Video: Aurania pivots from Ecuador to Europe
Aurania Resources (TSXV: ARU; US-OTC: AUIF), led by a key member of the Aurelian Resources team that discovered the rich Fruta del Norte gold mine in Ecuador, is turning away…
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Why this week’s market mayhem doesn’t signal a complete meltdown
Global markets have experienced spectacular moves this week, led by Japan’s Nikkei index. It tumbled 12% on Monday, then recovered 11% on Tuesday! Incredible whipsaw action — But that’s not what…
Confusion and consternation on critical minerals
What started out as optimism two years ago when the federal government turned its eye to critical minerals, introducing a strategy, incentives and funding, and pledging faster permitting for mines,…
Video: ‘Big bang’ in commodity demand set to lift miners, Prins says
Global miners are set to benefit from rising needs for “real assets,” Nomi Prins, a macroeconomist and author of the newsletter PrInsights Global, says in a new interview. Global geopolitical…
Vale to develop low-carbon iron in Brazil, US and Middle East within a year
Three projects were already announced for Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
USGS issues first earthquake risk study on commodities
Scientists with the United States Geographical Survey, a government research agency, have developed a new scientific assessment of how earthquakes threaten worldwide mineral commodity supplies. The methodology was developed…
Ontario First Nation seeks mining claims ban for now, and more consultation
A northern Ontario First Nations community, which opposes development of the Ring of Fire area and has fought pulp and paper mercury poisoning for decades, is taking the province to…
Transition to hybrids more ‘realistic’ than copper-hungry EVs — study
A new study suggests that the electrifying the global vehicle fleet by 2050, the target year for net-zero emissions, will require an unrealistic ramp-up in copper production. But targeting 100%…
Opinion: Want more investors? Act local
The mining industry must boost its support of local communities if it’s ever going to attract enough investors for the world to meet climate-change fighting goals, a new survey and…
Brazil’s Lula to ‘demand’ Vale pay for mining disasters
The Brazilian President is expected to meet with Vale executives next week.
Analysis: Rate cuts may boost mining M&A
As summer holidays beckon, investors typically exchange their screens for a beach. However, with increased volatility in the market and more rate cuts expected this month by both the Bank…
Get ready for more disputes about what’s ‘mine’ and theirs
Eleven years ago, The Northern Miner ran a story titled “How Mexico reclaimed its mantle as a top mining nation.” The piece recounted how the nation opened up investment and…