Biden soothes Canada’s fears of being crushed by US clean energy push
It can be easy to take a partnership between Canada and the United States as a given,” U.S. President Joe Biden told the House of Commons on Mar. 24 on his…
Editorial
Indigenous ownership models gain steam alongside critical minerals rush
As this year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention returned to its March slot in Toronto, welcoming nearly 24,000 attendees, the buzz was undoubtedly around critical and battery metals. …
Every element of South Africa’s ‘just energy transition’ is in question
This year’s Mining Indaba conference was notable for two things. One was the prominent presence of both Chinese and U.S. delegations looking for critical minerals partners in Africa. The other…
Peru’s political crisis puts mining in the crosshairs
Peru’s ongoing political crisis spells more trouble for miners in the world’s No. 2 copper producing nation, following two years marked by increasingly frequent protests targeting the industry. The country…
NI 43-101 consultation shows divide between regulators and industry
In the wake of the Bre-X Minerals gold salting fraud of the late 1990s, Canada’s regulators introduced National Instrument 43-101 in 2001. The regulation, which spelled out standards of disclosure…
Five trends that defined 2022
The Northern Miner has put together a list of five trends we believe encapsulate the drama of 2022. 1 Geopolitical ‘curveballs’ Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was certainly the biggest geopolitical…
The Northern Miner’s most clicked stories of 2022
As we end off 2022, The Northern Miner takes a look at the top 10 most-clicked stories on our website from Jan. 1 to Dec. 15. No. 1: Canada’s Top…
2023: Outlook not so good
You don’t need a magic eight ball to know that 2023 is probably going to be a tough year. As 2022 comes to a close, it seems we are collectively…
Crypto’s Bre-X moment means regulations are finally on the way
There’s got to be a sense of schadenfreude in some circles of the mining business watching the implosion of FTX this month. Somehow, cryptocurrencies have competed with the mining sector…
Canada draws a line on critical minerals, but leaves unanswered questions
Less than a year after the federal government approved the takeover of Neo Lithium by China’s Zijin Mining without a full national security review under the Canada Investment Act, it…
Indigenous-led EAs are on the horizon
At the recent Indigenous Led Projects Forum in Toronto in late September — the first event of its kind — co-host Michael Fox shared some of the big changes that…
Mining’s problems are now the world’s problems, as lithium scale-up issues show
Lithium prices continue to hold near historic highs, even in the face of an anticipated global recession. Spot prices for both lithium carbonate and hydroxide are now hovering around US$70,000…