Facebook parent, Sprott power nuclear revival
Facebook parent Meta signed deals this week with three U.S. utilities to buy enough electricity to power 6 million homes by 2035 – another tailwind for nuclear energy demand and…
Articles by Blair McBride
Newfoundland Treasure Hunter finds $37,000 prize
The Newfoundland bonus prize in The Northern Miner’s Great Canadian Treasure Hunt has been successfully claimed by a treasure hunter from Ontario, who is happily travelling back from Newfoundland on…
Founders Metals boosts land holding, drilling
Founders Metals, (TSXV: FDR; US-OTC: FDMIF) one of the most advanced gold explorers in Suriname, heads into the new year backed by Gold Fields (NYSE, JSE: GFI) and with more exploration planned at its Antino project on a land package that has almost tripled…
China-Japan rare earth spat curbs exports
China’s threats this week to restrict rare earths exports to Japan could harm the Japanese economy and manufacturers, which heavily depend on China for supplies of the critical minerals. China’s…
Military Metals’ results show Slovakia antimony promise
High-grade results from the first drill hole at Military Metals’ (CSE: MILI; US-OTC: MILIF) Trojarová antimony-gold project in Slovakia confirm the site hosts antimony values in line with historical estimates, as the…
Centerra rises on Mt Milligan copper-gold life boost
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU) gained the green light to extend operations until 2035 at its Mount Milligan copper-gold mine from British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO). Shares rose….
Sprott kicks off year with 100,000-lb uranium buy
The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (TSX: U.U for USD; U.UN for CAD), the world’s largest holder of physical uranium is hitting the ground running in 2026 after it bought 100,000…
Trapper emerges as Saga’s top titanium-vanadium plot
Initial drilling by Saga Metals (TSXV: SAGA; US-OTC: SAGMF) at its Radar iron-titanium-vanadium project in Labrador is revealing high grades at shallow depths that show its Trapper target rivals the…
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…
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…