Uranium spotlight: Four companies worth a look – Part 1
Rising demand for nuclear energy is sustaining interest in uranium projects around the world. Here’s a list of four companies to watch. ATHA Energy ATHA Energy (TSXV: SASK) is advancing…
Articles by Henry Lazenby
Blue Moon funds Nussir copper project in Norway, bets more on Springer in Nevada
Blue Moon Metals (TSXV: MOON; NASDAQ: BMM) this week approved building its $184-million (C$252 million) capex Nussir copper-gold-silver mine in northern Norway and moved toward restarting the Springer tungsten mine…
Site visit: Gold Terra bets Con can help fill Yellowknife’s post-diamond hole
Yellowknife, N.W.T. – Gold Terra Resource (TSXV: YGT; US-OTC: YGTFF) is among a small group of explorers seeking to rebuild a mining pipeline in the Northwest Territories amid the closure…
Mangrove opens Delta refinery to close lithium gap
Privately held Mangrove Lithium on Thursday opened North America’s first commercial electrochemical lithium refinery, adding a missing piece to Canada’s battery supply chain. The facility in Delta, about 30 km…
Canada’s antimony gap shows as Iran war sharpens focus on defence metals
The war with Iran has pushed antimony further out of the shadows, highlighting the metal’s modern use in explosive formulations, flares and infrared sensors. The United States Geological Survey says…
Paladin’s Namibia restart sharpens Africa’s uranium relevance during wave of reactor builds
Paladin Energy’s (ASX, TSX: PDN) restart of the Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia has put the country back on the map as one of the world’s top nuclear fuel…
New woe besets BC’s two biggest gold projects
Seabridge Gold’s (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) push for permits to dig tunnels at its giant KSM project is being delayed by British Columbia until the miner’s court fight with neighbour…
Infographic: Latin America’s top miners may surprise
Latin America’s most mining-dependent countries are not always its biggest economies. Our latest infographic ranks the region first by mining’s share of total exports and then by the value of…
Paladin targets 2027 uranium decision on Patterson Lake South
Australia’s Paladin Energy (ASX, TSX: PDN) expects making a final investment decision on its Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project in Saskatchewan by the end of 2027 as the company…
Blast from the Past: When Chile nationalized copper
Chile’s 1971 move to nationalize copper reshaped Latin American mining and still reverberates through global supply. The Northern Miner tracked the crisis before and after the takeover. Even before Congress…
Video at PDAC: MetalQuest seeks Lac Otelnuk iron project partner
MetalQuest Mining (TSXV: MQM; US-OTC: MQMIF) plans to update the 2015 feasibility study at its Lac Otelnuk iron ore project in northern Quebec after completing a gap analysis and stepping…
Video at PDAC: Cornish de-risks South Crofty for 2028 tin restart
UK-based Cornish Metals (AIM: TIN) is shifting work deeper underground at South Crofty and expects to line up senior debt within months as it pushes the Cornwall tin mine toward…