Miners navigate high risks, ransoms in West Africa
Mali’s military government is trying to arrest the CEO of the world’s second-largest gold company while the junta in Niger has tightened its stranglehold on a French state-owned uranium mine….
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Zimbabwe looks to hike free carry stakes in 2025
Zimbabwe is joining the club of African states looking for a higher ownership stake in mines and mining projects. It plans to take a 26% free carry interest in new…
Canadian Critical Minerals confirms 10.4% in XXIX Metal Corp.
Canadian Critical Minerals (TSXV: CCMI; US-OTC: RIINF) now has a 10.4% stake in XXIX Metal Corp. (TSXV: XXIX), which controls two of the largest copper projects in Eastern Canada, CCMI confirmed…
Unrest pushes Syrah Resources to declare ‘force majeure’ at Mozambique graphite mine
Allegations of fraud in Mozambique’s general elections in early October have ignited protests and paralyzed mining operations across the country, including Syrah Resources’ (ASX: SYR) Balama graphite operation in the…
JV Article: SLB launches ‘well-to-product’ lithium production service
SLB, a global energy technology company, is advancing sustainable energy solutions by introducing a new production service for the lithium brine sector. Developed at SLB’s demonstration plant in Clayton Valley,…
China leads world in energy transition, Wood Mackenzie says
The world’s second-largest economy leads the energy transition and is on track to source half of its power from low-carbon energy including hydro, solar, wind, nuclear and energy storage by…
Evergold drills high-grade antimony in B.C.
Evergold (TSXV: EVER) reported its highest-grade antimony assays yet from the DEM project near Fort St. James, B.C., putting it in the lead among juniors hunting for the critical metal…
Robex shifts focus to Guinea, aims for first gold in 2025
Robex Resources (TSXV: RBX), which has been producing gold at the Nampala mine in Mali since 2017, says the key to its goal of becoming a mid-tier West African producer…
Germany to backstop Savannah’s spodumene lithium project in Portugal
Germany’s export credit agency Euler Hermes has signed a non-binding letter of interest for a project finance loan guarantee of up to US$270 million for Savannah Resources (LSE: SAV) to…
Quebec appeals ruling that scuttles online mapping claims due to Indigenous rights
In many mining jurisdictions across Canada, exploration companies can go online to a government-maintained web portal and designate on a map the claims they wish to explore. By clicking and…
JV Article: How ICP Premium harnesses algo trading to work for small and mid-cap stocks
High frequency trading has transformed the capital markets since its introduction over 20 years ago – in many ways for the better, says David Campbell, one of the founders of…
Omai reports wide gold zones at WeNot in Guyana
Omai Gold Mines’ (TSXV: OMG) shares jumped 14.3% on Wednesday after the junior reported high-grade drill results from its WeNot deposit in Guyana. Highlights from WeNot, one of two deposits…