Blue Star Gold update shines near Arctic road project
A resource update for Blue Star Gold (TSXV: BAU; US-OTC: BAUFF) lifts total contained gold by almost 20% for the Ulu project that’s located near the Ottawa-backed all-season Grays Bay…
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Agnico doubles Wallbridge Mining stake to over 19%
Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE, TSX: AEM) has more than doubled its stake in Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM) to just under 20% as part of the company’s strategy to gain exposure…
Southern Copper plans $319M Cuajone mine overhaul
Southern Copper (NYSE, LSE: SCCO) plans to invest $318.6 million (C$440 million) to upgrade its Cuajone copper mine in southern Peru as the company works to lower costs and maintain…
How to dodge the Iran war acid shortage: one miner bought its own plant
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI, ASX: MC2) is moving to protect its $587-million (C$810 million) capex namesake oxide project from a volatile sulphuric acid market in Chile. As the explorer pivots…
Freeport eyes full Grasberg output by end of 2027
Freeport-McMoRan‘s (NYSE: FCX) Indonesian unit has reaffirmed plans to restore the giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia to full production by the end of 2027 despite the process taking “longer than…
Troilus gold assays highlight M&A potential, analysts say
Strong drill results from Troilus Mining’s (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) namesake project in Quebec expands the original discovery, boosting the chances of a satellite deposit and takeover bids for a planned…
China sets new mining controls, to speed up strategic reserves
The Chinese government plans to impose mining controls on certain minerals to ensure its security of supply, in a move that could further enhance Beijing’s chokehold on the global flow…
Aya logs high-grade hits at Morocco silver-gold project
Aya Gold & Silver (TSX, Nasdaq: AYA) reported the strongest drill intercept yet on a grade-thickness basis at its Boumadine project in Morocco as the Canadian producer and explorer continues…
Critical minerals boom lifts mining dealmaking
Global mining M&A is gaining momentum this year, driven by a surge in critical minerals deals, rising government intervention and a shift towards supply chain security, speakers said this week…
European Union targets tungsten, rare earths stockpile to counter China’s grip
The European Union has shortlisted tungsten, rare earths and gallium for its first coordinated stockpile of critical minerals as the bloc steps up efforts to reduce dependence on China for…
Podcast: ‘A scarcity of assets’—Canaccord Genuity’s Cam Currie talks mining stocks
This week’s episode features Cam Currie, Senior Investment Advisor at Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management and leader of the Currie Metals & Mining Group, in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about…
Agnico greenlights $2.4B Nunavut gold mine
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) said it will proceed with construction of the $2.4-billion (C$3.3-billion) Hope Bay underground mine in Nunavut with a goal of starting operations in…
Anglo exits coal in $3.9B Dhilmar sale
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has agreed to sell its Australian steelmaking coal business to privately held Dhilmar for as much as $3.875 billion (C$5.3 billion), completing its exit from the…
Jeff Currie sees gold price pullback before $10,000 run
Gold may face a short-term correction as geopolitical tensions and slowing momentum in central bank buying weigh on investor sentiment, but in the longer-term, the metal’s bull case remains firmly…
Canada fast-tracks Nouveau Monde Graphite’s mine
Ottawa backs the Quebec-based project, billed as the biggest graphite mine in the G7.
The Northern Miner Podcast
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Podcast: From front lines of Canadian mining, American Eagle Gold CEO Anthony Moreau
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Opinion/Commentary
Global Mining Symposium
London Symposium: Ontario’s focus on fast-track, refining wins industry praise
Ontario’s push to OK major projects in less than two years and keep more mineral processing at home stunned industry heavyweights at The Northern Miner’s International Metals Symposium in London. “We’re moving with speed,” provincial Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce…
London Symposium video: Rick Rule on gold
The surging gold price over the past two years marks a catch-up based on a bull market going back to 2000 that few recognized then, veteran investor Rick Rule says…
London Symposium video: Gold has room to run
The sustained gold price could attract a new wave of retail investors including cryptocurrency backers and technology stock holders, gold company executives say in a new video. Bullion touched a…