Collective hits gold-tungsten beyond Apollo model
Collective Mining (TSX, Nasdaq: CNL) has hit high-grade gold and tungsten in schist outside the southern edge of its Apollo breccia in Colombia, opening a new drilling target beyond the…
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OceanaGold’s 97-gram hit backs Waihi expansion
OceanaGold (TSX, NYSE: OGC) is studying a 50% expansion of its Waihi processing plant in New Zealand after drilling some of Wharekirauponga’s richest holes yet, including 6.3 metres grading 97.2…
Tungsten West signs £1.4B offtake from UK
Tungsten West (LSE-A: TUN) has signed a binding eight-year deal to supply U.S. tungsten producer The Elmet Group (Nasdaq: ELMT) from its Hemerdon mine in southwest England, an agreement the…
Rare Earths Americas hits magnet metals at Homer
Rare Earths Americas (NYSE-A: REA) said initial drilling at its Homer project in Brazil returned broad, near-surface rare earth mineralization enriched in dysprosium and terbium, prompting the company to double…
Kinross Gold cuts output, boosts shareholder payout
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has cut its 2026 and 2027 production outlook by about 8% from the previous guidance midpoint after weather and metallurgical problems at La Coipa…
US, Argentina launch ‘Andes-Atlantic Corridor” with up to $7B backing
The U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) will finance up to $7 billion in Argentine critical minerals and energy projects as Washington seeks to strengthen its access to the region’s resources, the…
Rio Tinto to expand metals trading beyond own output
Rio Tinto (ASX, NYSE, LSE: RIO) plans to expand its metals trading business into third-party material and derivatives as chief executive Simon Trott seeks to squeeze more value from the…
Glencore sets Oct. 14 for Australian market debut
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) expects to begin trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Oct. 14, tapping the country’s A$4.4-trillion (US$3.1-trillion) pension market to support its copper expansion and potential…
Beaver Creek: Mining’s next generation takes the wheel
Mining is entering a generational handover as veteran founders and dealmakers begin stepping back, leaving a younger group of executives to prove they can build lasting companies through changing commodity…
Higher Santa Cruz costs weigh on Ivanhoe Electric
A new prefeasibility study (PFS) shows Ivanhoe Electric’s (NYSE, TSX: IE) Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona has become more expensive to build while its economics improved modestly. The stock…
Highlander lines up $330M Corani silver project debt
Highlander Silver (TSX, NYSE-A: HSLV) has hired Paris-based Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking to lead a proposed $330-million (C$465-million) seven-year senior secured debt financing for its Corani silver project in…
Glencore to help build US minerals stockpile with $500M government financing
Swiss miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) will help build a U.S. critical minerals reserve after receiving a $500 million commitment from the Export-Import Bank of the United States…
Ex-Gold Fields CEO targets $1B Africa mining fund
Former Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) CEO Chris Griffith has joined a private equity venture seeking to raise $1 billion to invest in African critical minerals, four years after leaving…
NexGold hits 14g at Goldlund in Ontario
Recent high-grade drill results at NexGold Mining’s (TSXV: NEXG; US-OTC: NXGCF) Goldlund deposit in northwestern Ontario continue to show consistent mineralization at depth that could be accessible from a potential…
Glencore halts Cerrejón coal railway after attack
Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia halted railway operations after explosives struck its network, marking the sixth attack on its infrastructure this year. A train was affected by…
The Northern Miner Podcast
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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…