TSXV climbs in the first trading week of 2023
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 11.62 points or 2% over the Jan.2-6, 2023 trading session to end at 581.89. Electra Battery Materials closed the week as the top value…
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Patriot targets Corvette lithium project resource by June
Patriot Battery Metals (TSXV: PMET; ASX: PMT; OTCQX: PMETF) is starting one of Quebec’s largest winter lithium drilling programs at its Corvette property near James Bay as it prepares an…
Take The Northern Miner’s 2022 news quiz
From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to stubbornly high inflation, and an unrelenting focus on reshoring critical minerals supply chains, last year was full of twists and turns for miners. Were…
Roundup Preview: BC mining and exploration off to a strong start after tumultuous 2022
With high interest rates, high inflation and reduced access to finance, 2022 was a challenging year for the mineral exploration sector. But unofficial financial numbers point to a solid start…
Manganese batteries market may face deficit in 2024
The high-purity manganese market may face a deficit as early as 2024, according to people in the industry. An essential component of the steel-making process, manganese has played an increasing…
Piedmont Lithium, Tesla ink new deal pivoting from delayed Carolina project
Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL; ASX: PLL) and automaker Tesla agreed to cut their supply agreement by tonnage and time while shifting the source away from a proposed mine stymied by…
Mining’s biggest future challenges will be meeting sustainability expectations – and adapting to the metaverse
We present the winner of the 2022 Northern Miner Scholarship, part of the Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund. Entrants were asked to write an essay outlining the mining industry’s biggest…
Battery metal binge outweighs cost hikes at PolyMet copper-nickel project in Minnesota
Surging demand for battery metals is offsetting increased costs to build PolyMet Mining’s (TSX: POM) copper-nickel project in northeastern Minnesota, according to new estimates. Developing the first phase of the…
Global Battery Metals pivots to Utah and Ireland after dud Michigan drilling
Global Battery Metals (TSXV: GBML) says it will stop exploring for nickel, copper and platinum group metals at its Sawyer camp in northern Michigan and instead focus on lithium projects…
South Star targets late 2023 start for Brazil graphite mine
South Star Battery Metals (TSXV: STS; OTCQB: STSBF) says its Santa Cruz graphite project in eastern Brazil is on track to complete construction and commissioning by December next year. Most…
Geopolitical risks likely to intensify in 2023
Following a difficult and unpredictable year full of uncertainty, 2022 ends with a heightened sensitivity to risk. To discuss what lies ahead for miners in 2023, The Northern Miner spoke…
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…