Northern Miner editorial: dualities
The start of a new year brings a lot of dualities with it, especially if one is writing when the year isn’t quite over as The Northern Miner team rushes…
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Does mining need saving?
Some issues of The Northern Miner are more fun to put together than others. Our March 2024 edition, unfortunately, offers a sobering read. It’s filled with news of shuttered mines…
Cash crunch has junior miners feeling ‘despondent’
According to Mining Intelligence data, mining financings tumbled by around 13% last year, after falling a precipitous 45% the previous year. Numbers from the Prospectors and Developers Association aren’t in…
2024 belongs to an offbeat pairing — uranium and gold
As demand for EV and base metals is expected to slow along with global growth in 2024, two very different metals are likely to stand out from the commodity pack:…