London Symposium video: Canada needs ‘1939 moment’
Canada should re-take its crown as a global metals producer and rise to the challenge of the green energy transition by investing in smelting and critical mineral capacity, according to…
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London Symposium video: Investors need mental discipline and viewpoint agility
Disciplined investors must carefully test geology, location and people while remaining alert to industry “shenanigans” and psychological traps across cycles, according to the head of a mining consultancy. Geology is…
YMP Scholarship: Mining’s greatest upcoming challenge? Another lost generation
The following essay was chosen as the winner of The Northern Miner’s 2025 Young Mining Professionals Scholarship. Ten years ago, in the face of considerable economic turmoil, mining companies across the…
London Symposium JV Video: Pan American Silver eyes region’s political pulse for growth prospects
With several producing mines across North and South America, Pan American Silver (TSX, NYSE: PAAS) is looking at how it can extend the life of its operations and build partnerships…
Collective’s gold-silver results highlight Apollo’s scale
Drilling by Collective Mining (TSX, NYSE: CNL) at its main Guayabales project in Colombia has returned results as high as 261 metres grading 1.4 grams gold per tonne and 16…
London Symposium JV Video: New Brunswick steps up to green transition with mining plan
New Brunswick is preparing to launch its comprehensive mineral strategy that is to help spur investment in the Maritime province’s mining sector, while also integrating the feedback of First Nations…
Canada Nickel posts country’s top metal ounces
Two new initial resources for Canada Nickel’s (TSX-V: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) sulphide deposits in northern Ontario now make its Timmins Nickel District the largest undeveloped nickel base in the country…
Indonesia may slash nickel output to steady prices
Indonesia, the world’s top nickel producer, might reduce production by one-third in 2026 to keep prices from declining further. In its 2026 Work Plan and Budget, the Indonesian government is…
Sirios to buy OVI Mining in $23M Roosen-backed deal
Sirios Resources (TSXV: SOI; US-OTC: SIREF) shares soared after it announced its acquisition of private explorer OVI Mining in a northwest Quebec-focused deal worth about $23 million.The acquisition of OVI,…
Heliostar hikes value, cost for gold-silver Cerro del Gallo
An updated prefeasibility study for Heliostar Metals’ (TSXV: HSTR; US-OTC: HSTXF) Cerro del Gallo gold-silver project in central Mexico more than doubles the project’s value while also raising costs compared…
Kodiak Copper’s first MPD resource shows mid-scale potential in BC
An initial resource estimate for Kodiak Copper’s (TSX-V: KDK; US-OTC: KDKCF) MPD project in British Columbia positions it as a mid-tier open-pit project sitting in the southern area of the…
DRC restarts cobalt exports as Russia triples output
Global critical metals markets could see more cobalt enter their supply chains in the coming weeks as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resumes exports this week and Russia triples…