Central Nevada Gold looks to revive Mule Canyon mine
Privately held Central Nevada Gold is working to reopen the past-producing Mule Canyon mine in the western U.S. state after acquiring the asset from Newmont (NYSE, ASX: NEM; TSX: NGT)….
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Assays hint at size, depth of Onyx Gold’s Argus system
Drill results at Onyx Gold’s (TSXV: ONYX; US-OTC: ONXGF) Munro-Croesus project have extended gold mineralization at the Argus North and Main targets and identified a new potentially gold-bearing zone. Highlight hole…
Rule Symposium Video: Mining M&A wave seen building
Mining’s next two years will be shaped by mergers and acquisitions as producers scramble to replace reserves after a decade of weak investment, veteran resource investor Rick Rule says. Capital…
Trump’s U.S. ‘gold dollar’ coin has no precious metal
President Donald Trump is to appear on a new U.S. one-dollar “gold coin” being issued for America’s 250th anniversary, despite the coin containing no gold or other precious metals. The…
Cuba’s cobalt exposes Western supply chain weak spot
Canada’s only cobalt refinery has become an unexpected casualty of United States sanctions on Cuba, exposing a critical weakness in Western mineral supply chains that extends well beyond geology. The…
BHP’s first port strike in 26 years rattles iron ore supply
Union action at Port Hedland raises fresh concerns over iron ore exports as wage negotiations remain deadlocked.
Revival drills shallow gold at Mercur in Utah
New drilling by Revival Gold (TSXV: RVG; US-OTC: RVLGF) at its Mercur project in Utah has returned shallow gold as the company continues expanding mineralization and advancing the past-producing mine…
Greenland Mines lifts PGM oz by 31% at Skaergaard
An updated technical report for Greenland Mines’ (Nasdaq: GRML) Skaergaard palladium-gold-platinum project increased contained palladium-equivalent metal across resource categories by more than half while boosting grades by about 80%. The…
Altius raises C$182M after royalty buys
Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS; US-OTC: ATUSF) is raising $182 million (US$130 million) through a bought-deal share offering to strengthen its balance sheet following a series of royalty acquisitions. The St….
First Quantum explores Taca Taca stake sale: report
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) is exploring the sale of a minority stake in its giant Taca Taca copper project in Argentina as the world’s largest miners and strategic investors…
Cameco restarts Cigar Lake uranium mine
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) announced Wednesday its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan has resumed production activities following a temporary suspension due to challenges at the McClean Lake…
Codelco pushes Maricunga lithium project start to 2034
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco said on Wednesday it now expects production from its Maricunga lithium project to begin in 2034 — a four-year delay for one of the country’s…
Antofagasta banks on stronger second half to hit copper goal
Chilean copper miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) reaffirmed on Tuesday its full-year production guidance after second-quarter copper output edged lower, betting that stronger production in the second half will lift it…
Podcast: Greenland rare earths project in limbo amid government dispute, ft Daniel Mamadou
This week’s episode features Energy Transition Minerals managing director Daniel Mamadou in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the status of the company’s Kvanefjeld rare earths project in Greenland. Mamadou…
Canada bets on digital hub to speed mine permitting
Canada is using a centralized digital platform to help accelerate reviews of major mining and infrastructure projects by giving regulators, companies, Indigenous communities and the public access to the same…
The Northern Miner Podcast
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
Podcast: Russian setbacks change Sahel, ft Critical Risk Team’s George McLeod
Opinion/Commentary
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…