Quebec puts Troilus on permit fast track
Quebec has selected Troilus Mining’s (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) namesake gold-copper project for a new service aimed at cutting mine permitting delays. Quebec launched Filon on June 2 for advanced…
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Spanish Mountain logs high-grade gold results in BC
New drilling by Spanish Mountain Gold (TSXV: SPA) at its namesake project in British Columbia paves the way for an expansion of the property’s gold system. The stock jumped. Standout…
Sundance Resources awarded $616M after Cameroon’s ‘unlawful’ iron ore project grab
Sundance Resources has won a $616-million (C$870-million) arbitration award after an International Chamber of Commerce tribunal found Cameroon breached its legal obligations over the Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore project. The Perth-based…
Implats halts South Africa’s largest platinum mine after six deaths spur safety concerns
Impala Platinum (JSE: IMP) has suspended mining for four days at its Rustenburg complex in South Africa after six recent worker deaths prompted a comprehensive safety reset. The platinum-group metals…
NextSource eyes longer Madagascar graphite mine life, higher costs
An updated feasibility study for NextSource Materials’ (TSX: NEXT) Molo graphite mine in southern Madagascar outlines lower returns and higher costs for the same output, though it extends the mine…
AI model values Awalé’s Odienné at $2.25B
Analytics firm Stormlands Mining has modelled Awalé Resources’ Odienné gold-copper project in Côte d’Ivoire at a $2.25-billion (C$317.7 billion) net present value after applying a higher gold price to public…
U.S. defence push hits China minerals snag: Reuters
President Donald Trump’s drive to eliminate Chinese critical minerals from U.S. defence supply chains by the start of 2027 is running up against the reality that domestic mining and processing…
Algae research could double rare earth concentrations
Scientists at Southern Illinois University have found algae can more than double the concentration of rare earth elements, offering a potential alternative to chemical-intensive processing as the U.S. seeks to…
Rule Symposium Video: Revival weighs Beartrack-Arnette fast-track
Revival Gold’s (TSXV: RVG; US-OTC: RVLGF) recent deep drilling expands the high-grade Joss deposit at the Beartrack-Arnett project in Idaho, CEO Hugh Agro said. The 63-sq.-km project lies 19 km…
Sponsored: Permit unlocks GoGold’s $227M Mexico mine
GoGold Resources President & CEO Brad Langille in conversation with The Northern Miner’s Western Editor, Henry Lazenby, this month during the Rule Symposium on Resource Investing in Boca Raton, Fla. This…
Brixton hits extraordinary 5,015g silver over 20m near Town of Cobalt
Brixton Metals (TSXV: BBB; US-OTC: BBBXF) has opened a high-grade silver target at the brownfield Langis project in Ontario after assays returned 20 metres averaging 5,015 grams silver per tonne…
Agnico bets $60M more on stake in Lassonde-backed Cadillac in Abitibi
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) is paying $60 million (US$43 million) for an additional stake in soon-to-be-listed Cadillac Mines (TSX: CADY) as Canada’s biggest miner strengthens its position…
A metal you’ve heard of but know little about: Scandium
What’s special about scandium? The trusty sidekick has always been a key component of our most compelling and well-known stories, as even the strongest heroes sometimes rely on something…
Element 29 drills record 1.5-km Elida interval
Element 29 Resources (TSXV: ECU; US-OTC: EMTRF) drilled the longest mineralized interval yet at its Elida copper project in Peru, extending the porphyry system far below the current resource. Hole…
US debt could drive gold to $6,000, analyst says
Gold could climb to $6,000 (C$8,450) per oz. as swelling U.S. debt and central-bank buying extend the metal’s bull market, Toronto-based brokerage Maison Placements President John Ing forecasts in a…
The Northern Miner Podcast
Podcast: South32’s Pat Risner on FAST-41, social licence and mining in the USA
Podcast: Greenland rare earths project in limbo amid government dispute, ft Daniel Mamadou
Podcast: General Charles Flynn (Ret.) on developing a long-term critical minerals strategy
Podcast: Ottawa eyes highway to Arctic ocean, deep-water port, ft TNM’s Blair McBride
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Global Mining Symposium
London Symposium: Ontario’s focus on fast-track, refining wins industry praise
Ontario’s push to OK major projects in less than two years and keep more mineral processing at home stunned industry heavyweights at The Northern Miner’s International Metals Symposium in London. “We’re moving with speed,” provincial Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce…
London Symposium video: Rick Rule on gold
The surging gold price over the past two years marks a catch-up based on a bull market going back to 2000 that few recognized then, veteran investor Rick Rule says…
London Symposium video: Gold has room to run
The sustained gold price could attract a new wave of retail investors including cryptocurrency backers and technology stock holders, gold company executives say in a new video. Bullion touched a…