Mining some tales with. . . Ross Bhappu
Every month, The Northern Miner gets to know a different executive in the mining industry by asking them about everything — except mining. This month, we feature Ross Bhappu, partner…
Articles by Blair McBride
Processing unit of Canada’s only rare earths miner goes bankrupt
Vital Metals (ASX: VML; US-OTC: VTMXF), the only rare earths producer in Canada, has declared bankruptcy for a Canadian subsidiary after a review of its half-finished $55-million processing facility in…
Resource stocks ready for a comeback
You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who’s overtly bullish on commodities right now. But that’s exactly why you should be taking notice. Negative sentiment is opening up colossal buying opportunities…
Argonaut Gold mulls Mexican asset sale to sharpen focus on flagship Magino mine in Ontario
As it nears commercial production at its Magino mine in Ontario — its first in Canada — Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) is considering a path leading away from its aging…
Tracking Quebec’s next lithium mines
As Canada’s emerging hotspot for lithium development, Quebec hosts almost half the country’s 409 active lithium projects and its most advanced projects. That includes Canada’s second producing lithium mine (outside…
Silver and PGMs snapshot: Eight firms seeking the green energy metals
Rising demand for critical minerals for electric vehicles, stricter emission standards for gasoline-driven engines; and a global shift toward greener energy including silver-intensive solar panels are driving exploration for platinum…
First Nations Drilling JV preps to train Indigenous drillers in northern Ontario
Engagement with Indigenous peoples in the resource sector can mean many different things, and for veteran driller Leslie Quedent, it means an exploration partnership.Quedent, a member of the Lac Seul…
LIAMforum returns for second year to counter youth skepticism of mining
As questions arise every year over whether schools are producing enough mining graduates, so does the need to keep introducing youth to all facets of the industry. That’s why the…
Lifezone reports strong results at Kabanga nickel project ahead of feasibility
Recently listed Lifezone Metals (NYSE: LZM), which is 17% held by mega-miner BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), has reported high-grade results from its completed infill drilling program at…
Nickel Creek Platinum shares drop as prefeasibility puts Shaw project capex at $1.7B
Nickel Creek Platinum (TSX: NCP; US-OTC: NCPCF) shares fell by 16.7% to 2.5¢ each on Friday after the company released a prefeasibility study giving its Nickel Shaw project in southwest…
TNM Drill Down: F3 Uranium’s ‘truly impressive’ grades at Patterson Lake North rank first in our Top 10
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner has compiled the top 10 drill results for major metals…
TNM Drill Down Lithium: Avalon’s Separation Rapids leads top 10 hard rock results YTD
Building on our popular weekly TNM Drill Down feature ranking the best gold assays of the week, The Northern Miner has compiled the top 10 drill results for major metals…