Niger coup does little to move uranium price
The global uranium industry is bracing for potential fallout from a recent military coup in Niger, accounting for about 5% of global nuclear fuel production. Several miners active in Niger…
2023
How Madison Metals plans to disrupt junior finance with a uranium token
Industry veteran Duane Parnham sat at a cozy dinner table with his family last Christmas when inspiration struck. Watching his kids and in-laws engrossed in cryptocurrency trading gave Parnham, the…
China’s overseas metals and mining investment to hit record in 2023, says report
New research data shows that China’s metals and mining investments overseas are on track to hit record levels this year, as the country locks in its position as the dominant…
Podcast: Boomtown—Rediscovering Tonopah, Nevada, ft Northern Miner western editor Henry Lazenby
This week’s episode features Northern Miner western editor Henry Lazenby in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on mining developments in Tonopah, Nevada. Lazenby narrates his firsthand account from a recent…
Tennessee approves Piedmont Lithium plant as complex Carolina project slows
Piedmont Lithium (NASDAQ: PLL; ASX: PLL) says the government has granted it permits to construct a lithium hydroxide plant in Tennessee although the cost has increased by a third. The now-US$800…
Rio Tinto inks earn-in deal for lithium project in Rwanda
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) is making its first foray into Rwanda by signing an earn-in investment and joint-venture agreement with African-focused Aterian (LSE: ATN) to develop…
Lithium Americas shareholders approve split
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC) is going ahead with a planned separation of its North American and Argentinean businesses into two independent public companies, after shareholders approved the split…
TNM Drill Down: New Found’s Queensway South points to more discoveries
Our TNM Drill Down features the top gold assays of the week of July 21-28. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by data provider Mining Intelligence….
Patriot Battery posts first Corvette lithium resource, shares dip
Patriot Battery Metals (TSXV: PMET; ASX: PMT) has delivered the long-awaited maiden resource estimate for the CV5 pegmatite at the Corvette lithium project in James Bay, Que., saying that results…
Rio Tinto, Codelco join forces to find more copper in Chile
Chilean state copper company Codelco is partnering with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) to explore the Australian miner’s recently acquired Agua de la Falda copper asset in…
NYSE gains July 24-28 as economic growth, declining inflation offset interest rate hike
U.S. markets rose moderately during the week after investors considered an interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve to be near its last in the cycle while inflation fell and…
TSX wrap for week of July 24: Base metals rise, Global Atomic shares drop
Over the July 24-28 trading period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index lost 28.14 points or 0.14%, to 20,519.37. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index added 1.13 points or 1% to 110.62 and the S&P/TSX…