Video: Exploring for palladium and lithium with New Age Metals
Harry Barr, CEO of New Age Metals discusses exploration at the River Valley Palladium project near Sudbury and its 11 lithium projects in Manitoba. Barr spoke with Northern Miner staff…
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Kelly Earle and Vincent Metcalfe named Young Mining Professionals of the Year
The winners of the Young Mining Professionals’ (YMP) Eira Thomas and Peter Munk Awards for 2023 are Kelly Earle of Vancouver and Vincent Metcalfe of Montreal. The YMP awards recognize…
From gun searches to kimberlites, AI makes inroads in Canadian mining
An artificial intelligence (AI) executive who co-founded a company searching for concealed weapons is now fronting another firm using similar technology to hunt for hidden mineral deposits. The company, Montreal-based…
Northwest Copper drilling hints at Kwanika’s size potential
Northwest Copper (TSXV: NWST) has released the final assay results from last year’s Central zone drilling at the Kwanika copper-gold deposit in British Columbia, indicating a larger mineralized footprint that…
Video: Lomiko advances La Loutre graphite project in mining-friendly Quebec
Paul Gill, executive chairman of Lomiko Metals, discusses the company’s La Loutre graphite project, which was the subject of a positive preliminary economic assessment in 2021, and its lithium exploration…
Video: Deputy premier Diane Archie on advancing major projects in NWT
Diane Archie, deputy premier and minister of infrastructure in the Northwest Territories discusses advancing major road and mine projects in the Far North. Archie spoke with Northern Miner staff reporter…
Chile issues fresh measures against Lundin Mining for giant sinkhole
Chile’s environmental regulator SMA said on Wednesday it had issued fresh measures against a copper mine owned by Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) after detecting new leaks around a sinkhole that…
Trilogy’s Arctic feasibility update reveals slightly weaker economics
Alaska-focused developer Trilogy Metals (TSX: TMQ; NYSE-AM: TMQ) has released an updated feasibility study for its Arctic copper-zinc-lead-silver-gold project in the Ambler mining district, outlining slightly weaker economics amid an…
Video: Mapping out the mining landscape with PhotoSat
Veronique Nell, vice-president of products and solutions with PhotoSat discusses her company’s work using satellite imagery to produce geospatial surveys and maps for mining clients. Nell spoke with Northern Miner…
ATAC board rebuffs Victoria Gold takeover bid
The Toronto-quoted equity of explorer ATAC Resources (TSXV: ATC) jumped about 38.5% on Monday following the weekend announcement by Victoria Gold (TSX: VGCX) of a takeover bid at an 85%…
Video: Capitalight Research sounds the alarm on critical minerals supplies
Unrealistic expectations for the energy transition could undermine the bullish demand scenarios currently accepted as the norm as the energy transition unfolds, Capitalight Research MD Tom Brady says. For example,…
Great Bear resource ‘proves our thesis,’ Kinross Gold says
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) says the first mineral resource for its billion-dollar Great Bear project in northwest Ontario shows potential to be a world class asset. The open-pit…