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…
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Dead Solaris deal has cash-strapped Canadian miners considering the door
Some of Canada’s leading mining law firms say their clients are considering leaving the country because the federal government’s clampdown on Chinese investment has closed off an important funding lifeline. …
NextSource looks to tap Saudi perks for US$280M graphite anode plant
NextSource Materials (TSX: NEXT; US-OTC: NSRCF) says it will cost US$280 million to build a new graphite anode plant in Saudi Arabia for electric vehicles as the company expands globally. The…
Mexico to seek deal over disputed mining concession with Ganfeng
Less than a week after Ganfeng Lithium filed an arbitration case against Mexico over a cancelled lithium mining concession, outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said his government would seek…
Norway to award Arctic seabed mining blocks in 2025
The government announced the first licensing round for seabed minerals on the Norwegian continental shelf for public consultation.
Kenorland targets gold, lithium in first Ontario exploration program
Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD) said Monday it has started exploration in northwestern Ontario’s Red Lake district and Wabigoon subprovince. The work involves multiple regional-scale surface exploration programs at its South…
LithiumBank reports largest lithium brine resource in North America at Alberta project
Canadian explorer LithiumBank Resources (TSXV: LBNK; US-OTC: LBNKF) has tabled the largest known lithium-brine resource in North America at its Park Place project in Alberta as it targets an initial…
China’s Ganfeng sues Mexico over lithium permit
China’s Ganfeng and two of its subsidiaries in Mexico have initiated an arbitration case against the country’s government over a cancelled mining concession for an advanced lithium project in the state…
Mining some tales with… Eric Desaulniers
Every month, The Northern Miner gets to know a different executive in the mining industry by asking them about everything — except mining. This month, we feature Eric Desaulniers, president and CEO…
SQM and Talga team up on Aero lithium project in Sweden
SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second largest lithium producer, has inked an earn-in agreement with battery anode and advanced materials company Talga Group (ASX: TLG) to jointly advance the Aero lithium…
South Star nears startup of the Americas’ first new graphite mine in over 25 years
South Star Battery Metals (TSXV: STS) is preparing to start production at its flagship Santa Cruz graphite mine in Bahia, Brazil, within weeks. The company announced this week that it has…
Savannah Resources raises US$20M for Barroso lithium project
Savannah Resources (AIM: SAV), the British company behind the Barroso lithium project in Portugal, has secured a £16 million (US$20.2 million) investment from Dutch miner AMG, which has become the…