Glencore hints at 2027 smelter closure absent deal
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said it’s halting all spending on emissions reduction at its Horne smelter in northern Quebec after failing to reach a deal with the provincial government on a…
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West speeds up pursuit of China in supply chain race
Lynas Rare Earths (ASX: LYC), Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) and MP Materials (NYSE: MP) are among Western companies chipping away at China’s enormous lead in rare earths. Leading the charge is the Lynas Mt Weld mine in Western Australia and its…
Torngat eyes Strange Lake feasibility study as timing slips for Quebec rare earths project
Privately held developer Torngat Metals has pushed back its target for starting rare earths production at the $2-billion (US$1.46-billion) Strange Lake project in northern Quebec by about a year due to permitting and other delays. Until recently, the Montreal-based company had been saying…
‘Morale is sky high,’ Friedland tells Trump
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) founder and co-executive chairman Robert Friedland relayed the mining industry’s support for how U.S. President Donald Trump has funded projects, quickened permits and now…
Skeena clears final permit for Eskay Creek restart
Skeena Gold & Silver (TSX: SKE) shares rose on Tuesday after the company secured its final regulatory approval to advance the Eskay Creek project in British Columbia. The miner received…
Editorial: Gold loves chaos. Mines don’t.
In this editorial for the February edition of The Northern Miner, we take a look at how the first month of the new year has seemed crazier than most. Precious…
Nevada King finds shallow gold at Atlanta project
Nevada King Gold (TSX-V: NKG; US-OTC: NKGFF) said new drilling at its past-producing Atlanta mine in eastern Nevada returned oxide gold-silver mineralization near surface. The stock jumped. Hole B25-101 in the Silver…
Glencore to sell 40% stake in DRC mines to US group
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has entered a non-binding deal for the potential sale of a 40% stake in its mine assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Orion Critical…
Macro forces driving metals jump still intact: Jefferies
Gold’s sharp pullback last week may have handed investors a new entry point into mining equities because wider economic forces driving the recent “metals melt-up” remain intact, Jefferies argues in…
JV article: ReeXploration plans first drill at Namibia’s Eureka target
ReeXploration (TSXV: REE) is preparing a first‑pass drill program at its Eureka project in central Namibia to test a newly mapped uranium system while advancing an existing rare earths resource…
VRIC JV Video: Trinity One buys Ecuador’s Silver-1
Vancouver-based Trinity One Metals (TSXV: TOM; US-OTC: ARJNF) has agreed to acquire Ecuador’s past-producing Silver-1 mine, a deal CEO Thomas Wood said would give the roughly $9-million microcap a primary-silver…
JV Video: Toogood extends Quinlan, lines up Mélange
Toogood Gold (TSXV: TGC; US-OTC: TGGCF) drilling last year expanded the Quinlan discovery at its 164-sq.-km project in Newfoundland and helped sharpen targets for the next round of step-outs. The…
Eldorado buys Foran for $2.8B in copper push
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has agreed to buy fellow Canadian miner Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) in a transaction that values the copper-focused developer at about $3.8…
Copper is key at Rio-Glencore deadline
With the time limit for a Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) bid to acquire Glencore (LSE: GLEN) expiring this Thursday, The Northern Miner offers another look at how the…
Junior Explorers Challenge aims to spark youth interest in Canada’s mining story
The Northern Miner has partnered with Mining Matters and Alamos Gold (TSX, NYSE: AGI) to launch a new national initiative encouraging Canadian youth to explore the country’s mining heritage and…
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London Symposium JV Video: Nicola Mining targets cash flow, resource growth
Nicola Mining (TSXV: NIM; US-OTC: HUSIF) president and CEO Peter Espig says its focus on cash flow and copper exploration will create value. The New Craigmont copper project in southern…
London Symposium JV Video: Ontario Mines Minister touts critmins, faster permitting
Ontario’s Minister of Mines, George Pirie, says the province has updated its mining rules to speed up permits and attract investment in critical minerals. The provincial government passed the Building…
London Symposium JV Video: Southern Silver drills at Cerro Las Minitas
Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV) aims to add up to 8 million tonnes in shallow and deep resources to the Cerro Las Minitas project in Durango, Mexico, VP of exploration…