updraft
Horizon Copper (TSXV: HCU) CEO Erfan Kazemi discusses the new company’s acquisition-driven growth strategy during the Canadian Mining Symposium in London this October. The company’s strategy is underpinned by a…
JV Video: Fireweed Metals advances Macmillan Pass, Mactung in Yukon
Fireweed Metals (TSXV: FWZ; US-OTC: FWEDF) is planning a resource update early next year on its Macmillan Pass zinc-lead-silver project in the Yukon, CEO Brandon Macdonald says. Next door along the…
CMS: Catherine McLeod-Seltzer blazes a trail from the board room to the drill bit
Among the few women in mining, especially during her early years, Catherine McLeod-Seltzer often found herself in rooms full of grey-haired men named John. Yet, she has shattered glass ceilings in the industry, leaving an indelible mark on the global mining landscape.
As the independent chair of Kinross Gold (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC), one of the world’s gold majors, her story recounts perseverance, vision, and a passion for geology and exploration, The Northern Miner’s Canadian Mining Symposium heard Friday in London. Instead of seeing it as a hurdle, she turned it into an opportunity to be heard.