BHP leans on copper growth, not big deals
CEO Mike Henry said there’s no urgent need for deals as the company aims for 2.5 million tonnes of copper equivalent annually.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Indaba: How AI in mining is like self-driving cars
The planet’s most advanced artificial intelligence isn’t a chatbot, it’s a robotic vehicle, and Stanford University researchers say mining should pay attention. A team at Stanford’s Mineral-X initiative, led by…
Treasure Hunt Video: Alberta retirees win latest treasure hunt prize
Gold may dominate headlines for its price, but in southern British Columbia it recently became the reward for sharp research and family teamwork. Jeff and Jeannie Buckles, a retired geotechnical…
Opinion: Canadians must match American urgency in the race for critical minerals
In the cavernous halls of the U.S. State Department last week, something unusual was on display: earnest cooperation rather than the usual diplomatic theatre. The inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial wasn’t…
Indaba: South Africa ties mining reform to continent’s $30T industrialization push
South Africa has begun deploying its critical minerals strategy and overhauling key regulations as part of a push to revive exploration, expand downstream beneficiation and fix infrastructure bottlenecks, ministers said…
Indaba: Rio ramps up Simandou iron ore output
CAPE TOWN — Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) is on track to increase high-grade iron ore production from Guinea’s long-delayed Simandou, Africa’s biggest mining and infrastructure project, to more…
The Northern Miner launches the Goldquest Challenge — and you could win a trip to Vancouver!
Calling all international students with a curiosity for gold, mining, and a little adventure… The Northern Miner is excited to officially launch the Goldquest Challenge, a brand-new contest that brings together…
Indaba: Mining must be ‘champion’ in fragmented world, Anglo’s Wanblad says
The global mining industry faces its most consequential moment in generations as critical minerals move to the centre of economic and security policy, Anglo American (LSE: AAL; JSE: AGL) CEO…
Indaba: Kinross Gold’s Tasiast a pillar in shareholder returns, CEO says
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) depends on its Tasiast mine in Mauritania for a quarter of its yellow metal output that helps return “meaningful capital” to shareholders through dividends…
Indaba: Harmony Gold hews to cash, portfolio discipline
Harmony Gold Mining (JSE: HAR; NYSE: HMY) is using record yellow metal prices to strengthen its balance sheet and expand into copper while maintaining strict spending control, CEO Beyers Nel…
Video: Rare earths’ outsized leverage
Rare earth elements may be obscure to most consumers, but they sit inside the magnets, motors and sensors that run much of the modern economy. In a four-part audio series,…
JV Article: Fortune Bay pushes Goldfields exploration, development amid updated economics
Fortune Bay (TSXV: FOR; US-OTC: FTBYF) is accelerating advancement of its Goldfields gold project in Saskatchewan as updated economics and higher gold prices strengthen the development case. With funding in…